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| Model Competition Display - New York Central No. 1 By Model Shipwright - Al Blevins (Al) | ||||||||
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Year or period represented: Served 1901 to 1950 History: Built in 1901 at Newburgh, New York for the New York Central Railroad. Served to ferry railroad car floats in New York Harbor. Originally 250 HP coal-fired steam propulsion, converted to diesel in the 1920's. The tug required no living quarters as the crew worked eight hour shifts. As the tug had no steam condenser she was re watered every eight hours at change of shifts. Scale and / or dimensions: 1/8 inch = 1'-0" (1/96). The prototype was 72.4 feet by 20.7 feet with a depth of 9.7 feet. Construction method / materials used: The hull is bread and butter construction along the buttock lines. Main cabin is solid basswood construction. Pilot house is built up of basswood and Evergreen plastic components. It is detailed with the wheel, telegraph and furniture typical of a tug of that era. Fittings are a combination of scratch built wood and purchased Britannia metal. Additional information: The model is painted with PollyScale acrylic paints matched to the New York Central Railroad color scheme of the middle 1900's. It is is mounted on brass pedestals on a mahogany base. Research: Information and photographs obtained from "On the Hawser" by Lang and Spector, "Tugboats of New York" by Matteson and "Steamboat Bill" the Journal of the Steamship Historical Society of America.
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