North American Locomotive Works/ Train Artisan/ChrisTrains New Haven Merchants Limited circa mid-1950s ChrisTrains/NALW EP5 and TA Pullman Coaches

Model Description:
This set is of the New Haven's famous Merchants Limited, from around the mid-1950s. The EP5 "Jet" was made famous by several Lionel and American Flyer Model Train Sets in the 50s and 60s. The Pullmans were famous in their own right, and we have put these pieces together so you can enjoy this recreation. Featuring the now-famous Train Artisan Pullman set with full interiors and a multimedia-enriched passenger view, custom Merchants Limited skins, custom cab and new sounds, this train will make a fine addition to any Northeast rail enthusiast's MSTS collection. But you certainly don't have to be from the Northeast.

This package requires the original EP5 to be installed.

History
The flagship of the New Haven fleet, the Boston-New York Merchants Limited was inaugurated in December of 1903. This train was created in response to the need for a train to Manhattan from Boston after 5 p.m. for business travelers. Pullman cars entered the scene in 1920, and Sunday service was started in 1924. Meals on the Merchants Limited were legendary; by 1949 regular coaches were added, and the Merchants Limited ran under the New Haven flag until their acquisition by Penn Central in 1969.
    The EP5 -- a 4000 h.p. brute optimized for the Electrified Zone between New York and New Haven. It was very good at handling long passenger trains on the twisting Shore Line where getting into and out of the many close together stations fast was more important than raw top speed in maintaining a schedule. This Motor was capable of running under both 25hz AC Overhead Wire and the DC third rail leading into New York's Grand Central Terminal.

Credit:
EP5 Model and Textures by Chris Longhurst of Christrains.
Original coaches by Train Artisan; reskin of ESE Passenger Cars into NH 8600 Series Cars by Verne Horton of Train Artisan.
CabView by Graeme Cox/SamSpade of North American Locomotive Works.
Hancock Air Horn original Recordings used with the permission of Five Chime Associates.
Packaging, Physics and ENG/WAG Tuning by Chuck Schneider of North American Locomotive Works.

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