FYI. Last Friday I saw Lionel's Burlington Route Steam Freight Set
displayed in a local hobby store. The engine for this O-27 set is BR
Hudson (4-6-4) #4000 in black with graphite smoke box, red cab roof,
spoked drivers w/ traction tires, black coal tender w/BR herald &
4-wheel trucks, smoke unit on/off switch, and RailSounds as an
option.
The freight cars all have diecast trucks and are: CB&Q white/red 2
bay hopper, CB&Q red/white boxcar, CB&Q white/red caboose (er,
waycar!), and a Gulf Oil tank car. The set also includes O-27 track,
a bag-o-coal, and an 80W transformer. MSRP is $350 for the
RailSounds
version and less for the non-RailSounds version.
To my knowledge this is the first mass produced BR Hudson model in
3-rail O-gauge. Maybe more BR steam will follow from the O-gauge
manufacturers.
FYI only; I am not a dealer or vendor (nor a Lionel stockholder).
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