Hi Ray,
It's generic but close enough for an O-27 set. It is actually "Lionel's"
version of their "New York Central" baby Hudson.
Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Bedard" <tczephyr@h...>
To: <BRHSlist@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Lionel Burlington Route Hudson in Freight Set
> How close to the proto type does it look? or is it a generic 4-6-4?
>
> Ray
>
> >From: "Bill Hayward" <haywarb@b...>
> >Reply-To: BRHSlist@egroups.com
> >To: BRHSlist@egroups.com
> >Subject: [BRHSlist] Lionel Burlington Route Hudson in Freight Set
> >Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 17:32:22 -0000
> >
> >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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