BATMANPlease show me another Hudson.
Or three
NYC_Commodore-3 by Edmund, on Flickr
The Commodore Vanderbilt streamlining was designed in Cleveland by Case Institute of Technology industrial design students. The engine, 5344, was a standard NYC J1-e Hudson which later (1939) wore the Dreyfuss-designed streamlining for a while before returning back to a standatd, unstreamlined engine.
More Hudson 4-6-4 types, please.
(Ed - Sadly enough the only three Hudson's I own are packed away. One is C&O ofcourse, the other is that gorgeous looking ESE(!), 3rd being your standard issue NYC Hudson. After all these years, don't know how I never owned the 20th C. version. It's on the 'official' list of things to buy (that dont require permission first!) should I come across a nice one decently priced. The Vander B. version was a bit too English looking for me. IMO - the ESE version was the best looking of all the NYC streamliners. Which was yours?)
Douglas
PM RailfanWhich was yours?
I grew up only a mile from the NYC's main line through Cleveland and not far from Collinwood shops so I was enamored with anything NYC from an early age. As soon as I learned of the prestige and luxury of the Century I became an instant convert of anything Henry Dreyfuss. While the Empire State Express fluted stainless looked great I still have more admiration for the gray Hudsons assigned to the Century.
I believe many people mistake the Mercury and James Whitcomb Riley K5-bs for the Commodore Vanderbilt Hudson which, to my eye, is just a bit classier than the usual 'upside-down bathtub' moniker those other streamlined engines earned.
Read about them here:
https://nycshs.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/pages-from-1981q3.pdf
This article was written by Carl Kantola the fellow that was responsible for applying the case-designs to the 5344.
This is the Rivarossi NYC Hudson I bought at Woolworths the day after Christmas, 1970 or so.
Rivarossi_AHM_Hudson by Edmund, on Flickr
More Hudsons, please.
I swear im not trying to hijack this thread but that NYC pdf you recommended Ed was absolutely GOLDEN! Other readers should find it fascinating aswell. Please read!
Thank You Ed!