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[bluepuma]

After seeing streamlined Southern Railway, recently B&O, got to wondering, are there any of these on display anywhere? Are there any running fan trips or running at all? Even a running J3 4-6-4 w/o the streamlining.

Those are steam locos I'd really like to have a model of, the only N scale choice is Concor for now.

There is one of these on the Night Train Express bottle, Modesto California,
but I don't think SP or UP or anyone else in the bay area or near had one like that, and it sure isn't a GS4.

btw - the Streamliner Special Edition is a winner! Had the B&O.

[espeefoamer]

New York Central did not save any J class 4-6-4s[:(].

[Anonymous]

As a volunteer at Steamtown National Historic Site, I know that in 1967 F. Nelson Blount, (without him, Steamtown would not exist) had a chance to buy a J-3 Hudson from the New York Central but supposedly he did not have money to buy it, he already bought 2 dozen Steam Locomotives by the time the New York Central offered him the Hudson. But F. Nelson Blount was killed in a plane crash in August of 1967, a week after the NYC offered him the Hudson. OH well, you can't change the pages of history!!!!!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by NKP759fan

As a volunteer at Steamtown National Historic Site, I know that in the 60's F. Nelson Blount, (without him, Steamtown would not exist) had a chance to buy a J-3 Hudson from the New York Central but supposedly he did not have money to buy it, which I can't understand since he could afford a Big Boy but not a Hudson. Oh well

The Union Pacific donated eight of the preserved Big Boys to the Muesums, but some railroads would not give the engines away because of the junk steel value. .

Most all of the engines saved were given to the parks or Muesums.

[Anonymous]

thank you for correcting me banger1, I learn by my mistakes.

[Anonymous]

At Steamtown, we have a a steam heat , ( it looks like a tender but it's all enclosed and has a door to get inside), but it was made by combining two NYC Hudson tenders. It was used to provide steam heat for Diesel Passenger Locomotives.

[Anonymous]

In one of the greatest travesties in railroad history, representatives of the Smithsonian institution approached the president of the NYC and inquired about acquiring a J3a, but he believed steam to be obsolete technology.

The NYC also scrapped all its Niagras (4-8-4s).

But, there are two Mohawks (4-8-2s)....

-Daniel Parks