J1e black Hudson with Vanderbilt tender?

I don't think they did; rather, I think this was Lionel's attempt at going "retro" since the first 763E produced in the late 30's came with a Vanderbilt tender. I'm probably wrong about that, but that's my guess--I've never seen a photo of a prototype Hudson with a Vanderbilt tender. 

BlueComet400 posted:

I don't think they did; rather, I think this was Lionel's attempt at going "retro" since the first 763E produced in the late 30's came with a Vanderbilt tender. I'm probably wrong about that, but that's my guess--I've never seen a photo of a prototype Hudson with a Vanderbilt tender. 

Correct. The NYC NEVER used any Vanderbilt tenders on their Hudson class locomotives. Just another Lionel fantasy!

I thought so thanks guys it is a real nice running engine though. I have an mph one and a Lionel one that was converted to TMCC and this 763 one sounds every bit as good as the newer ones.

I have always wondered why the half box/half tank tender got the name Vanderbilt, when the Vanderbilt road never rostered a single one.

Chuck Sartor posted:

I have always wondered why the half box/half tank tender got the name Vanderbilt, when the Vanderbilt road never rostered a single one.

Vanderbuilt Tenders  

The NYC never had a Vanderbilt tender but it does look cool on the Lionel version.

it is a very nice engine except for the pulmore motor. 

Dave

Chuck Sartor posted:

I have always wondered why the half box/half tank tender got the name Vanderbilt, when the Vanderbilt road never rostered a single one.

Because the design was patented in 1901 by Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt's great-grandson, Cornelius Vanderbilt III.

Rusty

Still ironic that the NYC never used this type! The biggest irony was the "just like mine" 400E comparison to the NYC Hudson of engineer Bob Butterfield, the Lionel model having a Vanderbilt OIL tender and a 4-4-4 wheel arrangement! The comparison was wrong on THREE counts! Lionel has been partially in the fantasy business for many years now.