A decent (though colors are questionable) in this NYC J-3A Dreyfuss video

Paul KallusOGR Forum Member

This video on Youtube had me so excited I was ready to buy a Dreyfuss Hudson, kind of a must have for steam locomotive aficionados though I've yet to pull the trigger. I take it when the video was colorized the colors of the engines and cars became the various shades due to what, light when video was shot, dust/dirt/rust particles on the trains, or what else? The scenes that show the Dreyfuss in Milwaukee Road Hiawatha colors would be my first choice of a fantasy production run. From reading other threads, I take it the real Dreyfuss was a lighter to mid-hue grayish color, or wasn't that decided? Certainly, someone, somewhere must've used color film to photograph the real McCoy.

2/5/257:01 PM

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romiller49OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Paul, thanks for the great video. Seeing those beauties flying by in real time must have been unbelievable.

2/6/258:57 PM

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Number 90OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

No actual rust . . .

The well-intentioned person who colorized or restored these films obviously did not realize how the 20th Century Limited and its locomotives were maintained, both mechanically and cosmetically. They are rare films, though, and are still interesting.

2/7/2510:46 AM

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c.samOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Paul, really interesting video, thanks for posting. I've always admired the Dreyfuss and eventually bought a pair of them - 5450 MTH PS3 from 2016 (I think) and 5445 Legacy. I may weather 5445 at some point as I came across a photo online of her late in life with severe 'weathering' and a lot of grime. The 'ghost like' color of the recent Legacy models begs to be weathered. At present I'm assembling a mixed consist of various NYC passenger cars to depict her runs near the end of steam passenger service.