Nice Photos of the 'end of steam' on the D&H

I believe that Sunset/3rd Rail offered D&H Challengers many years ago.

Yes, 3rd Rail did them in 2003.  List price was $1599.95.  Here is a photo link.

http://www.3rdrail.com/chall/chall2.jpg

c. sam - Thanks so much for that.  The D&H ran along a hillside about half a mile from my house in Binghamton, NY, growing up.  But I don't remember seeing steam.  It's a treat.

Thank you so much! Great pics!

Peter

Lionel did a D and H challenger in its Lionmaster series a few years back.

c. sam,

 Thanks for your post! (You're a D&H fan in disguise aren't you?   )

Not 'in disguise' at all Henry!

I've always liked the colors on the D&H diesels, especially the beautiful PAs.

Am not familiar with their steam at all and was surprised to see the Challengers..

c.sam,

 I completely agree! The PA's looked fantastic in the 'Champlain Blue'! {Referred to by some as 'Blue Bonnets'}. And any of the locomotives that had the Champlain Blue and Gray - simply handsome! IMHO, it is the best paint scheme applied to diesels.

 There is and excellent book out there by Jim Shaughnessy about the D&H. He covers the railroad from beginning to around 1967. The railroads late steam purchases from ALCO still reflected the clean lined {British} appearance that had been adapted under Leonor F. Loree in 1920's, after a post war trip to Europe.

 The clean lined J class Challengers had almost 96,000 lbs of tractive effort. Another beauty that came out of ALCO the K class 4-8-4's rated at around 63,000 lbs of tractive effort. The various classes of 2-8-0's {some of which were among the largest and most powerful}.

 Like the Reading {and others}, burning anthrasite required the large Wooten Fire Box on the earlier locomotives. The D&H was not the recipient of any of the 'standardized' locomotives that came during or after WW I.

 If you can find a copy of this book, it is well worth reading and the images are wonderful!

 Here's to the Graceful Lines of D&H Steam Locomotives!

great shots.  thanks.

 The Delaware & Hudson had 40 Challengers made in their own backyard.

I've been bugging Lionel to make a scale one for years.

  I get tired off seeing Union Pacific over and over.

CHOO-CHOO-MIKE,

  I am with you on that. The D&H's K class 4-8-4 is another beauty that deserves to be done. {By some one}.

 I was very surprised when 3rd Rail did the J class 4-6-6-4 some years back. {Wish I had the money back then, too!}. I did get to see one up close at Just Trains of Delaware in Newark. An absolutely gorgeous piece!