STEAMday Sunday 10/13/2024 edition

My MTH model of Boston & Albany 4-6-4 Hudson #606 (20-3583-1) was delivered in 2015 with a green boiler and graphite-colored smokebox. Some B&A Hudsons are said to have had a green boiler but I’ve never seen a color photograph of one.

Lionel and MTH continue to offer scale-sized models of New York Central Hudsons. I’m tempted to buy one but I have this one plus three others and can’t justify the prices – and this MTH B&A Hudson with PS3 is up to date.

Boston & Albany #606 was a J-2b Hudson built by Alco Schenectady in August 1930. It had 44,800 pounds of tractive effort and 55,320 pounds including the booster engine on the trailing truck. Total weight (loaded loco and tender) was 557,600 pounds. Unlike New York Central J-1 and J-3 Hudsons with their 79-inch drivers, the B&A J-2 classes had 75-inch drivers to better cope with the grades on the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts where they ran. The railroad between Boston and Albany was not a “Water Level Route.” #606 was scrapped in October 1952.

Photos and video show #606 on the O-54 loop of my 12’-by-8’ layout pulling New York Central heavyweight passenger cars. The B&A was leased by the New York Central Railroad in 1900 and NYC equipment sometimes ran on the a B&A. I should have bought a B&A passenger car set when they were made by MTH.

MELGAR

Thank you Arnold for keep the boiler hot and getting us rolling!   Here's my steamer for this fine Sunday!  It's a Williams by Bachman B&O 4-8-4.   It's all dressed up to be B&O's famous Cincinnattian which was a Pacific 4-6-2 P-7 class.   Although not historically accurate this locomotive is an eye catcher!  

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Two recent acquisitions to the roster and both are of the 'Art Deco' variety. Similar to your beauty above Pat!

The Williams PRR T1 is an oldie from early 1990's I think. Brass with conventional control and primitive sound but rock- solid construction. According to a post from last year there is some question of whether Samhongsa built these or during those tumultuous times in 3 rail RRing, they may have broken ties with Williams and someone else actually built them. The similar T1 by Weaver was probably still built by Samhongsa. Anyone with better information, please chime in

Arnold,  thanks for the steam up. Your Beauty Queen is certainly a looker. MELGAR that B&A is massive piece of machinery.Patrick your Cincinnattian Is an eye catcher. C,Sam your T1s make a great scene together. Which reminds me that my MTH PRR T1 is sitting idle waiting for a new tire. Following all that beautiful machinery is my Prewar Lionel 1689 which was is a streamlined engine in the day. Here it is with a freight consist.