It was a Hudson, but a 4-6-4 tank engine, built in the early 1920s, described in the steamlocomotive site as "surprisingly modern . . . and well proportioned."
I have looked but can't find a photo anywhere.
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It was a Hudson, but a 4-6-4 tank engine, built in the early 1920s, described in the steamlocomotive site as "surprisingly modern . . . and well proportioned."
I have looked but can't find a photo anywhere.
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It was a Hudson, but a 4-6-4 tank engine, built in the early 1920s, described in the steamlocomotive site as "surprisingly modern . . . and well proportioned."
I have looked but can't find a photo anywhere.
I was born & raised on the CRRofNJ and sure don't remember any 4-6-4T locomotives. I do remember the NYC/B&A 4-6-4T locomotives though.
I Googled for CNJ H1s class and got a bunch of hits.
CNJ typically assigned the tank engines to shorter trips such as to Cranford, Dunellen and Chrome. They were also used on the Elizabethport-Newark runs.
Bob
Would it still be called a Hudson if it was a 4-6-4T though?
Because it is a solid frame, tender-less engine for some reason I think this would be classed as a Forney or some other such class. Rather than a Hudson.
Lee:
Here are a few images of the CNJ 4-6-4T type.
Bob
Thanks for those photos. I must admit that I did not see any of those around Cranford, where I grew up, in the early to mid 1950s. Lots of Pacifics and Camelbacks.
Ask and you shall receive! Wonder which road's K-Line used as their 4-6-4T prototype?
And those above all have brow-mounted Elescos, too!
Ask and you shall receive! Wonder which road's K-Line used as their 4-6-4T prototype?
The K-Line models were for the NYC/B&A prototypes.
Thanks everyone. It looks a lot like the B&A 4-6-6. I appreciate everyone helping out with the photos and all.
Thanks
Here are some specifics of the class.
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/hudson/?page=cronj
Hot, the reason you probably never saw them is the entire class was retired by 1950.
http://www.homauchchunk.co.uk/steam_class.htm
While doing this basic research, ran into this absolutely fantastic web site of a bunch of guys in the UK modeling the CNJ in HO.
Absolutely fantastic modeling.
http://www.homauchchunk.co.uk/index.htm
Here is a couple of teaser photos from the web site.
Regards,
GNNPNUT
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