Sort of like a 3-Rail Parallel Universe idea. 3-Parallel-Rails?
Anyway, odd thought.
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Well then maybe, JUST MAYBE, the PRR would have scrapped ALL the K4s locomotives. But then, we may have been left with TWO NYC J Class Hudsons! Imagine THAT.
I guess we'd have threads here arguing over the prototype fidelity and qualities of the Vision K4 rather than the Vision Hudson, eh?
Hot Water:
Oh, my, I never even thought of that. The Butterfly Effect.
And now it looks like we are going to lose electric #100; but GG1's? Dime a dozen.
It continues - and it's all JLC's fault.
He probably SHOULD have done the Turbine....
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Well then maybe, JUST MAYBE, the PRR would have scrapped ALL the K4s locomotives. But then, we may have been left with TWO NYC J Class Hudsons! Imagine THAT.
And we'd still have a bunch of naysayers in the preservation community who are invested in the status quo that would ridicule and talk down any attempt at restoring an NYC engine.
"the stuff that dreams are made of".....
Originally Posted by D500:
Sort of like a 3-Rail Parallel Universe idea. 3-Parallel-Rails?
Anyway, odd thought.
i'll give you credit for an original topic...... no matter how odd.-jim
What we needed. Another NYC Hudson!
Originally Posted by techie:
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Well then maybe, JUST MAYBE, the PRR would have scrapped ALL the K4s locomotives. But then, we may have been left with TWO NYC J Class Hudsons! Imagine THAT.
And we'd still have a bunch of naysayers in the preservation community who are invested in the status quo that would ridicule and talk down any attempt at restoring an NYC engine.
Now that is a really ridiculous statement! If there HAD been an NYC Hudson "saved", it probably would have been restored/rebuilt way back in the 1960s, and would STILL be maintained and serviceable. No different than NKP 765 nor SP 4449, and all the remaining operable steam locomotives that came after them.
What about the poor K5?
What if his name was Mike instead of Lionel....
Originally Posted by KevinE:
What if his name was Mike instead of Lionel....
Considering Lionels customer service has been working overtime as far as I'm concerned his name is "Mike". It should probably say so on the box!
Originally Posted by Dominic Mazoch:
What we needed. Another NYC Hudson!
Right after another Santa Fe F3!
Jerry
The Hudson was considered by many to be the most visually appealing steam locomotive ever built and my guess is that more models have been made of it by electric train manufacturers then any other steam engine (a great example of form following function much like the P-51 Mustang and the Ferrari 250 GT Testa Rosa) and Flyer had just come out with their excellent K-5 model (I know its not a K-4 but close enough and many people cant tell the difference). bertiejoa
Was JLC a Central fan?
JLC rode the BLUE COMET to the seashore and manufactured that train in Standard Gauge and "O" Gauge, so he admired the Jersey Central.
A magificent panting of the firebox, cab and a bit of the tender of Reading G1sa Pacific No. 134 was published on the cover of the 1932 Lionel catalog, so he tipped his hat to the Reading as well.
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I have a 12x16 layout. Would this be considered a small, medium or large layout.
Quantity has a quality all it's own.....Uncle Joe
Manufacture a K4 instead of a J1e Hudson? Why would he have done something silly like that?
Considering the J1E Hudson was his favorite, and that the Pennsy was the archrival of the NYC, it wouldn't make much sense if Lionel did do it. The Blue Comet - maybe. The K-4 - doubtful personally. I don't think much different would've happened other than the K-4 being in the spotlight in Lionel's history instead.
