LIONEL ALCO J3A Hudson 4-6-4 Locomotive ~ CHESAPEAKE & OHIO ~ Rd# 8206

Description: We try to be Friendly to our international customers especially with our: UPS Standard to Canada,Just 11 years after the creation by New York Central of the 4-6-4 Hudson Locomotive, Lionel went to work to model it in O-scale. In 1937, Lionel unveiled what would become one of the most famous locomotives ever in model trains–the legendary 700E Scale Hudson. Based on the J1-e class of New York Central’s world-famous Hudson engines, the Lionel prewar model aimed for 1/48th scale, rivet-for-rivet perfection. The ultimate statement piece in trains, this "aristocrat of models” instantly set the century-standard for engineering excellence and detailed realism that is as impressive today as it was over 70 years ago. This is a very nice Lionel 4-6-4 it's a Hudson, but not a 700E just a humble 8206 Hudson. I must say, while not the 700E, it is a faithful reissue and I think it is a nice-looking engine and a good runner. The only small downside is the electronic "Sound of Steam."There is a story going around about how the sound in 3 out of every 4 of these engines didn't work straight out of the box. So, it's not uncommon to have problems with the sound in an 8206. To see all our listings, visit: Ika's Train Store On January 1, 1926, when Paul Kiefer took over as Chief Mechanical Engineer of Motive Power and Rolling Stock of the New York Central System, the NYC was the nation's largest railroad. At that time, its passenger business had grown to a point that many of its main line trains had to be operated in sections because the Class K-5 Pacific's assigned to passenger service could only haul a maximum of 12 cars. It was apparent that a new passenger locomotive was needed, yet no decision had been reached to solve the passenger power crisis.Kiefer quickly made a decision to proceed with an experimental 4-6-4 locomotive and selected the American Locomotive Company to build it. He followed the example of Lima's William E. Woodard and designed a locomotive with a large grate area and a four-wheel trailing truck to support it. Kiefer's design looked much like a Class K-5, Pacific. It was only 5 inches longer and had the same cylinders (25 X 28) and drivers (79") as the 4-6-2's, but the boiler pressure was increased to 225 psi. The new 4-6-4 locomotive had a slightly larger boiler evaporative heating surface, 24 sq. ft. more of firebox and 14 sq. ft. more of grate area. This new design could produce much more steam per square foot of heating surface and needed a much larger superheater to maintain the same steam temperature as the K-5's. The total weight was about 41,000 lbs. more, and with no increase of weight over the drivers. An increase of 3820 lbs. in Tractive Effort was obtained with the increase in boiler pressure. The American Locomotive Company delivered the first-Class J-1a (road number 5200) on February 14, 1927, and it was thoroughly tested on the main line between Albany, NY and Syracuse, NY.After the testing, Paul Kiefer went to see Pat Crowley who was the president of the entire NYC system. He asked Crowley what name the new locomotive should have, Crowley thought for a few minutes and then said "let's call her the Hudson, after the Hudson River" and the name stuck. -Thanks to Richard DudleyNote #1: I will combine shipping for multiple items. Please purchase the items but do *NOT* pay. I will review and calculate shipping as close as to what I have to pay. I will then forward an invoice with the adjusted shipping. If you do pay ahead of this recalculation, I will refund the shipping difference as part of preparing the items for shipment. Note #2: I want you to be happy with your purchase and would appreciate you leaving positive feedback. In the event you are not, please contact me immediately before leaving feedback so we may resolve it. Thank you. Note #3: If not previously stated item(s) come from a smoke-free environment with cats. Note #4: This is a Grandma & Grandpa shop. We have a 4-business day shipping window (this means that if you pay for your order on a Friday, it may not get shipping until the following Thursday). We do combine shipping especially when we are asked about it.If you want combined shipping, please purchase all your items in one order. If you purchase items in more than one order, send us a message so that we know about the additional items and box the orders together. (When items are bought in multiple orders, we do not always notice they were bought by the same person unless we are notified by the buyer.) We refund extra shipping charges when combined shipping is requested. If we ship items separately, we do not issue a shipping refund.For our international customers: YES!! we do combine shipping. The most economical way for you to buy multiple items from us is for you to send us a list of the items you want to buy. Do not purchase them as they are listed!! (This leads to higher than necessary fees & shipping.) Send us a complete list of all the items you want. Then we will cancel the listings for the items and turn them into a special listing just for you (We'll send you the listing named before making it active). It will have your full purchase with the correct shipping box size and weight. This saves you on the international fees & shipping.

Price: 309.03 USD

Location: London, Ohio

End Time: 2024-05-02T21:58:00.000Z

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