{"product_id":"mth-new-york-central-j-1e-hudson-steam-engine-o-scale-20-3864-1","title":"O MTH New York Central 4-6-4 J-1e Hudson Steam Engine\/3.0 20-3864-1","description":"\u003ch2\u003eNew York Central O Scale Premier 4-6-4 J-1e Hudson Steam Engine w\/Proto-Sound 3.0 (Hi-Rail Wheels)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThoroughbreds\u003c\/em\u003e, Alvin Staufer and Edward May's definitive book on the New York Central Hudsons, Al summarizes the attraction of this engine in a few perhaps biased but nonetheless eloquent words: \"The Hudsons had it all: looks, performance, and timing. … [The] forte of all Hudsons was power at speed…. That [the NYC Hudson] was the first of her wheel arrangement in the United States matters not nearly as much as what she hauled and how she hauled it. The Hudsons were designed to haul the Great Steel Fleet on the Water Level Route [the NYC's raceway from New York to Chicago, home of the 20th Century Limited and the Empire State Express, and the bane of rival Pennsylvania Railroad, whose route lay over the Allegheny Mountains]. The Hudsons were a New York Central phenomenon. They were a special machine for that special road. They were synonymous with the best. They were the best.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks to Joshua Lionel Cowen, the Hudson also holds a special place in the history of 3-rail O gauge. Lionel's 700E scale Hudson, manufactured from 1937 to 1942, set a standard of detail for 3-rail engines that was unmatched for nearly 50 years, until Jerry Williams and Mike Wolf began the trend toward scale detailing that continues today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLike Lionel in 1937, we believe our model of this engine exemplifies the best in today's O scale locomotives. The legendary J-1e returns to the Premier Line in 2023, upgraded with Proto-Sound 3.0's quillable smoking whistle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDid You Know?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt mainly in Alco's Schenectady shops in the late 1920s and early 1930s, the NYC Hudsons were part of the \"super-power\" era of steam technology that began with Lima's A1 Berkshire in 1924. Superpower engines were the external combustion engine refined to its finest form, with technological advances such as bigger fireboxes supported by 4-wheel trailing trucks; higher pressure, more efficient boilers; superheaters to increase the heat of the steam so it could do more work; and larger drivers for speed and power (79\" on the Hudsons).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntricately Detailed, Die-Cast Boiler and Chassis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntricately Detailed, Die-Cast Tender Body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthentic Paint Scheme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal Tender Coal Load\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDie-Cast Locomotive Trucks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandpainted Engineer and Fireman Figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal Handrails, Whistle and Bell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal Wheels and Axles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemote Controlled 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