Just discovered this thread. Yes, that Hudson has a terrific "buzz".
I picked this up a while back; was not sure what it was, but I found it on page 137 of the big TCA "Lionel Pre-War" book:
Interesting to me that decals (as opposed to stamping) were used: even the example in the book is less than perfect (part of the "C" is missing).
Any suggestions on finding some trucks?
Mark in Oregon