I picked up my new NYC Hudson a couple of days ago - WOW!!! As has been noted on another thread, this is a beautiful engine. I choose the 5418 with the standard tender which I find reminiscent of the conventional 783 and 785 in my collection. The applied detail is impressive, the engine runs nicely, and the sounds are excellent. If I have any complaint, it is that the various switches are back under the cab... while this isn’t a major issue, it does somewhat complicate the programming since you need to take the engine off the track after you do the programming to switch the engine to Run. I prefer when the switches are under a hatch on the top of the engine.
