Norton posted:The Dreyfuss Hudson would not have pulled the cars in 1948 colors. They were long demoted and likely stripped of their streamlining by then.
I know for a lot of people its Lionel or nothing but the last run of the MTH Dreyfuss is one of the best done so far. Paint is surely the best and detail is not far behind 3rd Rail. Same for the 18" cars and can be had in both 1938 and 1940 colors.
Pete
This got me wondering about the de-streamlining dates. So, per Know Thy Hudsons:
J1e 5344 de-streamlined 1939 - the original Commodore Vanderbilt version; re-de-streamlined 10/45 (after a wreck, I think) - the later Century-style streamlining.
The Century-style J3a's (5445 - 5454) were de-streamlined between 3/47 and 1/48.
The two Empire State J3a's were de-streamlined 6/49 (5429) and 11/50 (5426). I have a special fondness for the ESE Hudsons, as they are the only streamlined Hudsons that remained such after I was born (4/48). Not that I was ever anywhere near them.
So, the ESE streamlining outlasted the Century streamlining, and on 5426, nearly made it into 1951.
