Over the years I have really turned into a NYC fan. It all started with a Lionel 5344 F3 set some 30 years ago. I could not find a B unit at a reasonable price so when Lionel MPC came out with a B unit with horn I bought two immediately. Next move was about 20 years later. I bought a Williams NYC Niagara and a Lionel 0-8-0 switcher. After that it was swiftly downhill with the "Christmas of 4 Hudsons", MTH Empire State Express, Williams master series Dreyfuss. Lionel 5343 with Vandy tender and TMCC and K Line Hudson with TMCC. After that came two Williams Master series Hudsons and two Lionel 5344 Hudsons. One of the last two was without a tender so I bought a Century club tender and re numbered the engine 5429 to match the tender. A Vanderbuilt was next (silver) follwed by a Lionel 5444 with TMCC. The last was MTH premier with PT tender making the total 11 NYC Hudsons. In addition to the Hudson fleet I have two Mowhawks, both from Lionel, one early (L2) and one late(L2a) both with TMCC.
In addition to the NYC Hudsons I have added a Weaver model of the Milwaukee Road F5 Hudson to the fleet and am looking for a Santa Fe Hudson I can afford.
Rolland
