Mikado 4501 posted:If the past is anything to indicate, the new unstreamlined J3A's will likely have the same whistle as the 2015 Empire State Express Hudsons. They are essentially the same locomotive, and I can see them having that whistle sound instead of the one they used on the Vision Line J1E.
True as far as it goes. And, the 2015 Empire State Express whistle sound file is very similar (identical?) to that of the Century Club II ESE. A different tender shell, ideally, should prompt some effort at tuning to obtain a desirable final result. The point I was making is that Lionel has several good sound files appropriate for models of the various NYC Hudsons. Picking one should not be too taxing. 
BTW, ending up with a sound package close to that of the Vision Line Hudson, if indeed that happens, would be a pretty happy result for us.
Bob
