@harmonyards posted:Read a little more on the history before jumping to conclusions fellas, ....the NYC did indeed experiment with Vandy tenders, although they didn’t go into production, nonetheless, they were testing the abilities of the Vandy’s ability to take water on the fly,....so did Lionel do a great injustice???........again, know facts before jumping to conclusions,....
Pat
No one was jumping to any conclusions. It was a simple statement that Lionel got roasted for producing the Vandy Tender with their 763 Hudson and they did. That , my friend is a fact.
The other poster you referred to simply said that Lionel should have done more research on the Vandy Tender and he is probably correct because even by your own statement Lionel only experimented with the use of the Vandy Tender but they were never put into production. There is certainly no evidence they were ever used on their passenger or freight lines. They definitely were never paired with a Hudson. The definitive work on the Hudsons, Thoroughbreads. by Alvin Staufer has many, many photos of Hudons and there isn't one Vandy Tender in any of them. Perhaps you should read the posts more closely before you jump to conclusions.
