K-line made a great looking pacific steam loco in CNJ livery #8102. It is K3301-0001CC. As far as I can tell this is a fantasy locomotive both in configuration and loco number. Am I missing something?
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Jeff, I believe the CNJ Pacific Steam Locomotive (4-6-2) was real, not a fantasy, and was one of the engines in the the late 1930s that ran the Blue Comet passenger train from Jersey City to Atlantic City.
Don't know about the loco number.
If you are talking about the on the the bay...it is a custom paint/number job.
CNJ Pacifics were numbered in the 800's
Arnold, Thanks for your input. This loco doesn't look like a Blue Comet locomotive. This model looks like a USRA type. The most notable differences are the fire box, lack of a feed water heater, and diminutive size compared to a Blue Comet loco. There are not many scale CNJ steamers out there (except the camel backs). I cannot find any K-line references to this. Usually they do a great job on their offerings.
Lehigh Valley, My face is red! Yes I am. I assumed it was a factory job. Clearly the label on the box says undecorated!!!! I have a strong family connection with the CNJ (as well as the LV). Sorry for wasting everyone's time.
It resembles a Blue Comet 4-6-2. But the first three digits - 810 - belong the first of five G-4 4-6-2's built by Baldwin in 1930 with 74" drivers for on the Lehigh & Susquehanna Division in PA and condensed cabs that fit the Lansford tunnel. Here is a photo at Mauch Chunk, now Jim Thorpe
