Lackawanna Hudson

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765nkp
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Re: Lackawanna Hudson

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Jack
Nice work

What kind of connection will you have between the engine and tender for electric?

Tim
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Re: Lackawanna Hudson

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Hello My Friends
The electrical connection is a 4 pin audio plug. Here is the latest photo.
Jack
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morbius
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Re: Lackawanna Hudson

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Jack, Had a chance to catch and look at all the work done and all I can is WOW !! Your work is nothing less than spectacular !

-Roberto
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Re: Lackawanna Hudson

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just happen to have a couple extra dummy stoker engines if you are interested.

No dummies here - Just functionally challenged!!
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Re: Lackawanna Hudson

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Hello My Friends
Here is another taken today. The light was good tonight.
Jack
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Re: Lackawanna Hudson

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Jack. A very beautiful locomotive indeed Another museum piece. Mike's going to have to get a bigger fireplace. :D
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Re: Lackawanna Hudson

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Jack and Mike,

Talk about beefy. This is an absolutely gorgeous 4-6-4, all thanks to Mike putting new tooling and Jack turning it into a piece of art. It will look amazing next to its 4-8-4 Counterpart. Would love to see a video of this beast in action!! Keep on Steamin' my friend!!

David
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Re: Lackawanna Hudson

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She's a real beauty. Your work is top notch as always.
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Re: Lackawanna Hudson

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Hello My Friends
Thank you for the compliments concerning the Hudson. The Hudson was steamed up the other day and all went well. Only one small leak, a 5/16"-40 plug in one of the Wilson blow downs needed a bit of attention. Sleepless nights often precede the first steam up of a complicated engine like this, and the fact that it went so well was a great relief. Mike V and Paul K picked the engine up today and it is on it's way Texas for test running. This was a most enjoyable project, and I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to finish this beautiful locomotive. I have to thank Mike Venezia for having the patience and confidence in me to finish his engine. I say finish because I didn't build the running gear or boiler, just some sheet metal, plumbing, and little baloney. Much was learned about Lackawanna Hudsons, which I never even knew existed before this project. They were large powerful engines that would effortlessly pull a long string of heavyweights. Hopefully this engine will do the same. So here are a few final photos taken this morning.
See you in the funny pages..
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Re: Lackawanna Hudson

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Another beautiful masterpiece. Thank you for bringing us along with you on your journey. We have also learned so much from you. Can't wait for your next adventure!
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Re: Lackawanna Hudson

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Paul and I made it to Phoenix Arizona tonight nice ride over the Hudson has written in the trailer very well no issues no problems will make it another five or six hundred miles tomorrow in Texas on Friday will unload the engine and do some things to it we need to do and get ready for steam up here is a picture of her and loaded in the trailer thanks to Jack for all the great work I'm looking forward to a lot of great years and running this engine
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Re: Lackawanna Hudson

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Mike (& Jack) BEAUTIFUL engine!

would you care to comment on the tie downs?
- tender, front foot peg & rear truck?
- one strap on the tender
- three bars through the drivers

Thanks
Dave
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