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If there was ever an icon of railroading, it was the J1e Hudson.

To me, nothing will ever top the look, the lines and the aura of the Hudson. The New York Central and ALCo cooked so hard they broke the dining plate with the Hudson. The Milwaukee Road might've drawn up the plans first, but the NYC beat them to an actual working model. If you ever told me about what train I liked the most, the Hudson (specifically 5344) will be the first thing to pop into my head.

Shown above is my Broadway Limited Imports 5344. This is an older Quantum era model (No. 001) with horrid speakers and somewhat sub-par audio, but I love it because it sounds like 2000s era Lionel Railsounds (Also having grown up with the I Love Toy Trains series, the Hudson still further spoke to me there). I painted the pilot wheels black since they were unpainted and re-adhered the broken marker lights. In time, I plan to paint the outer drive wheel rims black to match.