| Beautifully streamlined and crafted Montreal Locomotive Works Hudson sits on display at the New York World's Fair of 1939. This class earned British royal permission to call themselves the "Royal Hudsons" and to bear the Royal coat of arms after several of the class pulled the royal visitors around Canada in 1939. The Royal coat of arms can be seen on near the front on the side trim. Specifics - first in the sub-class H-1d, 75" drivers, impressive 275 psi boiler pressure, 22x30" cylinders, engine weight of 354,000 lb, tractive effort of 45,254 lb. Unknown photographer. |