Chuck Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Taken from the USA Trains FaceBook Group.... Quote USA Trains says Goodbye to the HudsonUSA Trains will discontinue the production of the Prestige Series J1e Hudson. USA Trains introduced the Hudson in 2001. Don't know if that is a fact or just a marketing ploy to empty the warehouse of Hudson's to make room for the FEF's?? I mean Hudson sales will surely drop once the FEF's are in stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I was staring right at the Hudson and the Bigboy at the York train show a few years back. Both were on sale at a big discount. My girl dragged me away and said "don't even think about it". It's funny, for years now I keep thinking about that! I would think there would remain a market for the Hudson as many don't have min 20' curves???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman4449 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I have to think if they are publicly stating they are discontinuing the engine it would be due to the high cost of inventory. They are relatively high dollar items and they probably either can't afford or dont want to bare the inventory costs now that they have another $4000 engine to keep in-stock. I guess this means the Hudson I had shipped to me with broken frame post will never see a replacement (at least for the foreseeable future). The other thing is that Hudson has been sold for a very long time and imagine the market is pretty saturated. Take good care of your Hudson if you have to ship it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianUPheritage Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 On 10/25/2017 at 9:33 AM, Rayman4449 said: I have to think if they are publicly stating they are discontinuing the engine it would be due to the high cost of inventory. They are relatively high dollar items and they probably either can't afford or dont want to bare the inventory costs now that they have another $4000 engine to keep in-stock. I guess this means the Hudson I had shipped to me with broken frame post will never see a replacement (at least for the foreseeable future). The other thing is that Hudson has been sold for a very long time and imagine the market is pretty saturated. Take good care of your Hudson if you have to ship it! Unfortunately most of the Hudsons were new york central. I want a Union Pacific but only 10 were made, seems odd to make a model but almost entirely one road name. I would like a FEF except I run 8ft dia and can only go up to 10ft dia at the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor_Antilles Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I have the same problem as Brian; 10ft max diameter, and while I feel that an FEF-3 locomotive would be able to manage 10ft curves with care, the tender cannot do it unless the rigid axles are significantly modified to allow for at least some level of articulation to enable the combined locomotive and tender to manage anything smaller than 16ft. Plus, I also don't have $4,000 to blow on a diecast locomotive I don't have the room to run, either, so that sort of solves the dilemma for me. Just need to make sure I keep my Hudson in good shape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Donovan Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 I am in the market for a USA Trains J1e Locomotive and Tender. Do you know of anyonre who is willing to sell theirs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 Hi and welcome! I do see them come up for sale every now and then and I'll alert you when I see one. And there is talk from USAT that they will be producing more...in the distant future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman4449 Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 That is what I'm hearing too that we may see another run of Hudsons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Love mine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Frank, Here's a new USAT NYC J1E sales listing... https://www.trainz.com/collections/g-scale-model-trains/products/usa-trains-r20001-g-new-york-central-j1e-hudson-steam-locomotive-5344-vg-box?queryId=1560fa07e8e13860913cbb9b05b77ca8&objectId=43684252287098 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 That didn't take long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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