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| Catalog No. | 200 | |
| Category | Steam Locomotive | |
| Description | 4-6-4 Hudson (AC) | |
| Catalog References at myflyertrains.net | 1938 | 1939 |
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Boiler Shell A. Simplified (no headlight) - Early models B. Detailed (headlight) - Later models Reverse Unit A. Sequence type - Early models B. DC Relay type - Later models (See 112 for more information) Drivers A. All Bakelite - Early models B. Bakelite with Brass rims - Later models Couplers Body mounted |
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| According to Charles Sommer's
Guide, all prewar Hudsons utilize an AC motor with a spur gear drive. Some
may have been converted to DC power by substitution of a permanent magnet
for the field coil, as shown below. Some writers have indicated that
beginning in 1939 a vertical worm gear drive with an AC motor was used but
this appears to be incorrect. Reverse unit can be either a sequence type
reverse unit as was used in post war American Flyer S gauge trains or a DC
pulse activated unit as was used in prewar Flyer O gauge. Horizontal
bar in window was added in 1939. Number on cab
is a prototype number. Model number does not appear on unit. |
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  1939 Version Left and Right Sides - Photo Courtesy of Bill Cucchi |
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 Photo by David E. Crowe |
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| This photo shows a standard Gilbert prewar AC motor with spur gearing. The drivers on this particular locomotive appear to be brass rimmed bakelite. This chassis came with a detailed boiler casting and is either a later model 200 or a model 112. | ||
 Dom San Giovanni Collection |
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| This photo shows a Gilbert prewar motor converted to DC operation by replacement of the field coil with a permanent magnet. Such conversion kits were offered by Mantua and Quaker City Model Railroad Shop. (Source: American Flyer HO by Charles J. Sommer) While not as obvious as the previous photo above, this engine also has brass rimmed bakelite drivers and could be either a later model 200 or a model 112. | ||
 Illustration from 1946 Mantua Handbook and Catalog (A reprint of the 1942 version) |
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 Dom San Giovanni Collection |
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| Detailed view of all Bakelite drivers | ||
  Dom San Giovanni Collection |
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| Detailed view of sequence type reverse unit in model 200 locomotive and body mounted coupler | ||
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