31006

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Catalog No.	31006
Category	Steam Locomotive
Description	4-6-4 Hudson NYC (with Whistle)
Catalog References at myflyertrains.net	1957	1958

Remarks	Smoke, Choo-Choo, & Whistle The 31006 is an elusive item. One would expect a 5 digit item like this to share the plastic drivers and aluminum rims of its whistle-less catalog mate, the 31005, but surprisingly all of the 31006 models I have seen in photos have white sidewall drivers like those found on the 446. Some collectors believe that the 31006 exists only as a replacement boiler version of the 446. As shown below, shipping boxes and inner display boxes labeled "31006" usually contain a 446 with its white sidewall drivers, which lends credence to this belief. In the 1957 and 1958 catalogs, an illustration of a 446, shown at the far bottom of this page, was used for the 31006 listing.
Paul Beno Collection
The illustrations that follow are of a single 446 locomotive that was contained in a display box and a shipping box, both of which were labeled "31006" 446 in 31006 Packaging - Photo Courtesy of Bill Cucchi
Photo of Side of 31006 Box Containing 446 Loco - Photo Courtesy of Bill Cucchi
31006 Packaging containing a 446 Locomotive - Photos Courtesy of Bill Cucchi
The illustrations that follow are of a single 446 locomotive that was contained in a display box labeled "446" but contained in a shipping box labeled as both "446" and "31006." Shipping box labeled as both "446" and "31006" Courtesy Bill Cucchi
Photo of locomotive contained in above dual labeled shipping box Courtesy of Bill Cucchi
Box ends shown in shipping box (Left) and shipping box dated 1956 (Right) Courtesy Bill Cucchi



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The illustrations that follow are of a single 446 locomotive that was contained in a display box and a shipping box, both of which were labeled "31006"

The illustrations that follow are of a single 446 locomotive that was contained in a display box labeled "446" but contained in a shipping box labeled as both "446" and "31006."