06-25-2012, 01:02 PM
The NYC Hudsons, had the embedded FWH. an externally mounted one could have been, as per ( (1) that the FWH on a loco failed internally and the elesco was cobbled on as a quick fix ), and that photo was used by the manufacturer of the loco.
The NYC hudsons were J3a.
Search: NYC Hudsons for photos, there may have been one that had that modification while still operating as a NYC loco, for the reasons you guessed. If it is a "prototype feature", keep it.
P.S. I remember seeing a NYC 4-6-4, on the Harlem division at Croton Falls, N.Y.
P.P.S.
Life is better here !! 
The NYC hudsons were J3a.
Search: NYC Hudsons for photos, there may have been one that had that modification while still operating as a NYC loco, for the reasons you guessed. If it is a "prototype feature", keep it.
P.S. I remember seeing a NYC 4-6-4, on the Harlem division at Croton Falls, N.Y.
P.P.S.
Life is better here !!
We always learn far more from our own mistakes, than we will ever learn from another's advice.
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!