Passenger volume for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe's 922 miles of main line service between La Junta, Colorado and Chicago resulted in the production of a new class of 4-6-4 Hudson locomotives from the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Six of these Class 3460 oil burning locomotives were delivered in 1938 to the Santa Fe. At the time, the locomotives were the largest 4-6-4 types yet produced and utilized a fuel oil tank built into the water tank inside the tender. Such an arrangement allowed for easy conversion of the locomotive to a coal-burning type.

The Santa Fe, like many railroads in the 1940s flirted with streamlining. Engine No. 3460 was actually delivered to the A.T.S.F. with light steel shrouding and a gloss blue paint scheme that earned the nickname "Blue Goose". M.T.H. released the streamlined version in 2002 and is proud to now offer the unshrouded version of one of the Santa Fe's most important locomotives.

Fully outfitted with the power and performance of Proto-Sound 2.0, the Class 3460 Hudson, like all Premier steam engines, is equipped with synchronized puffing smoke, Proto-Speed control for incredible slow speed action and the hobby's only Passenger Station Proto-Effects which recreate the sound of an engine arriving at a station, complete with arrival and departure announcements, conductor direction and boarding and disembarking sounds.

2-Car Coach Madison Passenger Set

R50B Reefer Car

70' Madison Observation Car

Locomotive Features:

Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body

1:48 Scale Proportions

Die-Cast Metal Chassis

Metal Wheels and Axles

Constant Voltage Headlight

Die-Cast Truck Sides

Remote Controlled Proto-Coupler

Engineer and Fireman Figures

Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell

Decorative Metal Whistle

Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments

Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke System

Precision Flywheel Equipped Motor

Proto-Scale 3-2 3-Rail/2-Rail Conversion Capable

Wireless Drawbar

Illuminated Number Boards

Illuminated Classification Lights

Lighted Cab Interior

Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Passenger Station Proto-Effects

Unit Measures:27" x 2 5/8" x 4 1/8"

Operates On O-42 Curves

Passenger Set Features

Durable ABS Intricately Detailed Bodies

Metal Wheels and Axles

Overhead Interior Lighting

Die-Cast 6-Wheel Trucks

Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers

Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes

End-of-Car Diaphragms

Separate Metal Handrails

Fast-Angle Wheel Sets

Needle-Point Axles

Detailed Car Interiors

10 Passenger Figures In Each Coach Car

1:48 Scale Dimensions

Detailed Car Undercarriage

Sliding Baggage Car Doors

Operates On O-42 Curves