Deep Look! BLI - Broadway Limited Imports New York Central Commodore Vanderbilt Hudson in HO Scale

All, since I'm a historian, I want to clear up a VERY common misconception about the Commodore Vanderbilt (and the "Dr." in "Doctor Hobby" is thanks to my PhD. in history ;) ). The Commodore Vanderbilt WAS NOT the first streamlined steam engine. The Europeans were far ahead of the U.S. in streamlining. The French came out with several that were at least semi- or mostly streamlined (such as number 220 of the 2750 series, Heilmann locomotive's, particularly the second one [although this was a steam-electric locomotive, I think the "steam" part of it counts as steam]) all before 1900. The Prussian Class S9 No. 561, although experimental, can certainly said to be streamlined by distinct design (although it does look ugly). I think the confusion comes from the term "Streamliner" vs. "streamline." The Commodore Vanderbilt was the first Streamliner steam engine of the Streamliner Era, which lasted from the early 1930s until the mid-1950s, or so; however, this doesn't make it the first streamlined steam engine where "streamlined" refers to any type of modifications or designed outer skins that helped a locomotive cut through the wind more easily.



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