Awesome 773 Hudson!

Ray.....good things come to those who wait. Score !

Happy for you Ray ! Give it a good service and let roll !

Dude, you scored! Impressive shape!

Great find

Sweet!!!! Love the estate sales. Love to know what you got it for.

Fantastic find! So cool that your friend alerted you to the sale and that’s the engine you found there! And you are obviously very happy, and who wouldn’t be, that is such a gorgeous engine. I didn’t realize the 773 came with different tenders, good to know. Thanks for sharing.

@raysrails2164

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@johnblair8146

Жыл бұрын

1950 version came with the 2426W (Like a 783 tender) and the 1964 version (Ray's engine) came with the 773W as shown.

Congratulations! I got my 773 2 years ago. My favorite steam locomotive I have. Make sure you lube it up including cleaning out the old grease from the gearbox & add new. Very nice find!

I would definitely keep the boxes because there in excellent condition, if you did decide to sell her the buyer would want the boxes!🚂

Great train to have!

Nice find! Hope to see a run session video once you clean lube and oil!

I thought I had a great find this weekend with the purchase of a 671 tubine with the 2671wx tender with factory tail lights. You win 🏆 Bill

@williampetruno9138

2 жыл бұрын

2671W not WX sorry

@wahoo7654

Жыл бұрын

@@williampetruno9138 My opinion is that your tender is harder to get than a 1966 Hudson, though a Turbine wouldn't ever be worth as much as a 773.

Congrats on a great find. Even if it's the New York Central version, most of us are pretty jealous. Keep good care of her and hope to see her running soon.

@raysrails2164

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@railchief74

Жыл бұрын

@@raysrails2164 I’m currently working on a history video for the 773. Maybe we could do a mash-up video together

@raysrails2164

Жыл бұрын

@@railchief74 Yes that would be great for a future video.

@railchief74

Жыл бұрын

@@raysrails2164 cool, let me know on Facebook or messenger if your interested

@loganwhite8094

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean by “Even if it’s the New York Central Version”. Are you saying it’s worse because it is a New York Central Locomotive?

That's beautiful! I just bought the "66" NYC 773 myself. I almost didn't but, my buddy who has been collecting for over forty years said you better or it will be gone. Glad I did

WOW! great find! I know where there is a 773 1950's version with Lionel lines tender for sale in my home town. After watching your vid and reading the comments, I'm thinking I need to take the plunge in it.

I'm so happy you found this Enjoy. I have a 663 small Hudson that I've had since I was a kid and wouldn't trade for the world

@georgebaiano3014

11 ай бұрын

I meant to say 665 small Hudson

Great find Ray. looks like a great engine, enjoy! Would like to see her run soon!

As an operator myself, the only thing I'd say to not do is let this become a shelf queen. Everywhere I go I see collectors who let these things sit on shelves, afraid of running them lest they get even the slightest little ding on their perfect locomotive. They don't realize the damage that's being done simply by letting them set. These things need to be run, it's what they were built to do.

That's the quintessential Lionel Post-War Hudson to have, awesome find and condition! 😎👍

So happy for you that you were able to get the engine you wanted! Glad it went to a good home, enjoy!

Beautiful 773. Looks like it is in awesome shape. Enjoy it for a long time. By the way, your peach shirt looks very stylish on you. Nice wardrobe choice.

Really nice!

@raysrails2164

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Rare find with brick boxes. In my area you would have to fight 100 people to get that Loco/tender. That is 1964-66 with the more desirable NYC tender. You probably know this already but you need 072 radius track to run that on.

What a score!!! Wish I had that kind of luck at estate/yard sales....

Nice real nice, good presentation Ray.

@raysrails2164

5 ай бұрын

Yep thanks, thats one of my older videos .

What a brute! Loveit

@raysrails2164

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking the video out .

Awesome find. Congratulations. Please post video when you get her running on the layout.

It's only the most wanted steam locomotive in lionel Postwar history. Quite envious. Nice!!

@raysrails2164

2 жыл бұрын

Yep it was crazy seeing the box for the first time and pulling the engine out to look at it.

Nice find, my 773 is a prized part of my train collection. I was lucky enough to be gifted the complete 2169WS freight set many years ago by a relative. He wanted my young children to enjoy it. My family and I will treasure it forever and remember him every time we run it. Good luck with your 773.

@raysrails2164

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I plan on keeping it.

Sweet !

Great Find ,lam.always looking for Trains ,l have a few 773 ,s ,but today l picked up a Nice 616 Flying Yankee Set and A Few more Train Sets and a nice lionel trolley Set as Well 2 Big Transformers and alot Accessories in boxes all for 300 dollars great find and thanks for Sharing

Very nice. Glad you got it.

@raysrails2164

6 ай бұрын

I still love it ! Thanks for watching

Be glad you got the version that wasn't lettered "Pennsylvania". Little blunder on Lionel's part.

Beautiful find and congrats! Those nice boxes add a great deal to the value and collectability of the piece. Keep in mind when you take the engine and tender in and out that that cardboard is almost 60 years old. The corrugated box for the engine is fairly safe but the thin carboard of the tender box is delicate and the lids and coupler protection flaps will tear very easily.

@raysrails2164

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I leave the boxes open on the shelf.thanks for watching.

Very nice. Please do a run session.

They run on 031 curves too

Your 773 Hudson is nice,I would like to see it running on a big layout!

Great find and incredible condition and great boxes. The difference between this one available between 64 and 66 and the 1950 release is there are no valve guides from the steam chest and obviously the tender. The 1950 model had a wonderful die cast tender with die cast 6 wheel trucks. The early 1964 tenders were lettered Pennsylvania which was incorrect, the Pennsy didn't have Hudson's. Yours is NYC which is correct. Also, yours has a backwards water scoop under the tender which may be a little more unusual. Bummer that they put a plastic tender with plastic trucks behind such a beautiful locomotive. Great find though.

@raysrails2164

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information.Thanks for watching.

These are made to be enjoyed by kids of all ages. ENJOY!!!!!

Great find man. A very iconic engine from Lionel. Good luck with it, she's definitely a keeper!

Sweet

@raysrails2164

2 жыл бұрын

I ran it a few laps around the layout for the first time yesterday.

Amazing find, but if you want to fix the scoop, it's an easy fix. Remove the shell, take to whistle off the frame, and the scoop is simply resting within the pocket. Lift and rotate, then put everything back together. It's a 5 min fix tops.

Congrats!! It's a shame that Lionel cut corners with the 1960's 773 and didn't go with the 2426W die cast tender.

Nice find Ray! I’d say you were pretty lucky to score that 773 from the estate sale!

@raysrails2164

2 жыл бұрын

Yep it was a great find.

omg wow the hudsons are a beautiful loco your 773 is in awesome shape condition

@raysrails2164

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.i was really happy to find one I could afford

That is awesome, I have the Gray MPC version, I know how heavy they are.

! Very nice, like

You might have part of the 1964 Super O set

@raysrails2164

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.I will look that set up tonight and check it out I never heard of it before.

Nice good luck rare find

Awesome find! But this video needs to be rated PG-13; the couple of times you bumped it my heart nearly stopped!! Please do a run video after you service it! Also the scoop on mine is pointing the other way.

@raysrails2164

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I thought I was helping myself when I made the turn table.thanks for watching.

Epic 773 Ray! Vintage Hudsons are my favorite.

Nice find. Please note, the tender water scoop is on backwards

@raysrails2164

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I saw its easy to fix but I'm going to leave it how it is.thanks for watching.

@stevefleming2176

2 жыл бұрын

Some came like that from factory. Leave it alone. Also box with red print a little harder to find.

I know how you feel about finding this locomotive . I am getting out of the hobby and have an entire room full of Lionel Post War trains in boxes that I want to sell .( not give away ) .

@raysrails2164

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Really nice . I just have the later ones, the 783,and the 1990 scale version.,but it's good enough at my age.But even those are just great running engines🏆🏆

I have a Lionel 1953 semi scale 773 Hudson and it’s very rare and smooth runner

Nice add to your collection!

I want one of these. But for now I'll just have to live with the 2055 I just got in the mail today. Hopefully the seller can find the tender that it was supposed to have with it.

@raysrails2164

2 ай бұрын

I hear you

I'm new to model trains. Just have a couple questions. 1-how can I tell a train is ac or dc from the outside of the model train. 2- how many is too many to have of model trains. 3- what makes each brand different and why have so many engines if they all do the same thing? Thanks

Nice engine, you should be a little more careful with it , don’t pick it up by the lettering. Also you almost dropped it at least two times . It’s a piece of history take care of it . Have it serviced properly before using it. Good luck.

Maybe it's an optical illusion but it looks like the lefthand handrail is bent, compared to the right side one. (Looking at the front, the "bent" one would be on the right side of the picture.)

@raysrails2164

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.I noticed that also a day after I bought the piece.I looked in to it and all the others are like that also.

It’s okay if u don’t have money u have sooooooooo much I reallly want some😢

Can we see it run

@raysrails2164

2 жыл бұрын

Yes soon .I let it run 2 laps around the layout.I need to put new grease in the gear box.thanks for watching.

Two questions... why did you never have a Hudson before this and how the hell do you find a 773 at a estate sale!?!?!??!?!

@raysrails2164

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, like I said my friend was at the estate sale called and told me there were trains .I was so happy that the Hudson was still there the second day when I went back with the cash . Yep it wad just sitting on the couch in the boxes . The seller was happy they went to a good home . I plan on keeping it in my collection.

Is it me or is the water scoop on the tender backwards?

@raysrails2164

5 ай бұрын

The scoop was backwards in that year . Thanks for watching .

I don't like.post war they're boring

@raysrails2164

2 ай бұрын

What that's crazy !!

i wouldn't even look at a hudson unless its the 1950 version.the 64-66 looks like shit