2056 Hudson

Production: 1952

History
The 2056 steamer was classified by Lionel as a Hudson-style locomotive. It's a mid-size steam engine and sold as an 027 gauge item. The 2056 remains a dependable and quality locomotive and is identical to the 646 and 2046 steamer, except for the number and its lack of Magnetraction. This locomotives is actually a combination of other Lionel steamers: the boilers is from a 736 Berkshire steam engine, but is equipped with the Hudson 4-6-4 wheel arrangement.

The 2056 steam engine was available in three 027 gauge outfits in 1952; one being a three car passenger set and the remaining two sets included a mixture of freight cars. Since production was limited to only a single year, the 2056 is a somewhat hard engine to locate. However with it lacking Magnetraction, interest in this locomotive remains low.

Features
Standard features on the 2056 include; 4-6-4 wheel arrangement with detailed driving wheel hardware, black painted die-cast boiler, three-position E-unit, headlight, smoke, wire handrails, die-cast trailing truck plus an ornamental bell and whistle.

The 2056 was always sold with the 2046W streamlined tender.

Additional Detail, Photos & Box Information
The length of the 2056 is approximately 11 1/4" long (front to back).

Only Known Variation - Shown in first photo above. - All 2056 steam locomotive were sold with a 2046W tender.

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