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Union Pacific 2-8-0 Steam Engine w/Proto-Soundr 2.0
30-1244-1
List Price:
$199.95
Roadname:
Union Pacific
Product Type:
Steam Locomotive
Product Line:
Rugged Rails
Delivery Status:
Delivered AUG. 2002
Overview
The 2-8-0 steam engines was first developed in 1964-1865 to provide power for heavy trains, at a moderate speed, especially on steep grades. Alexander Mitchell, the chief mechanic for the Lehigh and Maloney Railroad, and eastern Pennsylvania coal hauler, designed the original 2-8-0. The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) was the first to put the 2-8-0 type engine on the rails when they rebuilt a Baldwin flexible-beam engine to a 2-8-0 configuration. For more the forty years, the 2-8-0 Consolidation was America's standard freight locomotive, working hard on virtually every railroad.