2024 O Gauge RailKing 2-10-0 Decapod Steam Locomotive Announced

December 19, 2023 - M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing the 2024 O Gauge RailKing 2-10-0 Decapod Steam Locomotive in six different liveries late next Spring. Each of these offerings will be available in quantities and is expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in May 2024.

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PROTOTYPE HISTORY

By the 1910s, the Pennsylvania Railroad was hauling coal and ore by the tons, and it sought a more efficient way to do so than double-heading 2-8-2 engines. Thus was born the monstrous I Class 2-10-0 Decapod. It dwarfed all previous 2-10-0s, weighing in at 386,100 pounds, with a power output 41% higher and steam consumption 12% lower than the Mikados that were previously assigned to coal and ore duty. Pennsy heartily approved of the new design and ultimately had the Baldwin and Juniata shops build 598 Class I1s.

These hulking engines were designed specifically for use in the mountainous Allegheny region of western Pennsylvania, and they hauled freight through that area like nothing the PRR had seen before. The typical assignment called for two Decapods at each end of every freight train, and despite their enormous size and weight, they were allowed to move at up to fifty miles per hour.

Check out each of the offerings in the list on the left.