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Northern Pacific 2-8-8-2 USRA Steam Engine

30-1157-0

List Price:
$599.95

Roadname:
Northern Pacific
Product Type:
Steam Locomotive
Product Line:
RailKing
Delivery Status:
Delivered MAR. 2000

Overview

The 2-8-8-2 USRA Steam Engine was a powerful but slow articulated locomotive with two sets of driving wheels powered by four cylinders. The 2-8-8-2 which came into use in the early 1900s, produced 85,040 pounds of tractive effort, with 26 by 30 inch low-pressure cylinders. Initially these engines were of the "Mallet" type ( name of the French creator of this type of locomotive) MC-1, which typically used steam two times by channeling it from a couple of high-pressure cylinders into bigger low-pressure ones. (The MC in the classification stood for Mallet Consolidation.) This locomotive was used considerably to assist or to power heavy drag freights up steep inclines. The RailKing 2-8-8-2 USRA Steam Engine is available with the markings of four classic roadnames. It is authentically detailed and offers a number of standard features, along with optional equipment listed below.

Features

  • Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body
  • Metal Wheels and Axles
  • Constant Voltage Headlight
  • Die-Cast Truck Sides
  • Operating Metal Coupler
  • Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell
  • Decorative Metal Whistle
  • Operating Marker Lights
  • Operating ProtoSmoke System
  • (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors
  • Unit Measures:25" x 2 1/2" x 3 3/4"
  • Operates On O-31 Curves
  • Support

    Manual:
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    Parts:

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