AHM 5089E CB&Q USRA 2-8-2 Heavy Mikado Locomotive HO Scale
SKU AHM5089E-1
$139.99
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AHM 5089E CB&Q USRA 2-8-2 Heavy Mikado Locomotive
"Mikado" is the name generally assigned to the steam locomotives of the 2-8-2 wheel arrangement. The general, and reasonable assumption, is that the name "Mikado" stems from the early construction of locomotives of this wheel arrangement by Baldwin in 1893. These locomotives were of the three foot six inch gauge, and were constructed for Nihon Tetsudo (Japan Railways), a private railway at the time.
The 2-8-2 saw great success in the United States, mostly as a freight locomotive. It largely replaced the 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type as the heavy freight locomotive of choice in the second decade of the 20th century. Pulling power was similar to the best 2-8-0s, but a developing requirement for higher speed freight trains drove the shift to the 2-8-2. As locomotives continued to get larger, and faster, the Mikado was in turn pushed from the top-flight trains by larger freight locomotive configurations such as 2-10-2, 2-8-4, 2-10-4 and gigantic articulated locomotives. The "Mike" remained the most common road freight locomotive with most railroads until the end of steam in the 1950's. In excess of 14,000 of this type were built for North American service, which comprised approximately one-fifth of all locomotives in service at the time. Almost all North American railroads rostered the 2-8-2.
FEATURES:
C-9 Mint Condition with Excellent Original Box.
Test Track run time only.
MRRHQ Locomotive Works serviced, tested and certified.
Upgraded w/MRRHQ Custom High Performance LED Headlamp Module.
Upgraded with Factory Quality MRRHQ Custom Directional Tender Back-up Light.
One-piece boilers, engine covers, cabs and tenders of pressure-cast high impact plastic.
Steel main and side rods.
Steel handrails and coupler release bars on both loco and tender.
Many additional fine details.
Powerful can motor.
Scale 63" Drivers.
Easy rolling steel needle point truck axles.
Upgraded with rear Knuckle Coupler.
Optional Upgrades Available:
SOUNDTRAXX 852204 Standard DCC Decoder Installed.
SOUNDTRAXX 852204 Standard DCC Decoder w/810160 Keep Alive Installed.
SOUNDTRAXX TSU1100 Digital DCC/Sound Decoder Installed.
SOUNDTRAXX TSU1100 Digital DCC/Sound Decoder w/810160 Keep Alive.
Cal-Scale 2006 Brass Feedwater System w. Shield, Radiator and Equalizing Tank Painted and Installed.
