AHM 5099B B&O Class S1 2-10-2 "Big Six" Locomotive #6206

The 2-10-2 type was a direct lineal descendant of the decapod 2-10-0. Application of the rear trailer truck was more for guiding than for support of the firebox. To provide a pair of guiding wheels for a decapod in reverse motion, a new class of locomotive was developed for helper service over Raton and Cajon pass. To assist freight trains up hill the natural procedure was to simply back down the hill for the next up-grade train. A locomotive that could travel equally well in either direction dictated that the decapod 2-10-0 with a two wheel trailing truck added should be named after the road that developed this configuration. Hence the Santa Fe was born on the road of its name sake. The AHM 2-10-2 Santa Fe represents a late steam era development of the grade climbing locomotive.

The Baltimore & Ohio's fleet of Class S-1 2-10-2s were often referred to as "Santa Fes" on most other lines, named after the railroad which first employed the wheel arrangement during the early 20th century. However, on the B&O they were known as "Big Sixes" because of their incredible size and 6000 numbering series. The B&O normally assigned its fleet in heavy drag service along its West End main line. The final 125 S-1's and S1a's acquired by the B&O between 1923 and 1926 featured larger drivers (64" verses 58"), larger fireboxes and an enormous 90' wheelbase. They were the largest and fastest 2-10-2's ever built and are often heralded as the very best of the type.

FEATURES:

• Upgraded C-9 Mint Condition with Good Original Box & Paperwork.
• Little or no evidence of run time..
• MRRHQ Locomotive Works serviced, tested and certified.
• Upgraded w/MRRHQ Custom Bridge-Rectifier-Controlled Always-On LED Operating Headlamp.
• One-piece boiler, cab and tender of pressure-cast high impact plastic.
• Steel guides, hand rails, fittings and coupler lift bars.
• Steel main and side rods.
• Brass-Metallic painted plastic bell.
• Many additional fine details.
• Powerful state-of-the-art can motor.
• Scale 64" Drivers.
• Easy rolling steel needle point truck axles.
• Includes Factory Decals for changing the road number.
• Upgraded with working rear Kadee all-metal Knuckle Coupler.
• Optional Upgrades Available:
  • SOUNDTRAXX 852204 Standard DCC Decoder Installed
  • SOUNDTRAXX 852204 Standard DCC Decoder w/810160 Keep Alive Installed.
  • SOUNDTRAXX TSU2200 2 Amp Digital DCC/Sound Decoder Installed.
  • SOUNDTRAXX TSU2200 2 Amp Digital DCC/Sound Decoder w/810160 Keep Installed.
• Production Year 1967-1980.

HO Scale 1:87

Dimensions: Locomotive 8 1/2"L x 1 1/2"W x 2 1/8"T Tender 6 3/8"L x 1 1/2"W x 2 1/8"T