Mantua 337-008 Limited Edition Rogers D&RGW 4-6-0 Dixie Bell Locomotive

The Norris Locomotive Works built the first American 4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler" in 1847 for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. The design was a natural evolution of the 4-4-0 American immortalized by the "General" of Civil War fame. Like the 4-4-0 American, the aesthetically beautiful and often ornately ornamented Ten Wheeler was found in both fast passenger and freight operations. On most railroads in the second half of the 19th Century, 4-6-0s were typically assigned to a single engineer many of whom took great pride in their loco and kept it polished and spotlessly clean. With over 16,000 4-6-0 Ten Wheelers produced they were exceeded in popularity among US railroads through the latter half of the 19th and early 20th Centuries only by the classic 2-8-0 Consolidation.

After a six year absence from the Mantua Catalog, the Rogers 4-6-0 Dixie Bell Ten Wheeler came roaring back for a final 4-year engagement in 1995 pulling a consist of serious upgrades. The venerable 5-Pole Pittman style motor was retired and replaced with a state-of-the-art Sagami MC94 Can motor featuring 30% more torque at 1/6th the current draw. Other upgrades included Directional Rear Lighting for the tender and 3-piece brass bell. Impossibly rare and hard to find in this condition, the Mantua legacy lives on in this spectacular representative of model railroading history.

FEATURES:

• NEW C-9 Mint Condition with Mint Original Box.
• (2) Available: Limited Edition low production #61&158 Certificates of Authenticity.
• MRRHQ Locomotive Works serviced, tested and certified.
• Legendary Sagami MC94 Can motor.
• Operating Headlamp.
• Directional Tender Rear Lighting.
• One-piece boilers, engine covers, cabs and tenders of pressure-cast Zamac high impact plastic.
• Castings are sharp and clean and include highly detailed boiler fronts, smoke stacks, valves, pipes and rivet heads.
• Real Brass hand rails, steam domes, fittings, 3-Piece Bell and tender pick-up wheels.
• Authentic brass hex-head screws for spacer-assembled side rods.
• Replaceable long-life brass axle bearings.
• Easy rolling needle point truck axles of cadmium plated steel.
• Heavy cast metal locomotive and tender frames.
• Upgraded with front and rear all-metal Kadee Knuckle Couplers.
• 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 Installed.
  • Engineer Figure Installed in Cab.
• Mantua Catalog 1995-1998
• SOLD FOR $164.98 IN 1995!
• Click HERE for historical information about this legendary locomotive class.

HO Scale 1:87

Dimensions: Locomotive 5 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 2 1/8" Tender 3 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/2"