From moving troops and supplies in a divided nation to definitively uniting the country in steel at Promontory, it’s little wonder that the 4-4-0 is known simply as the “American.” Larger than its predecessors and powerful enough to transform the railroad into an essential transcontinental system, the 4-4-0 was further immortalized in later years as a star in countless Western movies. To this day, its classic appearance and opulent decoration evoke the adventurous spirit of the Old West and the pioneering determination of a nation in its youth. This model represents the Central Pacific "Leviathan" which played a role in constructing the first transcontinental railroad before hauling Leland Stanford's business train for a portion of the journey to Promontory. In 2009, a fully operational replica was constructed by the Kloke Locomotive Works, which subsequently operated as a visiting locomotive on a number of tourist railroads across the United States.
Features include:
• Classic period design
• Analogue operation with direct current power and speed controller
• Factory-installed NMRA 21-pin socket for the decoder installation of your choice
• Precision motor
• Separately applied metal handrails and sand lines
• Locomotive-specific details include stack, domes, bell, whistle, and tender trucks
• Wood or coal load per prototype
• Detailed cab interior with clear windows
• Die-cast chassis
• Completely hidden drivetrain
• See-through frame
• Highly detailed painted bodies with precision graphics
• Operating warm-glowing LED headlight
• Metal side rods
• Operating drive wheels with die-cast finescale spokes
• Blackened metal wheels with RP25 contours
• Magnetically operated E-Z Mate® Mark II couplers on the front and rear
• Performs best on 15” radius curves or better
• Product Measurements: L 7.5 in., W 1.25 in., H 2 in.
• Retail Package Measurements: L 10 in., W 1.8 in., H 3.5 in.
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