Hornby/Rivarossi HR2098 FACTORY WEATHERED UP Class 4884/1 "Big Boy" #4007 HO Scale
SKU HR2098
$299.99
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Hornby/Rivarossi HR2098 FACTORY WEATHERED UP Class 4884/1 "Big Boy" #4007
Often called the largest steam locomotive ever made, and certainly a contender for the Worlds Most Famous Locomotive, the Big Boy was forged under some of the most strenuous demands ever placed on a locomotive. The UP Railroad needed a locomotive that could be used to pull a 3,600-ton train over Sherman Hill and the 1.14% grade from Ogden to Wasatch, Utah without the need for helpers. When the design specifications were complete, it was decided on the use of a simple articulated, high speed, 132 ft. long locomotive sporting sixteen 68 diameter drive wheels. What they created was the longest and among the heaviest, most powerful steam locomotive legends in the world. And had not the worker at ALCO chalked Big Boy on the front of the smoke box of one of the 4-8-8-4s under construction, a name that immediately caught on, it is rumored that the name of the type would have been Wasatch, for the mountains they were built to conquer.
FEATURES:
Super Rare FACTORY WEATHERED C-10 Mint Condition with Mint Original Box and Paperwork.
No evidence of run time.
MRRHQ Locomotive Works serviced, tested and certified.
One-piece boilers, engine covers, cabs and tenders of pressure-cast high impact plastic.
Steel main and side rods, guides, hand rails, fittings and coupler lift bars.
14 Wheel "Centipede" Long Haul Tender.
Scale 69" Drivers.
Many additional fine details.
Powerful Modern Can Motor.
Dual "Cardanic" Drive System provides power to all 16 Drivers .
Silent, flexible drive and slippage-free oversize knurled drive wheel axles.
Easy rolling steel RP25 needle point truck axles.
Front and Rear Knuckle Couplers.
Operating Directional Backup Light.
DCC Ready.
Optional Upgrades Available:
SOUNDTRAXX MC2H104P Standard DCC Decoder Installed.
SOUNDTRAXX MC2H104P Standard DCC Decoder w/810160 Keep Alive Installed.
