IHCM9907 C&O Class F-19 4-6-2 Heavy Pacific Locomotive #490

In 1902, the C&O followed the Missouri Pacific becoming one of the first American Railroads to roster the 4-6-2 Pacific. The F-19 Pacifics came in 1926. They had 74" drivers and were C&O's first Pacifics to have air pumps mounted on the smokebox but were lighter than the previous two classes.

The Chesapeake and Ohio 490 is the sole survivor of the L-1 class 4-6-4 "Hudson" type steam locomotives. It was built by ALCO's Richmond works in 1926 as an F-19 class 4-6-2 "Pacific" type to be used to pull the Chesapeake and Ohio's secondary passenger trains. It was eventually rebuilt in 1946 to become a streamlined 4-6-4 for the C&O's Chessie streamliner.

After the Chessie was cancelled, No. 490 remained in secondary passenger service, until it was retired in 1953. It spent several years in storage in Huntington, West Virginia, until 1968, when it was donated to the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. It remains on static display at the museum, as of 2026.

FEATURES:

• C9 Mint Condition with Excellent Original Box and Original Paperwork.
• No Indication of Run Time.
• MRRHQ Locomotive Works serviced, tested and certified.
• Upgraded with Exclusive MRRHQ Custom Always-On High Performance LED Headlamp.
• Upgraded with Exclusive 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.
• Many additional fine details.
• Powerful can motor.
• Scale 73" Drivers.
• Easy rolling steel needle point truck axles.
• Upgraded with rear Knuckle Coupler.
• Optional Upgrades Available:
  • TCS MC2-KAC Standard DCC Decoder Installed.
  • TCS T1KA Standard DCC Decoder w/Keep Alive Installed.
    
  • TCS WOWSound 101 DCC/Sound Decoder Installed.
  • TCS WOWSound 101KA DCC/Sound Decoder w/Keep Alive Installed.
• Production Year 1990s.

HO Scale 1:87 Dimensions: Locomotive 7 x 1 3/8 x 2" Tender 4 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 2"