Mantua 308-27 Rogers LV Black Diamond 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler "Dixie Bell" Locomotive

Early era steam locomotives fought the Civil War, conquered the mountains and won the west. They were also aesthetically beautiful rolling works of art and, one of the rarest of the Mantua Dixie Bells, this MRRHQ Collectible HO Scale Mantua 308-27 Rogers LV Black Diamond 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler "Dixie Bell" Locomotive is certainly no exception.

FEATURES:

• Upgraded C-9 Mint Condition with Excellent Original Box.
• MRRHQ Locomotive Works serviced, tested and certified.
• Operating Headlamp.
• 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, fittings, ornate steam domes and tender pick-up wheels.
• Powerful Pittman style 5-pole motor.
• Smooth, quiet nylon gears assembled on knurled axles.
• 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.
• Upgraded w/MRRHQ Custom Directional Backup Light.
• Upgraded w/Front & Rear Knuckle Couplers.
• Optional Upgrades Available
  • TCS MC2-KAC Standard DCC Decoder Installed.
  • TCS MC2-KAC Standard DCC Decoder w/KA4 Keep Alive Installed.
  • TCS WOWSound 101 DCC/Sound Decoder Installed.
  • Premium SOUNDTRAXX DCC/Sound w/TSU2200/810140 Keep Alive/Dual 810154 Cubes Installed.
• Mantua Catalog 1978-1983
• Check our BLOG 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"

Made in U. S. A.