Proto 2000 30026 C&O Class K4 2-8-4 Kanawa Locomotive #2024

"In the early 1940's C&O noticed that the Mikados that powered freight trains on the flatter parts of the system were no longer the best, biggest, heaviest power that money could buy. The Erie, Nickel Plate, and Pere Marquette, which for some years had been under the same control, all made good use of the 2-8-4 for fast freight service, and C&O chose that type, assisted by the War Production Board, which specified use of an existing locomotive design. C&O based its 2-8-4 on the Nickel Plate and Pere Marquette engines, and Alco delivered 40 in late 1943 and 1944. Like the other Van Sweringen Berkshires they had 69" drivers, and their 26" x 34" cylinders were identical to those of Pere Marquette's 2-8-4s. C&O classed them K-4 and named the type Kanawa." (From: "Guide to North American Steam Locomotives" compiled by the late George H. Drury)

FEATURES:

• C9 Mint Condition w/Mint Original Box & ALL Original Paperwork.
• Meets all NMRA Standards.
• Slow speed under 3 scale miles per hour.
• Full speed less than 70 scale miles per hour.
• Small current draw of 1.0 amperes or less.
• Current draw at 12 volts, no load, level track is less than 0.3 amperes.
• Will operate on code 100 through code 70 track on 18" radius curves.
• RP 35 wheel contours.
• Directional front and rear lamps.
• DCC ready.

• Optional Upgrades Available:
  • SOUNDTRAXX MC2H104P9 Standard DCC Decoder Installed.
  • SOUNDTRAXX MC2H104P9 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..
• Made in Italy by Rivarossi in 1977.

HO Scale 1:87