Rivarossi 1591 UP 4-6-6-4 Challenger Locomotive #3967 HO Scale
SKU
RIV1591
$249.99
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Product Details
Rivarossi' Last Challenger!
Rivarossi 1591 UP 4-6-6-4 Challenger Locomotive #3967
Union Pacific No. 3967 was a 4-6-6-4 "Challenger" type steam locomotive owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. 3967 was built in 1943 by the American Locomotive Company of Schenectady, New York. It was used primarily in freight service, but it also was assigned to passenger trains operating through mountain territory to California and Oregon.
On May 17, 1953, it was chosen to run the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion. It operated its last "revenue" train service in 1957 when the locomotive was retired, and it was stored in the roundhouse; by March of 1960, three years later, it was sold for scrap.
The technical breakthroughs achieved with the Challenger enabled the carrier to develop the Big Boy with the same speed expectations. Speeds in excess of 60 M.P.H., while unheard-of on other railroads using articulated steam locomotives, became commonplace on the Union Pacific.
FEATURES:
Pristine C-9 Mint+ Condition with Superb Original Box
No evidence of run time.
MRRHQ Locomotive Works serviced, tested and certified.
Upgraded with MRRHQ Custom Direct LED Operating Headlamp.
One-piece boiler/cab and tenders of pressure-cast high impact plastic.
Steel main and side rods, guides, hand rails, fittings and coupler lift bars.
Fourteen Wheel "Centipede" Tender.
Scale 69" Drivers.
Many additional fine details.
Powerful Modern Can Motor.
Dual "Cardanic" Drive System provides power to all 12 Drivers .
Silent, flexible drive and slippage-free oversize knurled drive wheel axles.
Easy rolling steel needle point truck axles.
"Disappearing" Front Knuckle Coupler.
Upgraded with working rear Knuckle Coupler.
Optional Upgrades Available:
SOUNDTRAXX 852204 Standard DCC Decoder Installed
SOUNDTRAXX 852204 Standard DCC Decoder w/810160 Keep Alive Installed
SOUNDTRAXX TSU2200 2 Amp Digital DCC/Sound Decoder Installed
