2-8-0 steam locomotive
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct-current model with 21-pin plug, $214.99; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Econami sound decoder, $284.99
Era: 1890s+
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
2-8-0 steam locomotive features:
- See-through cab windows
- Separate, factory-applied wire-form details
- Smokestack
- Boiler-mounted bell
- Light-emitting diode lighting
- Heavy die-cast metal frame
- RP-25 contour wheels
- Minimum radius, 18”; recommended radius, 22”
Release date: September 2023
Road names: Southern Ry. (green), Denver & Rio Grande Western (gold and black), Great Northern (dark green and black), Union Pacific (two-tone gray), and Virginia & Truckee (black). Two road numbers each.
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