The most popular 2 8 0 model train locomotives brands include bachmann, athearn, marklin, inc, broadway limited imports, and mth electric trains. The baltimore and ohio railroad was an early user of the 2 8 8 0, an unpopular type of articulated locomotive. You will find a small depot museum and two locomotives on static display. They were used to haul very heavy freight operations around the country. From its many handapplied scale details, to the advanced technology found inside, your locomotive is ready for duty on your model railroad layout. It presently resides in the lake superior museum of transportation in duluth. Youve just purchased the most featurerich and technically advanced ho steam locomotive ever produced. Pdf download steam locomotive coaling stations and diesel locomotive. The 2 8 8 4 yellowstone type was developed late in the steam locomotive era during the 1920s.
The wheel arrangement was often referred to as yellowstone type, a name given by the northern pacific rr that pioneered its use. Has more te than the bigboy and would out pull it at low speeds 63 in driversand. Mth ho baldwin yellowstone 2884 steam locomotive w. Like the same railroads large articulated electrics and the erie railroad 2 8 8 8 2s, it was nicknamed triplex. We are open, but orders may be delayed unexpectedly. It is also compatible with most standard ac transformers. Lionel 284 berkshire steam locomotive owners manual. The yellowstone type steam locomotive design, of the 2884 wheel arrangement and an articulated design meaning that either one, or both sets of driving.
The allegheny had the biggest firebox capable of creating steam to haul the brutal eastern grades. This cartoon neatly underlines the difficulty of using coal as the fuel on cabforward locomotives. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. The yellowstone type steam locomotive design, of the 2884 wheel arrangement and an articulated design meaning that either one, or both sets of driving wheels pivots to better and more safely negotiate curves, featured many of the peak technological advances of the motive power and being developed in the.
Head north of duluth on mn61, turn right in downtown two harbors, and head towards the lake. In 1928, the northern pacific went shopping for a locomotive that could eliminate doubleheading on the eastern end of its yellowstone division. Hobbylinc carries 5 4 8 8 2 ho scale model train steam locomotives. Feb 19, 20 em1 is weathered using a paasche airbrush, polly scale acryllic paints and bragdon industries adhesive powders. The nippon railway 2 8 2 was designed for an inferior grade of coal and the first 2 8 2 built for use in the united states was built to burn poor lignite coal and consequently the locomotives required a larger firebox than could be accomodated by a 2 8 0 locomotive of the type then the common heavy freight locomotive. Built by baldwin locomotive works, it became the only example of their class xa, so named due to the experimental nature of the locomotive. It is taken from overprinted envelopes used by the the western railroader, which iswas a railfan magazine that began publication in 1938.
The yellowstone type steam locomotive design, of the 2 8 8 4 wheel arrangement and an articulated design meaning that either one, or both sets of driving wheels pivots to better and more safely negotiate curves, featured many of the peak technological advances of the motive power and being developed in the late 1920s had an extremely short lifespan, as some yellowstones were barely 10 years. From the crisp diecast metal detail and the authentic decoration on the outside, to the advanced technology and brute power within the boiler, your steam locomotive is ready for duty on your model railroad. Williams brass o scale model railroad steam locomotives for. A 2 8 8 4 steam locomotive, under the whyte notation, has two leading wheels, two sets of eight driving wheels, and a fourwheel trailing truck. Classic trains magazine celebrates the golden years of railroading including the north american railroad scene from the late 1920s to the late 1970s. This is one of the most powerful reciprocating steam. Only one 2 8 8 8 4 was ever built, a mallettype for the virginian railway in 1916. In 1954, the design was developed further into the 498. So, if you havent already done so, flip to the quick start guide and lets run your new engine 6 m. I think it is missing pistons,but it runs every 20min it is jacked up and runs from a electric motor. Electric trains has released its allnew ho scale dmir 2 8 8 4 yellowstone articulated steam locomotive first announced in the fall of 2015. The type was generally named the yellowstone, a name given it by the first owner, the northern pacific railway, whose lines run near yellowstone national park.
Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and trainwatchers. How to install a dcc decoder in any locomotive duration. There are so many more things to learn and enjoy about the engine, we could write a book. Union pacific 4884 big boy locomotive 4019 and engineer. The yellowstones 2 8 8 4 were built between 1928 and 1935, 72 were built, having a weight of some 750,000 pounds, and the tender a further 425,000 pounds, were the heaviest locos around at the time.
Measures 32 x 2 12 x 4 o72 curve was on display and run a few feet. To start with, the wheel configuration is 2884, where as the bigboy is 4884. After building my web page on the bigboy survivors, i recalled that i had seen some locomotives up on the minnesota iron. The first 2 8 8 0 operated by baltimore and ohio was numbered el1a, which was built in 1916 at baldwin locomotive works. That is, 2 small wheels at the front to steer the locomotive, 8 large driver wheels, a second group of 8 larger driver wheels, and 4 smaller wheels to support the weight of the firebox and cab.
Each class of yellowstone was a different design except. The one in the duluth transportation museum in in good shape. Apr 30, 2014 union pacific 4 8 8 4 big boy locomotive 4019 and engineer take a brief rest from their work at cheyenne, wy during the big boys final summer. Hobbylinc carries 28 2 8 0 model train locomotives at discounts up to 45% including steam ho, steam n, and steam o027. The czechoslovak state railways csd introduced the 498.
To start with, the wheel configuration is 2 8 8 4, where as the bigboy is 4 8 8 4. Only 72 yellowstones were built in five different classes. The type was generally named the yellowstone, a name given it by the first. Nps line through the badlands had a series of long grades in b. Trainmaster command control and odyssey systemequipped 284 berkshire steam locomotive. Regarding locomotive weights, i believe it needs to be. A 2884 steam locomotive, under the whyte notation, has two leading wheels, two sets of eight driving wheels, and a fourwheel trailing truck. Path etc etcgiteai usr usrbingitea usrlib usrlibsystemd usrlibsystemdsystemgitea. Great deals on williams brass o scale model railroad steam locomotives. All new ho scale yellowstone now shipping mth electric trains. Premier 2884 yellowstone steam locomotive operators manual compatibility this engine will operate on any traditional o72 gauge track system, including m. Blue ridge virginian 2 6 8 0 the southern and the great northern had the sole examples of this type. One feature of this locomotive is that museum visitors can press a button and the wheels on the engine will rotate which suggests that the running gear is in decent shape. Lionel 284 berkshire steam locomotive and tender owners manual.