You will find a small depot museum and two locomotives on static display. 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. After building my web page on the bigboy survivors, i recalled that i had seen some locomotives up on the minnesota iron. So, if you havent already done so, flip to the quick start guide and lets run your new engine 6 m. 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. Hobbylinc carries 28 2 8 0 model train locomotives at discounts up to 45% including steam ho, steam n, and steam o027. Feb 19, 20 em1 is weathered using a paasche airbrush, polly scale acryllic paints and bragdon industries adhesive powders.
The czechoslovak state railways csd introduced the 498. Great deals on williams brass o scale model railroad steam locomotives. Built by baldwin locomotive works, it became the only example of their class xa, so named due to the experimental nature of the locomotive. The 2 8 8 4 yellowstone type was developed late in the steam locomotive era during the 1920s. This is one of the most powerful reciprocating steam. Blue ridge virginian 2 6 8 0 the southern and the great northern had the sole examples of this type. Like the same railroads large articulated electrics and the erie railroad 2 8 8 8 2s, it was nicknamed triplex. 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. The wheel arrangement was often referred to as yellowstone type, a name given by the northern pacific rr that pioneered its use. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at.
The allegheny had the biggest firebox capable of creating steam to haul the brutal eastern grades. How to install a dcc decoder in any locomotive duration. The baltimore and ohio railroad was an early user of the 2 8 8 0, an unpopular type of articulated locomotive. The most popular 2 8 0 model train locomotives brands include bachmann, athearn, marklin, inc, broadway limited imports, and mth electric trains. In 1928, the northern pacific went shopping for a locomotive that could eliminate doubleheading on the eastern end of its yellowstone division. The first 2 8 8 0 operated by baltimore and ohio was numbered el1a, which was built in 1916 at baldwin locomotive works. They were used to haul very heavy freight operations around the country. Williams brass o scale model railroad steam locomotives for. Pdf download steam locomotive coaling stations and diesel locomotive.
Head north of duluth on mn61, turn right in downtown two harbors, and head towards the lake. To start with, the wheel configuration is 2884, where as the bigboy is 4884. There are so many more things to learn and enjoy about the engine, we could write a book. The yellowstone type steam locomotive design, of the 2884 wheel arrangement and an articulated design meaning that either one, or both sets of driving. This cartoon neatly underlines the difficulty of using coal as the fuel on cabforward locomotives. Lionel 284 berkshire steam locomotive and tender owners manual. 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. 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. 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. We are open, but orders may be delayed unexpectedly.
Youve just purchased the most featurerich and technically advanced ho steam locomotive ever produced. The one in the duluth transportation museum in in good shape. Has more te than the bigboy and would out pull it at low speeds 63 in driversand. Lionel 284 berkshire steam locomotive owners manual. The type was generally named the yellowstone, a name given it by the first. All new ho scale yellowstone now shipping mth electric trains. 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. Hobbylinc carries 5 4 8 8 2 ho scale model train steam locomotives.
It is taken from overprinted envelopes used by the the western railroader, which iswas a railfan magazine that began publication in 1938. Only 72 yellowstones were built in five different classes. It presently resides in the lake superior museum of transportation in duluth. Trainmaster command control and odyssey systemequipped 284 berkshire steam locomotive.
In 1954, the design was developed further into the 498. Features of the locomotive and tender you own a tough, durable locomotive the lionel 284 berkshire steam locomotive. It is also compatible with most standard ac transformers. Only one 2 8 8 8 4 was ever built, a mallettype for the virginian railway in 1916. Regarding locomotive weights, i believe it needs to be. Union pacific 4884 big boy locomotive 4019 and engineer. Nps line through the badlands had a series of long grades in b. Classic trains magazine celebrates the golden years of railroading including the north american railroad scene from the late 1920s to the late 1970s. Each class of yellowstone was a different design except.
Measures 32 x 2 12 x 4 o72 curve was on display and run a few feet. The locomotive looks to be based on the sp 4 8 8 2. Mth ho baldwin yellowstone 2884 steam locomotive w. To start with, the wheel configuration is 2 8 8 4, where as the bigboy is 4 8 8 4.
Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and trainwatchers. Electric trains has released its allnew ho scale dmir 2 8 8 4 yellowstone articulated steam locomotive first announced in the fall of 2015. 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. A 2884 steam locomotive, under the whyte notation, has two leading wheels, two sets of eight driving wheels, and a fourwheel trailing truck. Dec 11, 2003 y6b 2882 or the b and o em1 2884 yes the big boy was nice but designed to haul heavy trains at speed on the long western grades. 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. I think it is missing pistons,but it runs every 20min it is jacked up and runs from a electric motor. Path etc etcgiteai usr usrbingitea usrlib usrlibsystemd usrlibsystemdsystemgitea. 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. From its many handapplied scale details, to the advanced technology found inside, your locomotive is ready for duty on your model railroad layout. Premier 2884 yellowstone steam locomotive operators manual compatibility this engine will operate on any traditional o72 gauge track system, including m.