One of the most successful steam engines of all time, the 2-8-2 was produced in
the U.S. for 14 years before it was ordered by a U.S. railroad. It earned its
nickname "Mikado" (a title for the Emperor of Japan--familiar to
English speakers because of the popular Gilbert & Sullivan opera) in 1897
when Baldwin produced an order for Nippon Railway of Japan, and the name stuck
even after American railroads began to use it in 1901.
When the United States Railroad Administration (USRA) temporarily centralized
the railroads and standardized locomotive design during World War I, the Mikado,
or "Mike" as it was often called, made up the bulk of the fleet. The
USRA had the American, Baldwin, and Lima plants build 1,856 locomotives
representing eight different wheel arrangements to help with heavy wartime
traffic; 858 of those were Mikes. These standardized Mikados were so successful
that the railroads themselves ordered many duplicates of the USRA design after
control was returned to the roads.
Features:
- Equipped with Loco-Sound with steam sounds, bell and whistle
- Precision flywheel equipped motor for smooth operation and great pulling
power
- Fan driven smoke unit
- All metal gears, wheels & chassis
- Detailed cab interior
- Die-cast boiler
- Die-cast tender
- Operating headlight
- Operating metal coupler
- Operates on O-31 or greater curves
- Length: 20"
This engine has the full manufacturer warranty and is sold through
Kit-N-Caboose, an authorized MTH Dealer. Phone # 614-476-0803
