HO C&NW 4-6-2, C&EI #1008, "Dixie Flagler" Passenger Scheme, No-Sound / DCC-Ready, (Fantasy Paint Scheme)

HO 4-6-2 "Yellow Jacket" Overview

Built in 1930 by Alco, the ES locomotives were originally intended for the “400s.” However, before the engines were even delivered, C and NW management decided to shift focus away from streamlined steam power and instead placed orders for new diesel locomotives from General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division. As a result, the ES locomotives were reassigned to other passenger services until they were retired and scrapped in 1953. Crews affectionately nicknamed them “Yellow Jackets” because of their distinctive yellow and green paint schemes.

For this first production run of the “Yellow Jackets,” Broadway Limited is recreating models from three distinct prototypical eras, each with era-specific details and paint schemes. This includes the locomotives’ renumbering during the early 1950s. Additionally, we’re excited to offer two fantasy schemes for this run, featuring liveries for the Seaboard Air Line and the Chicago and Eastern Illinois. All models have hand-crafted brass boilers, cabs, and tender bodies, and die cast locomotive and tender chassis.

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