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HO, K-2 Mikado, 16-VC Tender, Paragon 4, #1196, C&O

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HO, K-2 Mikado, 16-VC Tender, Paragon 4, #1196, C&O
HO, K-2 Mikado, 16-VC Tender, Paragon 4, #1196, C&O
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HO, K-2 Mikado, 16-VC Tender, Paragon 4, #1196, C&O

Item No. BLI7593
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Product Details

The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway began operating Mikados in December 1911, when it took delivery of the class K-1 from Alco-Richmond. Ten years later, the C&O purchased another 150 technologically superior 2-8-2's - the K-2's, the K-3's, and the K-3a's.
Key Features
  • Paragon4 Sound & Control System
  • Integral DCC Decoder with Back EMF
  • Precision Drive Mechanism
  • Premium Caliber Painting
  • Prototypical Light Operation
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In The Box
  • (1) HO, K-2 Mikado, 16-VC Tender Locomotive

Introduction

All the K-2s and K-3s were built by Alco-Richmond. The primary thing differentiating the K-2s and K-3s was the booster. The K-2s had a booster, and although considered a "light Mikado", they could extert 10% more tractive effort than the booster-less K-3s. The C and O used its Mikados for almost any job, and they were considered the mainstay of C and O power for twenty years. They could be found on manifest freights, local freights, coal trains, work trains, and occasionally passenger trains. They were the dominant power on C and O's James River Line and also the Chicago Line in Indiana.

Features

  • ALL-NEW Paragon4 Sound and Control System
  • Synchronized Puffing Smoke with Chuff Sound
  • Variable Puffing Smoke Intensity and timing
  • Integral DCC Decoder with Back EMF for Industry Best Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC
  • Precision Drive Mechanism engineered for continuous heavy load towing and smooth slow speed operation
  • 5-Pole Can Motor with Skew Wound Armature
  • Handcrafted Brass Boiler, Cab, and Tender Body, and Heavy Die Cast Chassis for Increased Tractive Effort
  • Premium Caliber Painting with Authentic Paint Scheme
  • Prototypical Light Operation with Separately Controllable Headlight, Numberboard Lights, and Cab Light
  • Factory-installed Engineer and Fireman Figures
  • Many Separately Applied Details such as Handrails, Grab Irons, Ladders, Piping, Cab Glass, Whistle, Brass Bell, Markers, Numberboards, Elesco FWH, Air Pumps, Air Tanks, and Many Others
  • Equipped with Rubber Traction Tires for Increased Pulling Power
  • Recommended Minimum Radius: 18 inches
  • Accurate Prototypical Sounds for the C and O K-2 Mikado Class Locomotive

Overview

The model is of the K-2 locomotive as it appeared in the 1940's. They are quickly recognized by their large Elesco feedwater heaters and "flying air pumps" hanging from the smokebox door. All K-2's were delivered with 12,000 gallon / 15-ton capacity Vanderbilt tenders. The railway quickly realized they would need larger tenders, and most of the K-2s eventually ran with the 16,000 gallon / 20-ton capacity "16-VC" tender. BLI is offering models with both tenders, and have selected appropriate road numbers based on tender assignments.

All of the models have hand-crafted brass boilers, cabs, and tender bodies, and die cast locomotive and tender chassis. Each model comes with a Paragon4 Sound/DC/DCC sound system with synchronized puffing smoke and integral GoPack capacitors.