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O North Pole 2-8-4 Berkshire Steam Loco #1225/3.0

SKU: MTH3018351 Category:
UPC Code: 658081439044
Scale: 1/48In Stock: No
MSRP: $499.95Minimum Quantity: 1
 

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In the 1920s, increased competition meant that railroads had
to come up with new ways of doing business if they hoped to remain
successful. Up to that time, most freight was moved by connecting as
many cars as possible to a locomotive and having the steam engine heave
and drag them along (called “drag freight”). Some railroads decided to
compete more effectively by increasing the speed, not the capacity, of
their freight trains. The Lima Locomotive Works’ 2-8-4 Berkshire
steamer, introduced in 1924 and named for the Massachusetts mountains
where it was demonstrated, helped make this happen. The Berkshire was
dubbed a “Super Power” engine because its larger firebox grate and
other related elements (which necessitated the 4-wheel trailing truck)
greatly increased the engine’s steam-making capacity. And more steam
capacity meant more power and more speed. In all, 611 Berkshires were
built for nearly 20 Class 1 railroads. They were a huge success and
remained in service on U.S. rails until 1958, well into the diesel era.

For 2018, M.T.H. is pleased to offer the RailKing Imperial
Berkshire in six varieties, including restored No. 765, which runs
today in excursion service (learn more at fortwaynerailroad.org).

Did You Know?

The first 2-8-4 was built with 63″ drivers, but railroads
soon discovered that it had so much more steam capacity than previous
freight engines it could power larger – and therefore faster – drivers,
and subsequent models had 69″-70″ drivers. Cruising speeds averaged
about 55 mph.

  • Intricately Detailed, Die-Cast Boiler and Chassis
  • Intricately Detailed, Die-Cast Tender Body
  • Authentic Paint Scheme
  • Real Tender Coal Load
  • Die-Cast Locomotive Trucks
  • Handpainted Engineer and Fireman Figures
  • Metal Handrails, Whiste and Bell
  • Tender Truck Chains
  • Metal Wheels and Axles
  • Remote-Controlled Proto-Coupler
  • Prototypical Rule 17 Lighting
  • Constant Voltage LED Headlight
  • Operating LED Firebox Glow
  • Operating Tender LED Back-up Light
  • Powerful Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motor
  • Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke System
  • Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments
  • Wireless Drawbar
  • Onboard DCC/DCS Decoder
  • Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring
    Passenger Station Proto-Effects
  • Unit Measures: 21 3/4″ x 2 5/8″ x 3 7/16″
  • Operates On O-31 Curves Steam DCC Features
  • F0 Head/Tail light
  • F1 Bell
  • F2 Horn
  • F3 Start-up/Shut-down
  • F4 PFA
  • F5 Lights (except head/tail)
  • F6 Master Volume
  • F7 Front Coupler
  • F8 Rear Coupler
  • F9 Forward Signal
  • F10 Reverse Signal
  • F11 Grade Crossing
  • F12 Smoke On/Off
  • F13 Smoke Volume
  • F14 Idle Sequence 3
  • F15 Idle Sequence 2
  • F16 Idle Sequence 1
  • F17 Extended Start-up
  • F18 Extended Shut-down
  • F19 Labor Chuff
  • F20 Drift Chuff
  • F21 One Shot Doppler
  • F22 Coupler Slack
  • F23 Coupler Close
  • F24 Single Horn Blast
  • F25 Engine Sounds
  • F26 Brake Sounds
  • F27 Cab Chatter
  • F28 Feature Reset