Yankeedabbler New Arrivals " Top Gun Dabbler Zone " Broadway Limited , Atlas and Tamiya
Channel: Engineer Hall
Date: 2021-08-06

Broadway Limited Class AC4 4-8-8-2 Cab Forward steam locomotive. Atlas  ACF 33,000 Gallon Tank Car SHPX - Cal Gas , CN - Canadian National , ACFX , GLNX Corp and PC - Penn Central. Atlas  Bay Offset Hopper MEC - Maine Central , RDG - Reading ,  NS - Norfolk Southern , B&O - Baltimore & Ohio and CP - Canadian Pacific. Tamiya 1/48 McDonnell-Douglas F4B Phantom Model Kit


Broadway Limited Class AC4 4-8-8-2 Cab Forward steam locomotive is based on the "backwards" engines introduced by Southern Pacific designed for use on lines with many tunnels. In the 1920's, the SP had a need for powerful locomotives, but found that the new articulated 2-8-8-2's did not work well for them. They were a hazard to the crews when traveling through the long tunnels and snow sheds on their system. The exhaust fumes were capable of blinding and suffocating crewmembers, so to resolve this problem, the Southern Pacific decided to orient the locomotive in reverse. The next articulated engines from Baldwin were built with the cabs in the forward position and smokestack at the rear behind the crew. The SP went on to build many classes of these Cab Forwards. This locomotive features full Paragon3 sound and DCC for realistic sound and motor control. The Paragon3 sound system works with all Broadway Limited Rolling Thunder(TM) advanced sound systems. Other features of this steam locomotive include a heavy die cast chassis, smooth-running flywheel-equipped drive, directional lighting and magnetic knuckle couplers. This HO Scale Class AC4 4-8-8-2 Cab Forward locomotive can be operated on all DCC systems as well as on standard DC railroads (with limited sound functionality). This model has wheels profiled to operate on Code 70 and larger rail and curves of 22" radius or larger.







Atlas ACF 33,000 Gallon Tank Car HO Scale. 

The ACF® "whale body" 33,156 gallon tank car was designed to haul liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and anhydrous ammonia. Originally built in the early 1960s, you can still find these cars in service today.

Features:

Fine end ladders
100 ton roller-bearing trucks
Air reservoir
Walkway and end platforms
Intricate lettering on the ends
Separate handrails
Prototypically accurate paint schemes
Brake rigging detail
Atlas' version of the 2-Bay Offset Side Hopper with Flat ends is modeled after the open hoppers that were built in the 1930s and the 1940s to transport coal.

Features:

Ready-to-run
Blackened metal wheels
Free-rolling 50-ton trucks
Detailed brake gear
Body mounted AccuMate® knuckle couplers
Prototypical painting and lettering