Dear HO Scale Customers; Athearn has announced a new release of 2-6-0 Steam Locomotives. Check them out!

 

Canadian Pacific (CP)

 

PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This arrangement is commonly called a Mogul. The 2-6-0 was a modification of the common 4-4-0 design of the 1860s, and served alongside of it for many years. With 75% of the loco’s weight on the drivers, the 2-6-0 was at home pulling both freight and passenger trains, although the relatively small grate area imposed by the lack of a trailing truck limited its range and steaming capacity. Still, it found a home on branch lines and secondary runs up until the end of steam on some roads.

 

Milwaukee Road

 

2-6-0 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

• See-through cab windows

• Separately applied wire-form details

• Smoke stack

• Boiler mounted bell

• Bi-directional LED constant lighting so headlight brightness remains consistent

• 5-pole motor with precision-machined flywheels and multi-link drive train for trouble-free operation

• Traction tires on two drivers for more pulling power

• Reliable electrical pickup from all drive wheels (except traction tire wheels) and tender wheels

•Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power

• McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers

• DCC Ready 21 pin plug

• Nickel plated, blackened machined wheels machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brand of track

• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box

• Painted and printed for realistic decoration

• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body

• Minimum radius: 18”

• Recommended radius: 22”

 

Maine Central (MEC)

 

SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE

• Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Econami sound

• Sound units operate in both DC and DCC

• Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode

• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode

• Precision slow speed control

• Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights

• Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes

•CV chart included in the box

 

 

Union Pacific (UP)

 

Guaranteed Reservation Date: April 28th 2023

Expected Delivery Date: September 2024

 

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