Walthers 920-60116 HO NKP 0-8-0 Steam Locomotive & Tender w/DCC #206

Description

This is Walthers 920-60116 HO NKP 0-8-0 Steam Locomotive & Tender w/DCC #206. WalthersProto USRA 0-8-0 with Tsunami® sound & DCC. Nickel Plate Road #206. By 1917, the arrival of larger and much heavier freight cars had pushed most 0-6-0 designs to their limits. Realizing that railroads needed bigger and more powerful switchers to handle these modern cars, the United States Railroad Administration (USRA) developed plans for an all-new 0-8-0.

Up-to-date in all respects, these big switchers were the equals in power of many road freight locomotives from just a few years earlier! Unlike some USRA designs, the 0-8-0 was well liked by the railroads that received it; 175 were completed before government control ended in 1920.

But the 0-8-0’s ultimate success came in the years that followed as the USRA design was eventually copied by 35 different roads. In fact, the last new steam locos built in the US were a series of 0-8-0s, constructed by the N&W in 1951-53 that followed the general outline of the decades-old USRA design!

Its key features are:
Limited edition – one time run of these roadnumbers!
Tsunami sound & DCC
Loco & tender electrical pickup
Traction tires
Weighted for maximum tractive effort
Opening cab windows
Meticulously detailed cab interior
Tender coal bunker style appropriate to road
Slow speed less than 3 scale MPH
Proto MAX™ metal knuckle couplers

Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)

Manufacturer: Walthers
Model Number: 920-60116
Road Name: Nickel Plate Road (NKP)
MSRP: $399.98

Scale/Era: HO Scale
Model Type: Steam Loco

The Trainz SKU for this item is P11963863.

Trainz Product Id: 11963863