Rivarossi HR2950 HO Scale C&O Chesapeake Ohio 2-6-6-6 Allegheny Steam Locomotive
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CONDITION: New
Rivarossi Part #HR2950
* HO Scale
* C&O Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
* 2-6-6-6 Class H-8 Allegheny Steam Locomotive
* Road #1601
* DC Only
Model Features:
Smooth paint, sharp letting and many fine, separately-added details
Directional Lighting with operating back-up light
Steel wire handrails
Knuckle style couplers
PR25 contour metal wheels on all axles
5-pole motor with flywheel
Powered front and rear driver sets
Electrical pick-ups on the locomotive and tender wheels
Minimum 22 inch radius recommended
The 2-6-6-6 is an articulated locomotive with two leading wheels. Only two classes were built: the "Allegheny" class by Lima Locomotive Works and the "Blue Ridge" class for the Virginian Railway.
Sixty "Allegheny" class locomotives were built for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway between 1941 and 1948, primarily to haul coal over the Allegheny Mountains. With a power output of 7,500 hp, they were among the heaviest steam locomotives ever built. The tenders had a 25,000-gallon water tank and a 25-ton coal bunker, with the rear section higher to fit turntable limits, leading to weight distribution issues.
Only two Allegheny locomotives survive today. One, C&O 1601, was donated to The Henry Ford Museum in 1956, where it remains on display. The other, after being damaged by a flood in 1985 and cosmetically restored, is now housed at the B&O Railroad Museum.
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