A mainstay passenger engine for decades, the 4-4-2 steam locomotive was the perfect turn-of the-century engine for quick travel. The stable, two-wheel trailing truck on the 4-4-2 Atlantic allowed for a larger firebox, increasing horsepower and speed compared to earlier steam locomotives. Ultimately, more powerful engines such as 4-6-2’s replaced the smaller Atlantics, ushering in a new era of heavy-duty steam locomotives. In their heyday, close to 2,000 Atlantic engines operated on North American railroads.
Features
- Transformer controlled forward, neutral, and reverse operation
- Synchronized fan-driven smoke unit
- Conventional RailSounds sound system
- Realistic separately applied coal load
- Powerful maintenance-free motor with momentum flywheel
- Die-cast metal locomotive body, frame, and pilot
- Magnetic coupler on rear of tender
- Traction tires
- Select separately applied details
- Die-cast metal tender body and trucks
- Opening tender water hatch for easy access to sound controls
- Operating headlight
- Engineer figure
Locomotive Road Number: 1630
Gauge: Standard O
Dimensions: Length: 18 1⁄2”
RailLine: Canadian National
Minimum Curve: O-31