Rivarossi HR2950 HO Cheseapeake Ohio articulated steam locomotive 2-6-6-6 Allegheny 1601

Model Features: All New Road Numbers 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 DCC ready with 21-pin DCC socket Minimum 22 inch radius recommended Prototype Overview: The 2-6-6-6 is an articulated locomotive type with two leading wheels, two sets of six driving wheels and six trailing wheels. Only two classes of the 2-6-6-6 type were built. One was the "Allegheny" class, built by the Lima Locomotive Works. The name comes from the locomotive's first service with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway beginning in 1941. The C&O Allegheny is widely regarded as the most powerful steam locomotive type ever built in terms of drawbar horsepower.  Designed and built by Chesapeake & Ohio and Lima, the nearby Virginian w