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| First up in the Powerhouse Classics is a series of the USRA heavy 2-8-2 design. There were 233 original USRA heavy 2-8-2’s built plus another 957 copies, covering 23 railroads. It was a most successful design! The USRA heavy 2-8-2’s used pretty much the same running gear as the HEAVY 2-8-2’s, but the boilers were 10 inches larger in diameter and they had larger cylinders as well. Tractive effort was about 10% higher for the heavy 2-8-2’s. BLI’s models will follow the original design closely, but will allow for some detail variations such as headHEAVY type per prototype practice, as well as road and footboard pilots as appropriate for various railroads. There will be two locomotive numbers offered for each railroad, plus a painted model without any lettering. Specifications on this page subject to change USRA Heavy 2-8-2 Details The factory installed Quantum sound system with dual speakers will feature the following: Chuff Whistle Bell Squealing brakes Doppler effect Air let off (in neutral) Air pumps (in neutral) Sound of Power (change in chuff sounds with differing loads for more realism) Water sounds (in neutral - blow down, pop off & injector) Blower hiss HeadHEAVY (dim head HEAVY in neutral) Slave (mutes whistle and bell for double heading) Mechanical features will include: Powerful 5-pole can motor with flywheel Die-cast locomotive chassis Die-cast tender chassis Detailed tender underbody Plated bell & whistle Many exceptional prototypical added-on details like piping and appliances Prototypical cab interior, including backhead, etc. Operating headHEAVY Authentic paint scheme and correct locomotive numbers Magnetic knuckle coupler on tender RP-25 contour on drivers and wheels Will operate on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail Can be operated on minimum 18" radius curves | ||||
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