• Cosmetic Condition: C-7 Excellent
• Running Condition: Runs Well on both DC & DCC
• Wheel Wear: Minor (Used a little)
• Material: Diecast,Plastic
• Paint: Factory Painted
• Backhead Detail: Yes, Basic
• Lighting Features: Directional Lights,Cab Light
• Couplers: Knuckle Style
• Packaging: Original Box
• Paperwork: None
• DCC Status: DCC Dual Mode Decoder Installed
• DCC Manufacturer ID: Broadway Limited Imports
• Sound Status: Yes - Tested & Works
• Operating Smoke: Yes

Often called the largest steam loco ever made, and certainly a contender for the Worlds Most Famous Locomotive, the Big Boy was forged under some of the most strenuous demands ever placed on a locomotive. The UP Railroad needed a locomotive that could be used to pull a 3,600-ton train over Sherman Hill and the 1.14% grade from Ogden to Wasatch, Utah without the need for helpers.

When the design specifications were complete, it was decided on the use of a simple articulated, high speed, 132 ft. long locomotive sporting sixteen 68 diameter drive wheels. What they created was the longest and among the heaviest, most powerful steam locomotive legends in the world. And had not the worker at ALCO chalked Big Boy on the side of the smoke box of one of the 4-8-8-4s under construction, a name that immediately caught on, it is rumored that the name of the type would have been Wasatch, for the mountains they were built to conquer.

Features:

• Paragon4 Sound & Control System featuring ROLLING THUNDER
• Integral Dual-Mode Decoder with Back EMF for Superb Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC
• Precision Drive Mechanism Engineered for Heavy Towing and Smooth Slow Speed Operation
• Operating Smoke Unit with On/Off Switch - Note that N scale smoke units require a thin-viscosity smoke fluid such as JT's Mega Steam or Marklin's #02421 smoke fluid
• Six Drivers and All Tender Wheels Pick-up Electricity from Track
• Die Cast Locomotive Body with Die Cast Chassis for Heavier Weight and Maximum Tractive Effort
• Rubber Tires on Two Drivers for Additional Tractive Effort
• Premium Caliber Painting
• Prototypically Accurate Paint Schemes and Road Numbers
• Many Separately Applied Details such as Handrails, Grab Irons, Piping, Tender Ladders, Whistle, and Bell
• Prototypical Headlight and Rear Light Operation
• Separately Controllable Cab Light
• Prototypically Accurate Sounds for the Union Pacific Big Boy
• Operating Microtrains-compatible Couplers
• Will Operate on Code 55, Code 70, and Code 80 Rail
• Minimum Operating Radius: 9.75 inches