PROTO N Heritage Steam Collection USRA 0-8-0 -- Southern #1885

0-8-0s Are Perfect for Your Railroad's Yard Switching & Transfer Runs * All-New Model * All Drivers Geared * Traction Tires for Superior Pulling Power * All-Wheel Electrical Pickup on Loco & Tender * DCC Ready - Socket in Tender * Accumate(R) Knuckle Couplers * Flywheel Equipped for Smooth Operation * Constant Intensity & Directional LED Headlights * RP-25 Contour Wheels - Operate on Code 55 or Larger Rail * Heavy Diecast, Split-Frame Chassis * Three-Pole Skew-Wound Motor * Plate or Ladder Walkway Steps as Appropriate By 1917, the arrival of larger and much heavier freight cars had pushed most 0-6-0 designs to their limits. Realizing that railroads needed bigger and more powerful switchers to handle these modern cars, the United States Railway Administration developed plans for an all-new 0-8-0. Up-to-date in all respects, these big switchers were the equals in power of many road freight locomotives from just a few years earlier!