2-8-0 Consolidation - 2-Rail - Proto-Sound 3.0 & DCC/DCS - Premier -- Chicago & North Western #1896 (black, graphite)

This detailed AtlasO Premier(R) O Scale 2-8-0 Consolidation steam engine has the same wheel arrangement as locos first developed in 1864-1865 to provide power for heavy trains running at moderate speeds, especially on steep grades. Alexander Mitchell, the chief mechanic for the Lehigh and Maloney Railroad, an eastern Pennsylvania coal hauler, designed the original 2-8-0. The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) was the first to put the 2-8-0 type engine on the rails when they rebuilt a Baldwin flexible-beam engine to a 2-8-0 configuration. For more than forty years, the 2-8-0 Consolidation was America s standard freight locomotive, working hard on virtually every railroad. The Atlas Premier model features a die-cast metal locomotive boiler and chassis and durable ABS tender and is equipped with the state-of-the-art Proto-Sound 3.0 sound and DCS/DCC decoder, as well as a synchronized smoke unit. This O Scale replica comes equipped with ProtoSound 3 and DCS/DCC can be used on DCC or standard DC 2-rail O Gauge layouts and requires 36" radius or larger curves. This 2-8-0 Consolidation is one of many AtlasO locomotives.