2-6-6-6 "Allegheny"

Chesapeake & Ohio  No. 1633

The Heaviest Ready-to-Run Steam Locomotive In HO Scale Plastic.

Steep grades and heavy coal trains were the rule on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway's Allegheny Subdivision and by 1940, the road's aging H-7 2-8-8-2s (built in 1923-24) were getting expensive to maintain.

When C&O began looking for a replacement, Lima Locomotive Works proposed an all-new 2-6-6-6 articulated locomotive.

Designed for speed and power, the design had 67" drivers, a monstrous firebox measuring 9' x 15' and an overall weight for engine and tender of 1,197,400 lbs. heavier than ALCO's soon-to-be-famous 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy."

Behind the loco was an equally huge tender carrying 25,000 gallons of water and 25 tons of coal.

To fit C&O's 115' turntables, the rear of the tender was raised, putting more weight on the rear truck and requiring a fourth set of wheels.

C&O ordered 10, classified H-8 and named "Allegheny" to honor the mountain range where they would soon be working.

• Fully assembled and ready for service
• Optional cabs for operation on short or large radius curves
• Authentic blackened I-beam style valve gear
• Working knuckle couplers on pilot & tender (optional horn-hook couplers included)
• Heaviest ready-to-run plastic steam locomotive in HO scale
• Opening tender water hatches and tank interior details
• Reversing headlights
• Fully detailed & painted cab interior
• Optional etched metal builder's plates
• Sliding, painted cab windows
• Realistic matte black finish w/razor-sharp lettering & striping
• Sloped coal load
• Front and rear engines pivot to handle tighter curves
• Air, steam & signal lines for passenger service
• Attractive, protective display/storage box
• History & instruction booklet
• Numbered certificate of authenticity suitable for framing
• Pulls 100 or more cars on level track
• Operates on 18" radius (22" or larger radius recommended)
• DCC-ready for plug-and-play decoder conversion
• Operates on code 70, 83 or 100 rail
• Multi-position drawbar for operation on curves large or small

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