One of many successful designs developed and standardized by the United States Railroad Administration, the USRA 2-6-6-2 Articulated Steam Locomotive was an impressive answer to industry’s need for increased efficiency and productivity.
With two independently swiveling driver and truck mechanisms, this limber giant’s unique design allowed it to negotiate branchlines and tight curves while hauling larger consists than its smaller cousins in the USRA series. The popular design of this “drag engine” prompted manufacturers to produce similar locomotives well after the USRA returned control of locomotive production to the private railroad industry.

Features include:

• DCC ready
• die-cast boiler
• skew-wound motor
with hardened carbon brushes
• geared drive
• electrical pickup on drivers
• operating headlight
• finescale metal detail parts including metal cut levers and separately applied bell, whistle, domes, and piping
• detailed cab interior with sliding windows
• RP25 metal wheels
• rust colored, body-mounted
NMRA coupler pockets
• E-Z Mate® Mark II couplers
on front and rear

Tender features:

• USRA long tender
• detailed underframe with brake cylinder
• all-wheel electrical pickup
• hand-tooled coal load
• detailed coal boards
• metal handrails and finescale rivet detail