Locomotives * | Broadway Limited Imports N Usra Heavy Mikado 2-8-0 Steam Locomotive, Gn 3200, Paragon4

Introduction

There Were 233 Original Usra Heavy 2-8-2’S Built Plus Another 957 Copies, Covering 23 Railroads. It Was An Extremely Successful Design. The Usra Heavy Mikados Used Pretty Much The Same Running Gear As The Light Mik’S, But The Boilers Were 10 Inches Larger In Diameter And They Had Larger Cylinders As Well. Tractive Effort Was About 10% Higher For The Heavy 2-8-2’S.

As For The Usra Light Mikados, The Usra Built 625 Total, With 641 Copies Built After The Usra Ended Control. With Copies, Over 50 Railroads Used The Usra Light 2-8-2’S.

Features

• Paragon4 Sound And 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
• Die Cast Body With Die Cast Chassis For Maximum Tractive Effort
• Premium Caliber Painting
• Prototypically Accurate Paint Schemes And Road Numbers

• Many Separately Applied Details Such As Handrails, Grab Irons, Piping, Whistle, And Bell
• Prototypical Headlight
• Prototypically Accurate Sounds For The Usra 2-8-2S
• Operating Microtrains-Compatible Couplers
• Will Operate On Code 55, Code 70, And Code 80 Rail
• Minimum Operating Radius: 9.75 Inches

Overview

Bli’S Models Follow The Original Designs Closely. Railroad Specific Variations Are Not Modeled On These Locomotives. In This Production Run, They Are Offering Several Attractive Fantasy Paint Schemes In Addition To The Prototypical Usra Models. We Also Offer Two Painted And Unlettered Models (Black) One Heavy And One Light.

Features