Great Northern LEGACY Y6B #2060 One of the great trinity of Roanoke steam, the Y6B was the penultimate Mallet. The Norfolk and Western built 30 of these monsters between 1948 and 1952 - a time when most railroads in the country had already completely dieselized. The Y6B incorporated all of the lessons learned from previous models, leaving a legacy based not just on strength but of efficiency. Indeed, Y6B 2197 was one of two steam locomotives pitted in a test against an ABBA set of F7s from EMD in 1952. The results were essentially a draw, but with the steam locomotives running well and paid off, the N&W saw no compelling reason to make any immediate changes. It would be another three years before retirements started to come. No. 2190 was the last to drop her fires in 1960, a fitting farewell to mainline steam on the N&W.Lionel's latest tribute to this masterpiece of engineering includes several new features. Nos. 2174 and 2194 feature new tooling for the original narrow smokebox door. 2188 and 2197 feature the later retrofit smokebox. All locomotives are upgraded with kinematic drawbars, control switches relocated to the top of the locomotive and safety valve steam in addition to whistle and stack steam! And of course they are available for the first time with 4-digit addressing and Bluetooth capabilities. Notable among the N&W models, 2188 was the second-to-last Y6B to see operation and 2197 of course battled the dreaded diesels in 1952. Coming so late, the Y6B never made it to other railroads like the earlier Y3 had. But what if? We've answered that question with some fantasy paint schemes for the Pennsylvania, Santa Fe, Great Northern and Union Pacific. Don't let yourself be late to the party, see your dealer to order your copy of the best today! ElectroCouplers LEGACY Control System Lighting RailSounds Odyssey System II SKU: 2531050 Dimensions: Length: 30" Gauge: O Gauge year: 2025 rail line: Great Northern Minimum Radius: O72 Power: Electric Road Number: 2060 Engine: Steam Manuals Find the latest manuals in our support section. Replacement Parts Buy any replacement parts in our support section. Contact Contact a service station to fix your product
