Weathered Chesapeake & Ohio H-7 #1578
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2015 Limited Edition! Lionel is pleased to offer these one of a kind, hand weathered, steam locomotives. Featuring a touch of realism with faded lettering, mud, dirt, dust, and rust, these locomotive represent just a few of the daily issues all engines faced on the tracks. These weathered locomotives are done by hand in the USA by train enthusiast and expert Harry Hieke. He brings over 20 years of experience and personally weathers each locomotive, making it a true special one of a kind piece in your collection.
This Limited Edition locomotives will only be featured in 2015 LIonel Volume 2 Catalog and will be accompanied with a Certificate of Authorization from the artist and Lionel. Don't hesitate; this is your chance to get this extremely special, one of a kind item exclusively offered by Lionel.
Simple Simons First built for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in 1924, the H-7 2-8-8-2 articulated became the mainline freighter of choice through the 1930s. The H-7 Class was the first fleet of simple articulated steam locomotives in America and influenced later designs such as the Challenger and Allegheny. Even with the advent of more modern power, the H-7 class served on the C&O through the end of steam in the 1950s. Some of these "Simple Simons" even worked far away from their eastern origins. During World War II, the Union Pacific purchased 30 of these steamers from the C&O. Equipped with big 21,000 gallon tenders, the H-7's fought up Sherman Hill with Challengers and Big Boys.
- ElectroCouplers
- LEGACY Control System
- Wireless Tether
- Odyssey System II
- LEGACY RailSounds
- SKU: 6-82994
- Dimensions: 30" Long
- Gauge: O Gauge
- rail line: Chesapeake & Ohio
- Minimum Radius: O72
- Scale: Scale
- Catalog Year: 2015
- Road Number: 1578
- Engine: Steam
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