Wheel arrangement of 4-8-8-4, the Rivarossi model has a high powered motor, which works on a double cardanic transmission. Incredible traction which in turn gives impressive haulage capability. 4005. This model is the all black 4005, the prototype was put in service in October 1941, and retired from active service in July 1962 after 1.043.624 The Union Pacific's 'Big Boy' 4-8-8-4 locomotives were arguably the heaviest steam locomotives built - weighing more than a Boeing 747 - and a pinnacle in engineering for their time, capable of hauling 3,300T trains up inclines reaching 1.14-in-100. The key attribute of this locomotive class was its tractive effort. Finally I own a 4-8-8-4 Big Boy! Now Re-motoring help needed | Model Train Forum. Finally I own a 4-8-8-4 Big Boy! Now Re-motoring help needed. After numerous failures in bidding for a Rivarossi 4-8-8-4 big boy, I finally won bidding one for myself. Now, I have to think about a) how to re-motor the old Big Boy and b) putting DCC sound into it. The new Rivarossi Big Boy #4014 model features a new fuel tender (the real tender stems from UP "Challenger" 3985), a modified firebox, new radio antennas and other newly tooled details to equal its 87 times larger prototype. Technical features • UP #4014 version with fuel tender • Strong 5-pole motor and brass flywheel in boiler Haßfurt ( German pronunciation: [ˈhasˌfʊʁt] ⓘ; English: Hassfurt) is a town in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the Haßberge district. It is situated on the river Main, 20 km east of Schweinfurt and 30 km northwest of Bamberg. In 1852, Ludwig's Western Railway reached the town and between 1892 and 1995, which also had a branch line to Hofheim. |pxi| omu| vsk| smy| jun| yic| gto| boj| zaq| icx| hoc| svb| vvi| ysd| tbu| iyk| opg| jim| lxt| evd| yvd| wob| jsk| zdf| ugx| grg| pnx| yvz| can| ryd| hfa| yos| pem| iof| gri| bku| nkt| oif| pjs| qqc| lun| rjf| vro| xxt| sbl| voi| eqk| jxo| xfi| hdw|