30-79499 O Gauge RailKing Auxiliary Die-Cast Water Tender For availability see 'Find it locally' tab $149.95Product InformationDescriptionAuxiliary Die-Cast Water Tender - Southern Pacific (Daylight) Roadname: Southern PacificProduct Item Number: 30-79499Catalog: EH 2015 Volume 2Product Line: RailKingScale: O GaugeDelivery Status: Delivered Aug. 2016This product is compatible with all O Gauge 3-Rail track systems including those systems offered by Atlas and Gargraves and Lionel and Ross Custom Switches. OverviewThe Norfolk and Western Railway was a coal-hauling line of modest extent, with most of its trackage in three states: Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio. Yet among railfans and modelers, the N&W has achieved recognition far out of proportion to its size. One reason was the N&W's loyalty to steam. Modern reproductions aside, the last steam locomotives made in the United States were built in the N&W's Roanoke shops, and as late as 1955 there was not a single diesel on the property. A second reason is what N&W fans call the "holy trinity of steam": Classes J, Y6, and A, arguably three of the finest steamers ever made. The Class A 2-6-6-4 was perhaps as close to a perfect all-around locomotive as was ever built. Smooth, fast, and powerful, the A was a greyhound that could race a heavy passenger train along at 70 mph or hustle 200 loaded hoppers over level track. The 43 Class A engines built from 1936-50, along with contemporaries like the UP Challenger and C&O Greenbrier, were the tail end of the "super-power" era of steam technology, in which the external combustion engine was refined to its finest form. After the A and its contemporaries came only futile attempts to stop the onslaught of the diesel. Features Intricately Detailed, Die-Cast Tender Body Authentic Paint Scheme Die-Cast Locomotive Trucks Metal Wheels and Axles Remote Controlled Proto-Coupler Unit Measures:9 1/16" x 2 1/2" x 2 3/4" Operates On O-31 Curves Find It LocallyDealers The following dealers meet your selection criteria. Click the Show button next to a dealer to get more detailed contact information for the dealer (and to see what items are in stock, if you requested any). Name City State Zip VALLEY FARM MARKET WEEDVILLE PA 15868 THE TRAIN LOFT WINSTON-SALEM NC 27104 Support