Chesapeake & Ohio K-4 / Virginian 'BA' Information
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Even though the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad was late in bringing the 'Berkshire' class locomotives to it's roster, they quickly became favorites on the system. Having drawn on the designs used by the the Erie, NKP and Pere Marquette, the C&O was able to tailor their design, as best they could under the wartime circumstances, to more ideally suite it's needs. The 'Kanawhas' were extremely versatile in heading up coal drags, merchandise freight consists as well as passenger trains, including the 'George Washington' on occasion. A backhanded compliment paid to the 'Kanawhas' by an engineer was that the 'Alleghenys' were simply grown-up K-4s. Our intent is to model versions delivered by the American Locomotive Company and Lima, these two companies shared the orders which totaled ninety units beginning in 1943. Seeing the success experienced by the C&O, the Virginian ordered five locomotives from Lima and designated them the 'BA' class, this version will also be included in our production. We look forward to having these models as stablemates for our previously produced Allegheny H-8 and AG models.
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MODEL FEATURES
• All Fabricated Components will be Produced from the Finest Japanese or United States Milled Brass • Custom DCC Sound and Control System with Specially designed Speaker System • Custom Wound Ball-Bearing Equipped Pittman Motor • Purpose Designed Ball-Bearing Equipped Drive Mechanism • Scale Stainless Tires on All Wheel Sets • Nickel Silver Rods and Valve Gear • Constant Voltage Lighting System • Full Under-body Detail on Locomotive & Tender • All directional lighting can be controlled both automatically and manually using the included control box which is also used to control the sound functions. All remote features are assignable as DCC functions.
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• Fully Equalized and Sprung Suspension with Fabricated Leaf Springs • 36 Ball-Bearing Units used throughout the model • User Controlled Electronically Operated Valve Gear on both Engines • Full Cab Detail: Wood Liner, Brass Gauge Bezels & Lenses • Real Glass Window Glazing • Prototypical Operating Buffer Assembly between Loco & Tender • All Hatches and Compartments are Operational • An exclusive feature for our models are the prototypically built and hung running boards which are mounted on miniature brackets extending from the boiler jacket, you can see daylight between the running board and boiler
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