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JUSTANNOUNCEDVIRGINIAN AE 2-10-10-2These ten locomotives were built in 1918 by ALCO for the Virginian Railway and were in service into the 1950s. Due tosize limitations en route, they were delivered without cab or the front, low pressure cylinders, which were installed on site.The low pressure cylinders at 48 inch (1.22 m) diameter were the largest ever used on a US locomotive; they had to betilted slightly upward to provide sufficient clearance. Only 60 2R and 60 3R models to be made. Reserve Yours Today!NYC H-10 a & b MikadosAlso P&LEThere were over 900 Mikado’s running onthe New York Central in 1941. With theirdistinctive Elesco Feed Water Heaters andHuge 6 wheel truck tenders, these powerfulMikados will grace your NYC collection.The H-10a Held a secret from it’s design. Ithad twice the super heating surface in it’sfirebox, giving it better performance thanany other Mikdado. This design was copiedinto other Lima engines, giving them,“Super Power”, like the H-10.Coming early 2010. Reserve yours Today.The Chicago & North Western neededmore motive power for its main lineoperations and in 1929 received 35very large 4-8-4s from the BaldwinLocomotive Works. In the late 1940s,24 of them underwent another rebuildand were given new nickel - steelframes, new cylinders, pilot beams andair reservoirs, new fireboxes and manyother minor improvements. These werereclassified as Class H-1.C&NW H-1 4-8-4COMING 2010WE NEED YOUR RESERVATIONThe Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe boughtAT&SF 2900 CLASS 4-8-4a total of 65 Northerns, in four batches,all from the Baldwin Locomotive Works.The AT&SF used its 4-8-4s forpassenger service. Since its main linestretching over 2200 miles (Chicago toCalifornia). The last group of 30 werebuilt in 1943 and 1944. Due to wartimeshortages of material, light weight metalswere not available, resulting in a 2000lb.increase in weight. This group wasknown as Class 2900 and included roadnumbers 2900 through 2929.SUNSET MODELS INC. TM8 • O Scale Trains - July/Aug ’0922 Beta Court ·San Ramon, CA · 94583 · 925-820-7701 · fax 925-820-7709 · www.3rdrail.com