Lionel 6-11281 B&O Conventional 2-8-2 Mikado Steam Locomotive #451 – Your Source for Gaming Essentials

Description

Here is a Lionel 6-11281 B&O Conventional 2-8-2 Mikado Steam Locomotive #451. First used on Japanese railways in the early 1900s, the Mikado steam locomotive became one of the principal freight locomotives of North America. The excellent starting tractive effort of these 2-8-2 steam locomotives made them great fast-speed haulers of heavy freight, securing them a place of importance on American railways.

Its key features are:

Transformer controlled forward, neutral, and reverse operation

Synchronized fan-driven smoke unit

Conventional RailSounds sound system

Realistic separately applied coal load

Powerful maintenance-free motor with momentum flywheel

Die-cast metal locomotive body, frame, and pilot

Magnetic coupler on rear of tender

Traction tires

Die-cast metal tender body and trucks

Select separately applied details

Opening tender water hatch for easy access to sound controls

Operating headlight

Opening cab roof hatch

Engineer figure

Road Number: #4511

Dimensions: Length: 20

RailLine: Baltimore & Ohio

Minimum CO-36

Introduced at the turn of the 20th century, the 2-8-2 was an innovator breaking from the traditional manufacturing of locomotives, and featuring a larger firebox paving the way for greater speeds at a higher rate of power! Before we knew it, the 2-8-2 also known as the “Mikado” found itself in rail yards around the world from the United States to the Congo hauling freight from stop to stop. The Mikado would undergo a temporary name change after the Pearl Harbor bombing in 1941 shortly going by the McArthur, before eventually going back to the Mikado name after WW2.

Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)

Manufacturer: Lionel
Model Number: 6-11281
Road Name: Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
MSRP: $749.99

Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Steam Loco

The Trainz SKU for this item is P11628072.

Trainz Product Id: 11628072