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SKU: B82895 Bachmann 82895 Baldwin 2-6-6-2 Saddle Tank Yellow Pine Lumber Co, Collection Item
$699.99
$699.99
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Features:
Nonproprietary plug-and-play electronics interface to accommodate the control system of your choice, including DC, NMRA DCC, and radio control/battery operation
Two custom wound motors with flywheels
Two idler gear boxes
Prototypical equalized chassis under both power assemblies
All-wheel driver pickup
Die-cast scale knuckle couplers, front and rear
Constant lighting of LED headlight, cab light, and rear light
Easy access to four switches in boiler to choose track or battery power pickup, operation according to NMRA or large scale model railroading practices, motor power on/off with or without lights, and center "off" position for DCC or DC operation of cab light and firebox flicker
Switch behind smokebox door with center "off" position for DCC or DC operation of smoke unit
Die-cast offset shank couplers also included for use with other popular brands of narrow gauge couplers
The 1920s marked the end of a logging push in the northwestern United States, where lumber companies needed more powerful engines to efficiently handle greater load capacities and quicker turnaround times demanded by the ever-increasing distances from the logging camps to the sawmills. In 1928, Biles Coleman Lumber Company approached the Baldwin Locomotive Works with a request for a narrow gauge 2-6-6-2 capable of handling operations on a recently developed twenty mile logging line. Baldwin responded with a scaled down version of an existing standard gauge design, which was promptly approved by Biles Coleman. Unfortunately, the Great Depression intervened and Biles-Coleman never placed an order with Baldwin. After more than 80 years, we're finishing the job with this exquisite model.