MTH 70-3015-1 4-6-6-4 Challenger Steam Engine w/Proto- Start Price USD 1,044.99 Current Price USD 1,044.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 30, 2008 End Time Tuesday, December 30, 2008 Location Atlanta, GA See more about 'MTH 70-3015-1 4-6-6-4 Challenger Steam Engine w/Proto-' Description Your browser does not support JavaScript. To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE! Trainz Store Home | About Trainz | Scott's Story | Contact Us | Shipping | Payment | Returns | Feedback | Checkout Other G Scale auctions from Trainz: Artwork/Prints Accessories Books & Media Buildings - Assembled Buildings - Kits Catalogs Diesel Locos Electric Locos Figures Freight Cars Miscellaneous Motorized Units Operating Cars Passenger Cars Pre-Order Specials Scenery Sets Steam Locos Track/Switches/Etc. Transformers Vehicles Sign up with Live.com & save up to 25% on many items from Trainz! Click here for details Add the Trainz eBay Gadget to your Google Homepage MTH 70-3015-1 4-6-6-4 Challenger Steam Engine w/Proto- THIS ITEM REQUIRES 2-3 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY This is an MTH 70-3015-1 Northern Pacific 4-6-6-4 Challenger Steam Engine w/Proto-Sound 2.0, Cab No. 5148. In the midst of the Great Depression, Union Pacific designed and asked ALCO to build the best high-speed simple articulated engines to grace American rails. The 4-6-6-4 Challenger first appeared on UP rails in 1936, and it was clear from the beginning that it could handle tremendous tonnage at high speeds. Although the Challenger was designed for fast freight work, the UP also used it for passenger service; the engine proved it could easily handle any task it was given. It was in a round-about way that Clinchfield took possession of their Challengers. Early in World War II, UP entered an order for several more Challengers. The War Production Board refused to let UP have the entire order and diverted six of the new Challengers on a lease program to the Rio Grande, which used the locomotives until the war's end. In 1947, eastern coal hauler the Clinchfield Railroad bought all six Challengers. They moved the Challengers east under their own power and put them to work pulling long coal trains. By 1953, though, steam locomotives were phased out and Clinchfield's Challengers were retired. M.T.H. is proud to reintroduce the Challenger in the markings of five railroads in the 2004 RailKing One-Gauge line. This model of a classic American prototype will look right at home in virtually any garden setting, due to the prototype's use across the span of the United States. Pull-out fact: The UP apparently expected to get the remaining six Challengers they had ordered after the war, but the U.S. government, who owned them, stored them in Salt Lake City until striking the deal that sold them to Clinchfield. Features include Detailed Polycarbonate Boiler and Tender Body, Authentic Paint Scheme, Metal Wheels and Axles, Operating Knuckle Coupler, Lighted Number Boards, Interchangeable Hook & Loop Coupler, and Constant Voltage Lighting.The Trainz SKU for this item is D11415547.Manufacturer: MTHModel Number: 70-3015-1Scale/Era: G ScaleModel Type: Steam Loco Trainz Policies & Terms Trainz Shipping Rates Click an Image to Enlarge  Location Shipping Cost Additional Items United States (48 States), APO* $34.99 $34.99 Alaska & Hawaii $73.49 $73.49 Canada** $50.49 $69.99 International Contact Us Contact Us THIS ITEM REQUIRES 2-3 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY Our shipping prices include insurance. We use new cardboard shipping boxes, bubble-wrap, plastic air cushion bags, and foam peanuts to protect the items that we ship to you. We also primarily use FedEx Ground to get your packages to you the fastest. We also use USPS and UPS when that is better choice for your items or location. *APO & P.O. 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