MTH Premier UP F-E-F (4-8-4) O-Gauge Steam Locomotive

[toytrains1]

Although the 800 series locomotives were designed as passenger engines, in their time the F-E-F's hauled more than their share of freight as well. The 844 in its current incarnation as an excursion engine is almost beside the point. Let alone, I don't have scale UP passenger cars and it would look really stupid hauling the semi-scale ones that I do have.

[09JDCTrainMan]

@toytrains1 didn't you know that the up 844 is a passenger locomotive?

[tinasfan1010]

now thats a steamer!

[Amtrak1194]

One of the fastest steamers in America

[ThomasRivette]

You should have her pull the Armor Yellow passenger cars instead of freight cars.

[09JDCTrainMan]

@ThomasRivette lol, your right. She's a passenger locomotive

[sailerwan]

the whistle isnt right the real whistle sounds a lot better

[tweetsiefan1]

you should double head the gs-4 and the FEF

[GranTurismo360]

@tweetsiefan1 Actually, The FEF is RELATED to the UP 844 so The GS-4 4449 Already Doubleheaded with the 844 And i'm sorry but all the FEF were scrapped...

[tweetsiefan1]

nice

[toytrains1]

Actually, the whistle is prototypically correct. Find a video of the 844 in action and listen for yourself.

[trainboy94]

nope I've heard her whistle in person not right

[mustangmangz2148]

LOVE that heavy smoker!!! mustangmangz

[DeltaPhi79]

Looks like the U2G Northern in Trainz 2006.

[jakemasiti101]

i love steam effects on model trains

[SouthernRR4501]

Why does this engine use twin smoke stacks? For better steam exaust flow at high speed?

[SeniorMinch229018]

Your right on the mark. Plus it matched the look of the Challengers and the Bigboys who also had twin smoke stacks.

[woodgrainlove]

what does a set like this go for?

[SeniorMinch229018]

The engine is about $800 to just a bit over $1,000 depending on where you look. MTH has not made the FEF for this year.

[RogerRoids]

turn on the red light.

[me412fan]

can primir run on realtrax

[toytrains1]

Yes, Premier locomotives run on Realtrax, though you need to watch out for the minimum diameter required for the locomotives.

[RogerRoids]

why wouldn't they be able to????

[buggiecar]

That train once double headed with Daylight #4449

[back10506]

Yes it did, twice, actually. Once in the 1970's when the 4449 was on a break from the American Freedom Train, but it was not on an excursion, just an engine move. This one this past May was a public excursion.

[AllAmericanBoy9]

Great UP 844