MTH Premier Erie Angus (0-8-8-0) O-Gauge Steam Locomotive
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cool and shiny blue
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Wow !!! That is a really nice steamer. Very unique
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I believe this was a non catalogued item, released about 2004 I bought one about 2 weeks ago new that I found on the intermet. Beautiful. 5/25/10
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@toytrains1 In fact, it was worse than anthracite coal, it was a coal waste product known as culm that was useless in a normal firebox. You had to burn a ton of it, but it was very cheap, and the Reading had access to it. In fact, many non-camelbacks burned anthracite coal
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this things wild.
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how much bigger is this camelback compared to other camelbacks
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I believe that the Camelback style cabs allowed for a larger firebox area, giving the locomotive more power.
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From what I read about 0-8-8-0's is that they were used as very heavy switchers, although two 0-8-0's could accomplish the same task with smaller engines.
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wow that is cool!
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I have never seen that engine. What catalog? oh, Nice though
There were so many different types of camelbacks that comparison is difficult. If you compare it to a Jersey Central 10-wheeler camelback, like the #774 for example, this was about double the weight.
toytrains1 2 years ago
The wide firebox was required since these locomotives burned anthracite coal rather than the more usual bituminous.
toytrains1 2 years ago