Item Tag: 8659

This is a Broadway Limited 8659 N Clinchfield Challenger 4-6-6-4 Steam Locomotive with Coal Tender, No-Sound/DCC-Ready #670. Broadway Limited Imports’ first production run of Challengers features the following notable characteristics: Accurate front end modeling, including an appropriate aftercooler system for each class. Accurate modeling of the 25-C-100 and 25-C-400 tenders, tailored to match each class. An accurately modeled oil tender specific to No. 3985, representing its excursion ser… Availability: Ships in 4 to 10 Business Days. Trainz Product Id: 12662289.

While primarily used for freight service across the UP system, a few were also assigned to passenger trains like the Portland Rose. The design and operational experience of the Challengers played a crucial role in shaping the renowned Big Boy locomotive type, which in turn influenced the design of the last three orders of Challengers.