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Key - U.P. Challenger - Locomotive, Steam, 4-6-6-4 Challenger - Union Pacific - 3985

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Stock NumberU.P. Challenger
BrandKey
ManufacturerNakamura
Body StyleKey Imports Steam Engine 4-6-6-4 Challenger
Prototype VehicleLocomotive, Steam, 4-6-6-4 Challenger (Details)
Road or Company NameUnion Pacific (Details)
Road or Reporting Number3985
Paint Color(s)Black
Print Color(s)White
Coupler TypeMT Magne-Matic Knuckle
Coupler MountBody-Mount
Wheel TypeNickel-Silver Plated Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
Ready-to-RunNo
Release Date1985-01-01
Item CategoryLocomotives
Model TypeSteam
Model Subtype4-6-6-4
Model VarietyChallenger
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era III: Transition (1939 - 1957)
Years Produced1936-1943
Scale1/160



Prototype History:
The Union Pacific Challengers are a type of simple articulated 4-6-6-4 steam locomotive built by American Locomotive Company (Alco) for the Union Pacific Railroad. 105 of these locomotives were built between 1936 and 1943. The Challengers were nearly 122 ft (37 m) long and weighed 314 tons (284,800 kg). They operated over most of the Union Pacific system, primarily in freight service, but a few were assigned to passenger trains like the Portland Rose. The locomotives were built specifically for Union Pacific and much of the experience gained later went into the design of the "Big Boy", which the later version of the Union Pacific Challenger was redesigned after.

Read more on Wikipedia and on SteamLocomotive.com.
Road Name History:
The Union Pacific Railroad (reporting mark UP) is a freight hauling railroad that operates 8,500 locomotives over 32,100 route-miles in 23 states west of Chicago, Illinois and New Orleans, Louisiana. The Union Pacific Railroad network is the largest in the United States and employs 42,600 people. It is also one of the world's largest transportation companies.

Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP); both are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Over the years Union Pacific Corporation has grown by acquiring other railroads, notably the Missouri Pacific, Chicago & North Western, Western Pacific, Missouri-Kansas-Texas, and the Southern Pacific (including the Denver & Rio Grande Western).

Union Pacific Corporation's main competitor is the BNSF Railway, the nation's second largest freight railroad, which also primarily services the Continental U.S. west of the Mississippi River. Together, the two railroads have a duopoly on all transcontinental freight rail lines in the U.S.

Read more on Wikipedia and on Union Pacific official website.
Brand/Importer Information:
Key Model Imports is an importer of brass locomotives.
Item created by: RoadRailer on 2018-10-25 20:35:54. Last edited by gdm on 2020-06-24 18:12:55

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