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Broadway Limited - 6987 - Locomotive, Steam, 4-6-6-4 Challenger - Rio Grande - 3803

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Production TypeAnnounced
Stock Number6987
Original Retail Price$549.99
BrandBroadway Limited
ManufacturerBroadway Limited Imports
Body StyleBroadway Limited Steam Locomotive Challenger 4-6-6-4
Prototype VehicleLocomotive, Steam, 4-6-6-4 Challenger (Details)
Road or Company NameRio Grande (Details)
Reporting MarksD&RGW
Road or Reporting Number3803
Paint Color(s)Black & Graphite
Print Color(s)White
Paint SchemeCoal Tender
Coupler TypeMT Magne-Matic Knuckle
Coupler MountBody-Mount
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
Series NameParagon4
DCC ReadinessDC/DCC Dual Mode Decoder w/Sound
Announcement Date2023-07-31
Release Date2024-06-01
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



Specific Item Information: Each model is equipped with Broadway Limited Imports' Paragon4 Sound/DC/DCC sound system, complete with smoke and integral GoPack capacitors.
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 Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (reporting mark DRGW), often shortened to Rio Grande, D&RG or D&RGW, formerly the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, was an American Class I railroad company. The railroad started as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge line running south from Denver, Colorado in 1870. It served mainly as a transcontinental bridge line between Denver, and Salt Lake City, Utah.

In 1988, the Rio Grande's parent corporation, Rio Grande Industries, purchased Southern Pacific Transportation Company, and as the result of a merger, the larger Southern Pacific Railroad name was chosen for identity. The Rio Grande operated as a separate division of the Southern Pacific, until that company was acquired by the Union Pacific Railroad. Today, most former D&RGW main lines are owned and operated by the Union Pacific while several branch lines are now operated as heritage railways by various companies.
Brand/Importer Information:
Broadway Limited Imports, LLC defines itself as "the world's foremost producer of top-quality HO and N scale model trains".

The company was founded in 2002 and introduced its first N scale model in 2009.

Broadway Limited Imports is composed of a team of 15 fun loving individuals who are dedicated to creating the most realistic model railroading experience possible, with the best customer service possible.

The Broadway Limited Imports headquarters is located in Ormond Beach, Florida at 9 East Tower Circle. It's just under an hour's drive from Disney World.

About Broadway Limited Imports.
Item created by: CNW400 on 2023-08-02 13:11:39. Last edited by CNW400 on 2023-08-02 13:11:40

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