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Oriental Limited - NP A5 - Locomotive, Steam, 4-8-4 Northern - Northern Pacific - 2687

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Stock Number NP A5
Brand Oriental Limited
Manufacturer Samhongsa
Body Style Samhongsa Steam Engine 4-8-4
Prototype Vehicle Locomotive, Steam, 4-8-4 Northern (Details)
Road or Company Name Northern Pacific (Details)
Road or Reporting Number 2687
Paint Color(s) Black and Gray
Print Color(s) White
Coupler Type Rapido Hook
Wheel Type Chemically Blackened Metal
Wheel Profile Small Flange (Low Profile)
DCC Readiness No
Release Date 2000-01-01
Item Category Locomotives
Model Type Steam Engine
Model Subtype 4-8-4
Model Variety NP
Prototype Region North America
Prototype Era NA Era III: Transition (1939 - 1957)
Scale 1/160
Model Information: This is a fine running all-brass model, but like the prototype, favors broad radius curves.
Prototype History: Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-8-4 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and four trailing wheels on two axles. The type was first used by the Northern Pacific Railway, and initially named the Northern Pacific, but railfans and railroad employees have shortened the name when referring to the type[citation needed], and now is most commonly known as a Northern.
Road Name History:
The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States from Minnesota to the Pacific Coast. It was approved by Congress in 1864 and given nearly 40 million acres (160,000 km2) of land grants, which it used to raise money in Europe for construction. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in western Montana on Sept. 8, 1883.

The railroad had about 6800 miles of track and served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin. In addition the company had an international branch to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The main activities were shipping wheat and other farm products, cattle, timber and minerals; bringing in consumer goods, transporting passengers; and selling land.

The company was headquartered first in Brainerd, Minnesota, then in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It had a tumultuous financial history, and in 1970 it merged with other lines to form the Burlington Northern Railroad.

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Manufacturer Information: Samhongsa was a Korean manufacturer of model trains, well know for its brass models, imported notably by Hallmark Models. The company ceased its activity in the early 2000s. Some of the employees continued the brass model business as Sam Model Tech.
Item created by: gdm on 2020-11-13 07:42:42
Last edited by: gdm on 2020-11-13 07:44:15


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