O scale model trains | Pennsylvania 0880 Steam Locomotive | Lionel
October 14, 2009 by matryx
Filed under Lionel, O Scale, Steam Loco, Train Reviews(all scales), Z|N|OO|HO|S|O|On3
Pulling Yard Duty Well Into the Forty's – Pennsylvania 0-8-8-0 Steam Engine
Built by Baldwin in 1919 the Pennsylvania 0-8-8-0 Steam Locomotives where considered in their time to be some of the most powerful reciprocating steam engines ever built.
These well fed workhorses where drafted for the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburgh. They pulled their duty honorably until the mid 40's when you could find one of these steamers humping cars in the yard or pulling transfer runs.
Eventually in 1945 reliable, efficient, low maintenance diesel-electric locomotives replaced the CC2s Mallet Class 0-8-8-0's, of which there where only 10 originally built by Baldwin in "1919".
Lionel has done it again an brought an American classic to life in O Gauge. Lionels Vision Line | Steam Engines brings to you for the first time the Pennsylvania CC2 [0-8-8-0] Steam Locomotive and Tender.
- New Steam and Smoke Features
- Upgraded Sound
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Classic Locomotive… is it out yet?
To answer BIG BOYs Question… it is my understandng that Penn 0880 is due out this fall with the release of several other fall specials
I fired this fabulous monster known to me as the N-1 from the Cleveland Lakefront Iron Ore loader's to Bedford, Ohio and on to Pittsburgh, Pa. 1945-6. I would like to have a model for my shelf of My Life.