CNW Class H 4-8-4 steam engines

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I was browsing around and found that CNW had these engines:
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/cnw/cnw-hclas.html

Does anyone know of a model of them or is one close I could modify? Thanks in advance.

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Yeah, PFM had some Crown versions way back in the 60’s. There are some listed for sale here: http://www.uncledavesbrass.com/BRAS-PFM.HTML

I believe Custom Brass did an H1 model, but don’t know what they’d sell for.

And then there’s the Challenger model: http://www.brasstrains.com/product_detail.php?p=013174

Andre

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I think the N&W class A is the largest dual purpose engine in the world. Unless you want to compare the Beyer -Garretts. Did Big Boys pull passenger? There were mostly higher speed freight and get over that dern Sherman Hill.

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UP had some Challengers fitted for passenger operation, so they were probably the largest deliberately dual-purpose locomotives - west of the Mississippi.

As for east of the Mississippi, you have the right railway, but the wrong locomotive. Almost until the very end, the J was a passenger locomotive. OTOH, while the A was primarily a freight mover, it was fitted with passenger train connections and was called on to pull passengers on those rare occasions when there were no Js available.

Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)

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The C&NW Class H’s arrived on the property in 1929 (which is when that brochure derives from) at which time I believe they may well have been indeed the largest dual service engines in the world, soon to be surpassed by a few other engines on other roads.

Dave Nelson

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Chuck;

The N&W A’s were pulling passenger trains before the first J rolled out of the shop. During WWII, the A’s frequently pulled the heavy passenger trains, especially before the J1 (in 1945 rebuilt to J) showed up.

With regards modeling an C&NW H; I’d start with the current production Bachmann 4-8-4 chassis, and go from there.