Steam Loco on MR web page?

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Hello, can someone tell me what is the name and model of the steam loco (2-8-2) on Model Railroader’s web page right over the"Menu bar"?

Thank you.

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If you are refering to the steam locomotive on the header for the MR Magazine above, that’s a Nickel Plate Road Berkshire (2-8-4). Given that it’s been weathered, I couldn’t tell you specifically what specific manufacturer it may be or if it’s brass or plastic but Bachmann makes a NP Berk that’s pretty cheap right now. Regardless, it’s not a straight out of the box model.

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The picture is on Tony Koester’s Allegheny Midland (torn down several years ago), and the model is lettered for Midland Route. As the previous poster noted, it is a Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 Berkshire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Koester

http://kc.pennsyrr.com/layouts/koester/index.php

My picture is N&W 4-8-0.

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Thank you for the infos Flynn and Nigel [tup]

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Great ! I’ve often wondered who’s photo it is, I thought it was a real locomotive, but on close scrutiny, the figures give it away. The weathering is astounding, that’s what real locomotives looked like, none of the “right out the factory door look”