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Marklin 34994/37990/37991 Big
Boy
Trix T22593/T22594/T22598/T22599 Big Boy
Marklin 29848/29849 Big Boy Starter set.
Big Boy locomotives from Marklin and Trix.
Marklin 34990, 37990 are no longer available and were made
only for Marklin Club Members.
Specs below are for Trix T22598/T22599.
Trix 22593 has same specs but with European wheels and
regular couplers no decoder installed (decoder ready) Still available.
Trix T22594 is the same version than T22599 but without
decoder. Still available.
Built specifically for North American 2-rail DC model
railroaders, the Trix Big Boy #T22599 has many special features and a level
of craftsmanship only found previously in brass at a much higher price.
Prototype: Union Pacific (U.P.) class 4000 "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 design.
Road no. 4015 as it looked around 1959. Use: Heavy freight trains.
Model Features:
 | H0 scale, 2-rail DC |
| Road no. 4015 |
| Diecast metal locomotive frame, body, tender frame, tender body |
| High-efficiency can motor with bell-shaped armature and flywheel in
the boiler |
| Driving wheels divided into two linked groups to enable the locomotive
to negotiate sharp curves |
| Boxpok wheels |
| 8 axles powered, center driving axles spring mounted |
| RP 25 wheel flanges, no traction tires |
| Kadee® compatible coupler on the tender, Kadee® no. 19 coupler can be
installed on the pilot. Note: The coupler pocket on the tender will also
take a Kadee® no. 17, 18, 19 or 20 coupler. |
| Comes from the factory with built-in DCC decoder, decoder detects
automatically whether locomotive is on a DCC layout or an analog layout
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| This decoder works with all DCC digital systems commonly available in
the USA |
| Acceleration and braking delay can be programmed individually in DCC
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| Headlights, number boards lights, backup light on the tender are all
maintenance-free LEDs and can be controlled digitally |
| Light in engineer's cab, maintenance-free LED, can be controlled
digitally |
| Steam sound effects (steam expelled from cylinders, smoke stack
exhaust, synchronized with locomotive movement and speed), can be
controlled digitally |
| Steam injector sound effect can be controlled digitally |
| Whistle can be controlled digitally |
| Bell can be controlled digitally |
| The sound effects system works only in DCC |
| Smoke generator contacts (for 2 smoke generators - Seuthe no. 8,
Märklin no. 0900) that are connected directly to the electrical pickups on
the wheels. Note: The smoke generators must be removed from the locomotive
when programming the decoder. |
| Close coupling between the locomotive and tender |
| Figures of a locomotive engineer and fireman included |
| The largest H0 steam locomotive ever built by Trix: weight
approximately 2 lb 10 oz, length 18-5/16" |
Important information about the operation of this locomotive: The
Big Boy can be used on curved track with a minimum radius of 360 mm /
14-3/16", but we recommend larger radius curves. Due to the overhang of this
locomotive's long boiler, signals, catenary masts, bridge railings, tunnel
portals, etc. must be set out further from the curved track for clearance.
The track must be well mounted for the high weight of the locomotive.
Historic information about the prototype: In the center of the UNION
PACIFIC's route network is the steeply graded line between Cheyenne and
Laramie on Sherman Hill. It goes through the Wasatch Rocky Mountains and on
west to the Great Salt Lake. At the end of the 1930s the freight trains on
this route became longer and faster and required time-consuming, costly
double heading with several locomotives. A specially designed new locomotive
with immense dimensions was planned to relieve this situation. The necessary
high power output and the correspondingly high weight had to be translated
to the rails on an articulated locomotive frame. The American Locomotive Co.
(ALCO) developed a colossus with a 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement, with a service
weight of over 500 metric tons and a length of 40.5 meters or 132 feet
10-1/2 inches. This giant was respectfully named the "Big Boy" in ALCO's
erecting halls. This name became the embodiment for the largest steam
locomotive in the world.
A total of 25 Big Boys were built in 1941 and 1944. They were in use around
20 years in Utah and Wyoming and each one ran over 1 million miles. Eight of
the Big Boys retired from the roster at the beginning of the 1960s are still
in existence. They still give you an unforgettable impression of the former
size.
To see price, availability or to order 29849 please
click HERE
To see price, availability or to order 34990 please
click HERE
To see price, availability or to order 37991 please
click HERE
To see price, availability or to order T22598 please click
HERE
To see price, availability or to order T22599 please click
HERE
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