Bachmann HO 51005 American 4-4-0 with Coal Load, Pennsylvania Railroad #566

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, 4-4-0 represents the arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, usually in a leading bogie, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels. Almost every major railroad that operated in North America in the first half of the 19th century owned and operated locomotives of this type. Due to the large number of the type that were produced and used in the United States, the 4-4-0 is most commonly known as the American type, but the type subsequently became popular in the United Kingdom, where large numbers were produced. All new tooling. Our DCC-ready model has a factory-installed 8-pin socket for the DCC decoder installation of your choice. With wood load. Performs best on 18" radius curves or greater.