Athearn N 4-6-6-4, D&RGW #3803

Denver & Rio Grande Western

During the World War II industrial production was overseen and regulated by the Federal War Production Board. When the UP placed their 2nd Challenger order with Alco in 1943 the WPB stepped in and had 5 of the locomotives built for the Denver & Rio Grande Western RR to help fulfill their need for additional motive power to haul wartime traffic. These 5 locomotives were built to UP’s specifications.

ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES: 

#3803

• Coal burner
• Dual smoke stacks. Era: 1944-1946. 

STEAM LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: 

• DCC-ready features Quick Plug^™ plug-and-play technology
• Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
• Accurately-painted and –printed paint schemes
• Full cab interior with boiler backhead with printed gauges
• Individually applied piping, valves, generators, etc.
• Operating eccentric cranks on both sides operating in correct direction
• Headlights and indicator number boxes (number boards) with directional light change
• Five pole, skewed armature motor with flywheel for smooth operation
• Pivoting front and rear engines for negotiating 11″ radius curves
• See-through running boards
• See-through cab windows
• McHenry^® scale knuckle couplers
• LED Lighting for realistic appearance
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
• Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage
• Minimum recommended radius: 15″