Kato - 10-706-3 - Tender, Steam - Union Pacific - 2-Pack

Specific Item Information: Road Numbers: 814 and 809. Reproduce the water tender (water tank car) that will be added to support long-distance operation at few water supply points after the complete abolition of steamers -#809 with UP yellow paint and a large star-spangled flag plate on the side and normal Two-car set of specification #814

Model Information: This engine was released in 2014, and Kobo DCC-Installed versions were added in 2015. A 'Freight' version was added in 2016.

This engine has amazing detail and looks fantastic. It was released in conjunction with Kato's Union Pacific Excursion Train Passenger sets. This is a very solid model with a split frame, a coreless motor and dual flywheels. It runs smoothly and quietly and can easily pull a 30 car passenger consist.
The stock model has no front coupler, but a replacement pilot with a dummy coupler is included with the model.

DCC Information: The DCC upgrade is easy with drop-in decoder design.
The chassis accepts the following plug-in decoders:
- Digitrax DN163K4A: 1.25 Amp N Scale Board Replacement Decoder for Kato N Scale Glacier Express and 4-8-4 FEF Steam Locomotive.
- Digitrax SDXN146K4: Sound decoder for Kato N Scale 4-8-4 FEF and similar Locomotives.
- TCS K6D4: 4 Function Drop-In for Kato FEF.

Prototype History: A tender or coal-car is a special rail vehicle hauled by a steam locomotive containing its fuel (wood, coal, or oil) and water. Steam locomotives consume large quantities of water compared to the quantity of fuel, so their tenders are necessary to keep them running over long distances. A locomotive that pulls a tender is called a tender locomotive. Locomotives that do not have tenders and carry all their fuel and water on board the locomotive (itself) instead are called tank locomotives.

Road Name History: The Union Pacific Railroad (reporting mark UP) is a freight hauling railroad that operates 8,500 locomotives over 32,100 route-miles in 23 states west of Chicago, Illinois and New Orleans, Louisiana. The Union Pacific Railroad network is the largest in the United States and employs 42,600 people. It is also one of the world's largest transportation companies.

Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP); both are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Over the years Union Pacific Corporation has grown by acquiring other railroads, notably the Missouri Pacific, Chicago & North Western, Western Pacific, Missouri-Kansas-Texas, and the Southern Pacific (including the Denver & Rio Grande Western).

Union Pacific Corporation's main competitor is the BNSF Railway, the nation's second largest freight railroad, which also primarily services the Continental U.S. west of the Mississippi River. Together, the two railroads have a duopoly on all transcontinental freight rail lines in the U.S.

Read more on Wikipedia and on Union Pacific official website.

Brand/Importer Information: Kato Precision Railroad Models (関水金属株式会社 Sekisui Kinzoku Kabushikigaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of model railroad equipment in N and HO scales. The Tokyo-based company manufactures models based on Japanese prototypes (such as the Shinkansen bullet train) for the Japanese market, North American prototypes for the North American market and European high-speed trains for European market.
The Kato (pronounced kah-toe) model railroad companies were founded by Yuji Kato, father of current president Hiroshi Kato, of the parent company Sekisui Kinzoku Co., Ltd.

The design and distribution of models for the North American market are handled by their U.S. subsidiary, Kato USA, located in Schaumburg, Illinois.
The design of special models for the European market is handled for some of them by their partner, Lemke, whereas the general distribution of Kato products in Europe is handled by NOCH; both companies are located in Germany.
As a result, some Kato European models are sold as Kato Lemke and others as Kato (alone).