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Con-Cor - 0001-013927 - Locomotive, Steam, 2-10-2 Santa Fe - Santa Fe - 3817

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Stock Number0001-013927
Original Retail Price$298.98
BrandCon-Cor
ManufacturerCon-Cor
Body StyleCon-Cor Steam Engine 2-10-2 USRA Heavy
Prototype VehicleLocomotive, Steam, 2-10-2 Santa Fe (Details)
Road or Company NameSanta Fe (Details)
Road or Reporting Number3817
Paint Color(s)Black
Print Color(s)White
Coupler TypeMT Magne-Matic Knuckle
Coupler MountBody-Mount
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
DCC ReadinessReady
Item CategoryLocomotives
Model TypeSteam
Model Subtype2-10-2
Model VarietyUSRA Heavy
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraEU Epoch I (1870 - 1920)
Years Produced1922 - 1924
Scale1/160
Track GaugeN standard



Model Information: This model was introduced by Con-Cor in 2004. It has been produced in China. Unlike earlier Con-Cor steam releases, this model derives none of its DNA from Kato designed models. Electrical pickup is known to be spotty for this model, so although it looks great, it is not a particularly good runner.
DCC Information: The model is fully DCC-Ready with space in the tender fir an 8-pin NMRA DCC decoder. I also has speaker holes in the bottom of the tender if you would like to introduce sound in your model.
Prototype History:
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-10-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, ten powered and coupled driving wheels, and two trailing wheels. In the United States of America and elsewhere the 2-10-2 is known as the Santa Fe type, after the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that first used the type in 1903.

The 2-10-2 wheel arrangement evolved in the United States from the 2-10-0 Decapod of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF). Their existing 2-10-0 tandem compound locomotives, used as pushers up Raton Pass, encountered problems reversing back down the grade for their next assignments since they were unable to track around curves at speed in reverse and had to run very slowly to avoid derailing. Consequently, the ATSF added a trailing truck to the locomotives which allowed them to operate successfully in both directions. These first 2-10-2 locomotives became the forerunners to the entire 2-10-2 family.
Road Name History:
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. Chartered in February 1859, the railroad reached the Kansas-Colorado border in 1873 and Pueblo, Colorado, in 1876. To create a demand for its services, the railroad set up real estate offices and sold farm land from the land grants that it was awarded by Congress. Despite the name, its main line never served Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the terrain was too difficult; the town ultimately was reached by a branch line from Lamy.

The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport, an enterprise that (at one time or another) included a tugboat fleet and an airline (the short-lived Santa Fe Skyway). Its bus line extended passenger transportation to areas not accessible by rail, and ferryboats on the San Francisco Bay allowed travelers to complete their westward journeys to the Pacific Ocean. The ATSF was the subject of a popular song, Harry Warren & Johnny Mercer's "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe", written for the film, The Harvey Girls (1946).

The railroad officially ceased operations on December 31, 1996, when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway.

Read more on Wikipedia.
Brand/Importer Information:
Con-Cor has been in business since 1962. Many things have changed over time as originally they were a complete manufacturing operation in the USA and at one time had upwards of 45 employees. They not only designed the models,but they also built their own molds, did injection molding, painting, printing and packaging on their models.

Currently, most of their manufacturing has been moved overseas and now they import 90% of their products as totally finished goods, or in finished components. They only do some incidental manufacturing today within the USA.

Important Note: The Con-Cor product numbering can be very confusing. Please see here in the article how to properly enter Con-Cor stock numbers in the TroveStar database.
Item created by: CNW400 on 2021-03-02 12:07:37. Last edited by gdm on 2021-03-03 08:10:27

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