Steam Locomotive class  4-8-4 FEF "Northern"

Steam Locomotive 4-8-4 FEF 3 "Northern" of the "Union Pacific Railroad". The first locomotive FEF 2"800" type Northern was built in 1937 by ALCO. The last one instead, the more modern version FEF 3, in 1944. These class "800 locomotives were essentially designed for passenger service, offering high speed service, with speeds in normal service of 100 Mph. (aprox. 160 K/hr); During the war period, apart from passenger service, and in particular troop train service, they also did their part in goods transport due to the mass amounts of war materials needing to be moved.

From 1946 onwards, while undergoing a major overhaul, Elephant ears as the passengers tended to refer them to, ie the smoke deflectors were applied to avoid smoke entering the cabin especially on downhill tracks..

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Steam Locomotive class 4-8-4 FEF 3"836" of the "Union Pacific Railroad". The Locomotives 4-8-4 series "800" were built in three distinctive batches, and in three different periods. The Locos with numbers running from 800 to  819 came off the production plant of ALCO (American Locomotive Company) in 1937; those  running from 820 to 834 built in 1939 and lastly  locos numbering from 835 to 844 in 1944/1. The locomotives of the third batch differed from the previous, in the fact that they had different externally visible details that differed considerably, and are quite apparent, they are the front  "pilot" in cast steel, identical to that used on the “Big Boys” and the double smoke stack, in common to all other locos is the “Centipede” tender.  The Union Pacific used this locomotive usually for passenger service  on the routes serving Omaha. Neb., Cheyenne, Wyo.. Denver, Col., Ogden e Salt Lake City, Utah and  Huntington, Ore. The twin painting scheme (gray) was introduced after 1946, to standardize the colour scheme of the Locos to the carriages, which also were twin coloured. The model reproduces the prototype "836" and was offered in the twin colour scheme, and has the same technical characteristics of art. 152811.

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Steam Locomotive class 4-8-4 FEF 3 8444 of the -Union Pacific Railroad. The "844" was the last steam locomotive which Union Pacific paced into service, and therefore probably the reason why this loco is still maintained in service, even though only for limited use, in particular circumstances, and for special occasions.

Registered as nr "844" therefore belonging to the famous class "800" it was placed in service in December 1944. During its long life in passenger service the  "844" hauled important trains like the: "Overland Limited", "Portland Rose", "Pacific Limited".  In 1962 the number "844"  was changed to 8444 as there was a new diesel  locomotive registered with that number. Today the “now” "8444" in stationed at the railway deposit of Cheyenne, Wyo, and is often fired up for special duties, hauling railway enthusiasts. The model reproduced by Rivarossi is the prototype "8444" in its current black colour scheme. It, like the rest of the class "800", is equipped with a "Centipede" tender, identical to the one used on the BIG Boy. The front headlamp is working, and the gearing commands and distribution are all fully working.

Length  cm. 40,5.

Produced by Rivarossi in  ....

In the livery of  Union Pacific with numbers…