Lionel HO 2562012 - Berkshire Steam Locomotive "Chesapeake & Ohio" #2732 (Kanawha) DCC Ready

• Rail Line: Chesapeake & Ohio
• Road Number: 2732
• Gauge: HO Gauge 
• Power: Electric
• Engine Type: Steam
• Dimensions: Length: 14"
• Most Recent Catalog: January 2025 HO Berk
• Product Line: Lionel
• System: DCC Ready
• Min Curve: 20"

Features:

All Berkshires feature:

• All new tooling from prototype drawings
• Detailed Die-cast metal boiler and frames
• Powerful, maintenance-free motor
• Fan-driven smoke
• Separately applied and road-number specific detailing
• Detailed cab interior with crew figures
• All-wheel pick up
• Metal operating knuckle couplers
• 20" Minimum curve radius
• Tethered connection to tender

DCC Ready Locomotives also feature:

• DCC ready – just plug in the decoder of your choice!

Overview:

The Chesapeake and Ohio was one of the last roads to receive 2-8-4s. Named Kanawhas on the Chessie, the K-4 class saw service system-wide on freight trains of all types from 1943 until 1957. Their service lives were shortened by the coming of diesels, not by any fault of their own. Indeed, the C&O returned to Alco and Lima for five orders of their own and pulled additional models from the Pere Marquette. Thankfully, the C&O donated a dozen to cities upon retirement. C&O 2716, 2727, 2732 and 2736 all represent the first batch of Kanawhas delivered from Alco in 1943. In recognition of her past, and with great anticipation to her return, we're offering #2716 spruced up with polished rods, gloss paint and a modern Pyle headlight. Her sisters will wear a more standard matte finish with darkened rods appropriate for their appearance in the 1940s. C&O 2699 represents a former Pere Marquette locomotive, complete with proper PM details and a short-lived "C&O for Progress" tender. We're also offering a unique "fantasy" paint scheme based on the C&O's streamlined locomotives. It was so popular in O, we felt the HO crowd might appreciate it as well!