HO C&NW 4-6-2 Yellow Jacket Locomotive (BLI9548)

HO-scale C&NW 4-6-2 Yellow Jacket locomotive — a detailed HO model recreating the famed Pacific steam locomotive that hauled Chicago & Northwestern passenger trains. This version captures the Yellow Jacket in 1942, 1944, and 1952 appearances, including the early-1950s renumbering, with two fantasy schemes for this run. The model features hand-crafted brass boiler, cab, and tender bodies on a heavy die-cast chassis, and a Paragon4 sound and control system with synchronized puffing smoke and chuff. An integrated DCC decoder with back-EMF delivers smooth slow-speed operation on both DC and DCC layouts.

On the rails it delivers authentic performance and detail: a precision drive engineered for heavy pulling and smooth slow-speed motion, powered by a five-pole can motor with a skew-wound armature, plus rubber traction tires for extra pulling power. Prototypical lighting includes a separately controllable headlight, number-board lights, and a cab light, and factory-installed engineer and fireman figures. The model also showcases numerous individually applied details such as handrails, ladders, piping, cab glass, whistle, brass bell, markers, and air tanks, all built on a heavy die-cast chassis for increased tractive effort. It requires a minimum 18-inch radius and replicates authentic C&NW Yellow Jacket sounds for a truly lifelike experience.