LGB 20284 G Nevada Central Railroad Steam Mogul

The Nevada Central Railroad was a narrow gauge railroad
between Battle Mountain and Austin, Nevada. This railroad
was built to connect Austin, the center of a rich silver
mining area, with the transcontinental rail line. The at least
148 km / 93 mile long route was put into operation in 1880
and was used for passenger as well as freight transport.
The Nevada Central was profitable as long as the mines
in Austin were working to capacity, but in the mid-Thirties
most of them were already closed, so that the route was
already abandoned in 1938. Various steam locomotives
were used on this line, among others the “Mogul” such as
road number “6” or “2” still in existence on the Grizzly Flats
Railroad. Wood firing and the necessary large spark arrestors was typical for the locomotives used there. Typical cars
with trucks and a clerestory roof were used. There were
various designs such as pure coaches with seating or half
baggage cars. Freight cars in use included gondolas and
boxcars of wood construction typical at that time. 

This is a model of a Mogul type steam locomotive for the
Nevada Central Railroad. The paint scheme and lettering
are prototypical for Era II. All of the driving wheels are
driven by a powerful, ball bearing Bühler motor, and there
are traction tires. The locomotive is equipped with an
mfx/DCC decoder with many light and sound functions.
Smoke exhaust synchronized to the wheels and
cylinder steam are included. There are many separately
applied details.
Length over the couplers 67 cm / 26-3/8“.