52903 USRA Light Pacific 4-6-2 - Baltimore & Ohio #5223 Steam Locomotive 1-76-Scale Boiler exhaust

Boiler exhaust

The final built between 1946 and 1949 with the last twenty not receiving Great Western livery

partly due to the comfort the design offered drivers and staff and probably their ubiquity

Then off it goes to deliver the much need BRIO cargo to the toy shops

Separately fitted metal handrails aside each cab door and on each nose

52903 USRA Light Pacific 4-6-2 - Baltimore & Ohio #5223 Steam Locomotive 1-76-Scale Boiler exhaustThe advent of heavier, longer passenger trains at the dawn of the 20th century called for a new type of steam locomotive. The 4 6 2 answered that call in 1901. During the First World War, the United States Railroad Administration manufactured a standardized 4 6 2 for delivery to several railroads under the organization's control. The design proved so successful, that a number of railroads built their own copies of the design upon returning to private