Description
When railfans think of big steam, one locomotive almost always comes to mind. Union Pacific needed an engine that could lift a 3,600-ton train over Sherman Hill without helpers, and ALCO answered in 1941 with the 4-8-8-4 Big Boy: 132 feet long, sixteen 68-inch drivers, and among the longest, heaviest and most powerful steam locomotives ever built. Twenty-five were delivered in two groups (4000–4019 in 1941, 4020–4024 in 1944), each averaging roughly a million miles in service. With No. 4014 back on the main line and touring the country for America's 250th birthday, Broadway Limited brings the Big Boy back to N scale with all-new details never before offered: the commemorative front grab-iron placard, the golden eagle above the headlight, aluminum tires and walkway stripes, a newly tooled dual-beam headlight, new pilot and coupler cover, and the red-white-and-blue UP shield carried on the East Coast Tour.
Class-1 engine No. 4016 in its 1941 as-delivered appearance, with the original aftercooler and the 25-C-100 coal tender.
The Paragon4 version carries BLI's Paragon4 Sound & Control system: synchronized puffing smoke with chuff sound, variable smoke intensity and timing, an integral dual-mode DCC decoder with Back EMF for the best slow-speed running in DC and DCC, and accurate Union Pacific Big Boy sounds.
Model features: Diecast locomotive body and chassis for heavier weight and maximum tractive effort · Rubber tires on two drivers · Six drivers and all tender wheels pick up electricity · Operating smoke unit with on/off switch on Paragon4 versions (use a thin-viscosity N scale smoke fluid) · Prototypically accurate paint schemes and road numbers · Separately applied handrails, grab irons, piping, tender ladders, whistle and bell · Prototypical headlight and rear light, separately controllable cab light · Operating Micro-Trains-compatible couplers · Runs on Code 55, 70 and 80 rail · Minimum radius 9.75".
📦 Preorder details:
Expected arrival: Summer 2027 (see the BLI Official Delivery Schedule for the latest dates).
25% deposit required at checkout, balance charged when the product arrives.
Preorder cancellation: 7 days from order date; deposit non-refundable after that.
Browse more from Broadway Limited Imports, see the full BLI N Big Boy run and our Union Pacific collection, or see all preorders. Ships from Oakville, Ontario. Contact us for special orders.