Some additional information:
Don Z.
Research; it's not just for geeks.
Thank you so much for that info. that's just what i needed to know. I went to the broadway limited webpage, but never found that infomation on that site. I will be using that locomotive has a freight train.
Thanks again
trainman11
From the Broadway Limited website:
When the passenger trains became faster and longer, and the Pacifics' were having difficulties maintaining the schedules, the UP decided on the 4-8-2 "Mountain" type to take up the load. They were built with high drivers and plenty of power and served the UP well until 1956.
BLI's model will be patterned after the rebuilt version with a disc main driver, Walschaerts valve gear and "Sweeney" stack, and will use a 12,000 gallon Semi-Vanderbilt tender. We will also offer our Mountains in their black attire as well as in the two-tone gray and white passenger scheme.
It appears they were retired from service in 1956, so your rolling stock would need to be from the 1920-1950 timeframe.
I just recently brought this steam locomotive to add to my railroad. However, I am trying to find out the service dates from when to when this locomotive ran for Union Pacific. I need to know this so I can start adding rolling stock to fit the period that the locomotive was in service. Anyone have any ideas on how to find this infomation.
Thanks, Trainman11