- Rivarossi, Italian manufacturer and now part of the Hornby Hobbies family of brands, has produced some of the most iconic locomotives in steam, diesel and electric over the last 50 years.
- Fully assembled with diecast painted bodies. Includes two skeleton log cars with two different running numbers and 9 logs included per car.
- Skeleton log cars with removable logs and real chain to secure load with fine detailing that could regularly be seen being pulled by Heisler, Climax or Shay locomotives from the woods across the uppder Midwest and Western United States in the early 20th century.
- Essential in the development of the west, steam locomotives became the new work horses in forestry. Able to navigate the difficult terrain to haul timber that was quickly manufactured in paper mills and constructing new towns as business continued to grow and shape the recently inaccessible mountains and dense forests.
- Building your model railway layout has never been easier! Hornby offers brands such as Skaledale and Skale Scenics that bring your layout to life! From buildings, monuments, trees; adding realism to any layout or diorama.
The McCloud River Railroad, or the MCR started at around 95.5 miles of track running through the forests near Mount Shasta making logging more efficient as it could be transported directly to the company sawmill starting in 1897 and operated for almost a century. During the beginning of the railroad, it was utilized mostly for logging and the Shay Locomotive variant, the Heisler, two were built specifically for the railroad by Lima Locomotive Works delivering some of the finest lumber available at the time. Work started for the Heislers on McCloud in 1898, received the nickname Maggie and hauled lumber until it was sold the Weed Lumber Company in 1904. When McCloud River Lumber Company was at its most successful, McCloud was controlling over 600,000 acres of timberland, which was considered a separate entity from McCloud River Railroad, but both owned and operated segments of the railway. Add the Heisler Steam Locomotive McCloud River Railroad #3 2-Truck Model HR2946 Analog or HR2946S Digital Locomotive to pull these log cars and complete the authentic logging locomotive look!
