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Mikado 2-8-2 Steam Engine
Chesapeake & Ohio 
No. 5089-08
No. 17251
 
AHM listed this model as the K-2 Mikado in its 1980 catalog.  The 1981 catalog notes this model features a Long Haul Tender.

Mikado 2-8-2 Steam Engine
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
No. 5089-E
No. 5089-05

Mikado 2-8-2 Steam Engine
Great Northern 
No. 5089-F
No. 5089-06
No. 17252
 
For 1981, AHM has a pair of Great Northern Mikado models.  This example has a USRA Tender; the other GN Mike featured a Vanderbilt Tender.

Mikado 2-8-2 Steam Engine
Great Northern 
No. 5089-09 -Premier Production Run

Mikado 2-8-2 Steam Engine
Great Northern with Vanderbilt Tender
No. 17253

Mikado 2-8-2 Steam Engine
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
No. 5089-C
No. 5089-03

Mikado 2-8-2 Steam Engine
New York Central
No. 5089-D
No. 5089-04

Mikado 2-8-2 Steam Engine
Southern Railway
No. 5089-G
No. 5089-07
 
AHM's 1980 catalog refers to this model as having "Deluxe Paint," this green Southern Mike carries number 4501.

Mikado 2-8-2 Steam Engine
Union Pacific 
No. 5089-B
No. 5089-02

AHM's first Mikado offering, this model appears in the line around 1980 and is priced then at $198.98. In addition to this Rivarossi-made 2-8-2 Mikado, AHM's 1981 catalog also includes the announcement of its Smoking "Big Mikes" made in Yugoslovia by Mehano. The Rivarossi Mikado is last among the AHM line in 1981.

This USRA Mikado 2-8-2 was among the last of the Rivarossi Italian-made imports to be included in AHM's product line. Above are the 1976 AHM Parts Sheets for this model. You may click on either image to open a larger version for best viewing.

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