Berkshire 2-8-4 Steam Engine

American Railroads -Commemorative Blue

(No.5061E)

(No.5061-05)

AHM's 1980 catalog labels this Berk as Commemorative Blue, though it is still the American Railroads model.

Chesapeake & Ohio

(No.5061-D)

(No.5061-04)

Nickel Plate

(No.5061)

(No.5061-B)

(No.5061-02)

(No.17241)

Pere Marquette

(No.5062)

(No.5061-C)

(No.5061-03)

(No.17242)

Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
(No.5061-06)

(No.17243)

Simulated Gold Berkshire (not pictured)

(No.5063-$41.98)

One of the many Rivarossi Italian made locos in the AHM line, the 2-8-4 Berkshire was available in your choice of NKP and Pere Merquette when new in the late '60s selling for $27.95. The 1977 AHM price list has the Berkshire retailing for $79.98; the 1980 price is $229.98. AHM's Berkshire makes a final appearance in the company's 1981 product catalog.

Last Updated October 12, 2008