The Mogul was a small sized, inside frame locomotive that worked all over North and South America. These engines were built in the 1870’s and 1880’s. These Mogul’s shared many common parts with the 4-4-0’s of the same period. The small drivers and wheel arrangement gave these engines greater pulling power than the 4-4-0’s. They were mainly built to pull short freight trains of the day. Our prototype of our model can be seen at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California. It is located on the second floor of the main building.

Every version of the “MOGUL 2-6-0” is built to exact standards from meticulously researched plans and prototype measurements. All models are entirely constructed with brass and stainless steel. Each “MOGUL 2-6-0” is meticulously detailed and lettered to a museum-quality finish.

Operating a live-steam locomotive is much different from running an electrically powered engine. It is a more hands-on, interactive experience. The locomotive must be periodically fueled, oiled, and watered. As supplied, the MOGUL 2-6-0 is manually controlled, which means that you must actually drive the locomotive using the controls in the cab, just as you would a full-size engine.

The performance of the engine is also unlike electric locomotives. The MOGUL 2-6-0 should pull up to a dozen standardsize freight cars on good, level track. Grades and sharp curves will diminish its capability. A good engineer will learn the engine’s characteristics and idiosyncrasies over time, to get the best performance and longest duration from it.