The first steam locomotive to operate in North America with the 4-6-0 wheel arrangement entered service with the Philadelphia and Reading in 1847. More railroads would come to adopt the wheel arrangement in the following decades, finding greater tractive effort in the 4-6-0 than in the 4-4-0 predecessor. The Bachmann 19th Century 4-6-0 replicates these ornate early examples, coming equipped with Soundtraxx® Tsunami2™ DCC Sound on board.
