LGB - Sumpter Valley

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The Uintah Railway was a small railroad company in Utah and Colorado in the United States. It operated from 1902 to 1939. In 1926 the railroad purchased an articulated locomotive, #50, which was specifically designed to handle the extreme curvature and steep grades of Baxter Pass. The idea was that this new locomotive would do away with the need to change engines at Atchee and Wendella. After some initial modifications, this engine proved to be such a success that in 1928 the railroad purchased a sister locomotive, #51. In 1938 the two famous Mallets were sold to the Sumpter Valley Railway in Oregon. These were the only narrow gauge Mallet-type articulated locomotives sold for use in the United States. The LGB models are direct replica's of these engines.