Class XA Triple

	Class XA Triple
			Statistics
			Type	Common Steam  (100%)
			Power	45
			Slot	1
			Tax	3,050
			Dispatch XP	190
			Set	N/A
Purchasing Information
Shop Info: Gems			Shop Info: Gold
Cost	430		Cost	90,320,000
Buy XP	1,185,000		Buy XP	1,185,000
Level	290		Level	320
Limit	1		Limit	1
Other Information
Added to the Shop with the 20 Sep 2012 Game Update.
Museum
Only one 2-8-8-8-4 was ever built, a Mallet-type for the Virginian Railway in 1916. Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works, it became the only example of their class XA, so named due to the experimental nature of the locomotive. The XA was unable to sustain a speed greater than five miles an hour, since the six cylinders could easily consume more steam than the boiler could produce. The tender had a four-wheel truck at the rear to help guide the locomotive into curves when drifting back downhill after pushing a train over the hill. The XA was sent back to Baldwin in 1920 and was rebuilt as two locomotives, a 2-8-8-0 and a 2-8-2. Unlike their progenitor which lasted only a few years in service, these two locomotives remained in service until 1953. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-8-8-8-4