jwmathews posted:Lionel's model appears to be of the NKP 2-8-4. The C&O locos were similar, but the front end appearance differed, and the steam dome on the C&O version was positioned to the rear of the sandbox, the typical location on most steamers. The NKP design was unusual in that the steam dome was located forward of the sandbox. I'm not sure if an accurate 3R model of the C&O loco has been marketed, but that would be the correct loco to represent the one used by the Southern as part of its steam program.
MTH has made the C&O K-4 model, more than once I believe, and it is indeed accurate for C&O, i.e. the sand dome, steam dome, headlight and number boards are in the correct locations.
