This is MTH 20-3539-1 O Hi-Rail 4-8-4 w/PS3, NYC. 4-8-4 Niagara steam engine with Proto-Sound 3.0 (hi-rail wheels), New York Central. Cab numbers: 6014. Delivered in 1945-46, the Niagara fleet was miniscule in comparison to the Central's hundreds of Hudsons and Mohawks - just 27 locomotives, including the class S-1a prototype, 25 class S-1b production engines, and an experimental class S-2a with poppet cylinder valves replacing the normal Baker valve gear. Yet the Niagaras were the premier power for 12 trains daily each way between Grand Central Station and the Windy City, from the 20th Century Limited to the Commodore Vanderbilt and the Chicagoan. The Niagaras' six-days-per-week running schedule, averaging 26,000 miles per month, demanded that maintenance be performed with the precision of a grand prix pit crew. One result was the use of gangs of hot men in asbestos suits to enter the firebox with the fire dropped but the engine still in steam, clean tubes and flues, make minor repairs to the brick arches and grates, and return the engine to service. In a 1946 road trial and cost comparison against the Central's EMD E7's, the Niagara's abilities proved close enough to the new diesels to make EMD's sales reps squirm. Nonetheless, the die had been cast and all Niagaras were retired by July 1956, with none lasting into preservation. Its key features are: Die-cast boiler and chassis Die-cast tender body Authentic paint scheme Real tender coal load Die-cast locomotive and tender trucks Engineer and fireman figures Metal handrails and whistle Metal wheels and axles Remote controlled Proto-Coupler Kadee coupler mounting pads Prototypical Rule 17 lighting Constant voltage headlight Operating firebox glow Operating marker lights Lighted cab interior Operating tender back-up light powerful 7-pole precision flywheel equipped motor Synchronized puffing ProtoSmoke system Locomotive speed control in scale MPH increments Wireless drawbar 1:48 scale proportions Onboard dcc receiver Proto-Sound 3.0 with The Digital Command System featuring: Quillable whistle with passenger station Proto-Effects Unit measures: 29 3/4 x 3 7/8 x 2 3/4 Operates on O-72 curves Steam DCC features: Headlight/Tail light Bell Whistle Start-up/Shut-down Passenger station/Freight yard sounds All other lights (on/off) Master volume Front coupler Rear coupler Forward signal Reverse signal Grade crossing Smoke on/off Smoke volume Idle sequence 3 Idle sequence 2 Idle sequence 1 Extended start-up Extended shut-down One shot Doppler Coupler slack Coupler close Single horn blast Engine sounds Brake sounds Cab chatter Feature reset Labor chuff Drift chuff
Condition: Factory New (C-9) Operational Status:Functional Original Box: Yes (P-9)
Manufacturer: MTH Model Number: 20-3539-1 Road Name: New York Central (NYC) MSRP: $1199.95
Scale/Era: O Modern Model Type: Steam Loco
The Trainz SKU for this item is P12106098.
Trainz Product Id: 12106098
WARNING:
This product can expose you to chemicals including but not limited to lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to
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