Dear O Scale Customers,

MTH has new ALCO PA Diesel Passenger Sets!

 

The PA was Alco's glamour girl. While Electro-Motive's E-units easily beat Alco's passenger engine in terms of popularity, the PA is widely regarded as the most beautiful first-generation diesel - period. Perhaps no other locomotive looked so right at the head of the streamlined trains of the late forties and fifties that were the last hurrah of American long-distance passenger service. The 294 PA's and cabless PB's built between 1946 and 1953 powered some of the most famous name trains from coast to coast, from the Santa Fe's Super Chief to the New Haven's Merchants' Limited.

 

The muscular PA profile and its elegant nose with the characteristic grille around the headlight were designed by Ray Patten of General Electric. At the time, GE and Alco were partners in the locomotive business, with GE making the electrical equipment for all Alco diesels. While Alco would later fall by the wayside, GE went on to become America's largest locomotive builder by the early 1990's.

 

Under the hood of the PA beat a 16-cylinder model 244 prime mover that developed 2000 hp. Depending on their gearing, PA's could hustle a passenger consist along at up to 100 mph.

Long after all other PA's had gone to scrap, four restored ex-Santa Fe units remained in service on the Delaware & Hudson into the late 1970's. Sold to the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico (FNM) in 1978, most of the units eventually deteriorated to junk status, although one remained operational. But in April of 2000, Doyle McCormack - who also happens to be the engineer of 4449, the restored Southern Pacific Daylight - and the Smithsonian Institution repatriated two of the junked units for rebuilding. One of the units will be restored to Santa Fe livery for static display, while Doyle is bringing the other PA back to life in the Nickel Plate Road "Bluebird" scheme. 

 

Recreate the excitement of first-class passenger travel with the RailKing Alco PA locomotive and matching RailKing passenger sets. Our ProtoSound 3.0 sound and control system brings you the authentic sounds of an Alco prime mover and the ability to start your train so gently you won't spill the water in the diner - and then accelerate up to scale speeds of over 100 mph, just like the prototype.

Did You Know?

In the classification PA-1, the P stands for passenger, the A for the cab unit, and the 1 for the first model made. Later units were models PA-2 and PA-3.

 

Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Bodies

Die-Cast Truck Sides & Pilots

Metal Chassis

Metal Handrails and Horn

Authentic Paint Scheme

Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears

(2) Remote-Controlled Proto-Couplers

(2) Operating Metal Couplers

Prototypical Rule 17 Lighting

Directionally Controlled Constant Voltage LED Headlight

(2) Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors

Onboard DCC/DCS Decoder

Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments

Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring Passenger Station Proto-Effects

Unit Measures: 28 1/2” x 2 1/2” x 3 5/8”

Operates On O-31 Curves Diesel DCC Features

Headlight/Taillight

Bell

Horn

Start-up/Shut-down

Passenger Station/Freight Yard Announcements

Lights (except head/tail)

Master Volume

Front Coupler

Rear Coupler

Forward Signal

Reverse Signal

Grade Crossing

Idle Sequence 3

Idle Sequence 2

Idle Sequence 1

Extended Start-up

Extended Shut-down

Rev Up

Rev Down

One Shot Doppler

Coupler Slack

Coupler Close

Single Horn Blast

Engine Sounds

Brake Sounds

Cab Chatter

Feature Reset

Smoke On/Off

Smoke Volume

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Along with the Diesel Sets, there are also Non-Powered B Units!

 

Intricately Detailed ABS Body

Metal Wheels and Axles

Die-Cast Truck Sides

Metal Chassis

(2) Operating Metal Couplers

 

Unit Measures:12 7/8” x 2 1/2” x 3 3/8”

Operates On O-27 Curves

 

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As well there are passenger cars in singles, 2 Packs and 4 Packs!

Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Bodies

Detailed Car Undercarriage

Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes

Metal Wheels and Axles

Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks

Fast-Angle Wheel Sets

Needle-Point Axles

(2) Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers

Overhead Interior Lighting

End-of-Car Diaphragms

Detailed Car Interiors

 

4-Car Sets Feature: (1) Baggage, (1) Coach, (1) Vista Dome, (1) Observation

2-Car Sets Feature (1) Sleeper, (1) Diner

Near Scale Sizing

Unit Measures: 68 3/4” x 2 5/8” x 3 5/16”

Operates On O-31 Curves

 

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Order Due Date: July 20, 2022

 Anticipated Delivery Date: February 2023

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