The RS-1 was introduced by ALCo in March of 1941 with the delivery of the first of two units to the Rock Island. Combining the accessibility of a switching locomotive and the higher-speed tracking of a road unit, the RS-1 started a revolution in locomotive design that was soon embraced by all of the major diesel-electric builders. Despite ALCo's own introduction of higher horsepower roadswitchers, the 1,000 h.p. RS-1 had a production span of 19 years (1941-1960) with 623 units.

This release includes an undecorated model along with road numbers for eight railroads. All are available in DCC Ready & DCC w/Sound versions.

Features:

• Retooled die-cast metal chassis and fine scale handrails
• Golden White LEDs
• DCC/Sound version available with LokSound decoder
• Separately applied wire grab irons, coupler cut bars, trainline hoses and lift rings
• Accurate painting and printing
• AccuMate couplers
• Realistic die-cast mainframe
• Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels for optimum performance at all speeds
• Directional lighting
•  Undecorated version comes with both friction bearing and roller bearing truck sideframes

DCC w/Sound Unit Features:

• Supports all DCC programming modes
• Flexible mapping of function keys F0 to F28
• A total of six DCC function outputs are available
• Follows all NMRA DCC standards and recommended practices
• The LokSound Select Dual-Mode decoder allows Atlas Gold Series locomotives to be used on DC as well as on DCC layouts
• Please note that the Atlas Quantum Engineer will NOT operate an Atlas Gold Series locomotive equipped with a LokSound Select decoder on an analog (DC) layout. However, the sound and lighting functions of the LokSound Select decoder in the Atlas Gold Series RS-1 locomotive can be controlled by an easy-to-use basic DCC system
• Also note that on a DC-powered layout, a DCC and sound equipped locomotive (such as the Atlas Gold Series RS-1) CANNOT be consisted with another locomotive that does not also have both DCC and sound. (This statement does NOT apply to DCC-equipped locomotives operating on a DCC layout.)
• Over 20 sound effects are available, including engine start-up and shutdown, prime mover sounds through all eight notches, bell, air horn, air compressor, dynamic brakes and more
• There are 16 user-selectable horns, 2 user-selectable bells, and 2 user-selectable synchronized brake squeals
• Manual and Automatic Notching modes with the ability to change modes ”on the fly” are provided for true realism

Reservations Due By: July 24, 2018

Expected Release: April 2019

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