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Sep 21, 2022 - O Scale

MTH - O Scale - 3 Rail - Premier 0-8-8-0 Steamer - Order Reminder!

 

 

 

 

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Dear O Scale Customers; MTH has announced the release of their Premier Line 0-8-8-0 Steam Locomotive. Available in three road numbers and in Black or Russian Iron versions, this is one of the most unique steam engines MTH has ever offered.

 

Erie #2600 - Russian Iron

 

Built in 1907, the 0-8-8-0 articulated was the Erie Railroad's first Mallet type steam locomotive and sported numerous distinctions never-before-found on other railroads.

Not only was Erie's L1 locomotive the largest and most powerful steam locomotive of its era, but it was the only camelback style locomotive built over an articulated 0-8-8-0 chassis. On top of that, the Angus locomotive was hand fired and sported a voracious appetite for steam pressure leading to very little time for the engine's firemen to enjoy the scenic panorama of the Starrucca viaduct.

The L1 obtained the nickname "Angus-type" as a result of noted railroad operations writer Angus Sinclair's comments that the L1 would dry up all the country's canals and make all forms of water transportation obsolete thanks to the engine's incredible thirst. Because only three L1 locomotives were constructed, Sinclair's comments never rang true but the engine did establish the use of Mallet type engines beyond narrow gauge light duty use.

 

Erie #2601 - Black

 

Features:

  • Intricately Detailed, Die-Cast Boiler and Chassis
  • Authentic Paint Scheme
  • Real Tender Coal Load
  • Die-Cast Locomotive Trucks
  • Handpainted Engineer and Fireman Figures
  • Painted Cab Backhead Gauges
  • Legible Builders Plates
  • Metal Handrails, Whiste and Bell
  • Tender Truck Chains
  • Remote-Controlled Proto-Coupler
  • Scale Operating Kadee-Compatible Coupler
  • O Scale Kadee-Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads
  • Prototypical Rule 17 Lighting
  • Constant Voltage LED Headlight
  • Operating LED Firebox Glow
  • Operating LED Marker Lights
  • Operating LED Numberboard Lights
  • Lighted LED Cab Interior
  • Operating Tender LED Back-up Light
  • Powerful 5-Pole Precision Flywheel-Equipped Skew-Wound Motor
  • Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke System
  • Steaming Quillable Whistle
  • Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments
  • Wireless Drawbar
  • 1:48 Scale Dimensions
  • Onboard DCC/DCS Decoder
  • Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring Quillable Whistle With Freight Yard Proto-Effects
  • Unit Measures: 23 1/4" x 2 5/8" x 3 7/8"
  • Operates On O-72 Curves


Erie #2602 - Russian Iron

 

Guaranteed Order Date: September 20th, 2022

Expected Delivery Date: March 2023

 

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