MTH / Lionel Corp. Tinplate - G Scale - 400E Std. Gauge Steam Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 - Lionel Lines Red Comet (SKU 507-1110221)
Available On: January 1, 2013
"The largest and most powerful model locomotive ever built," proclaimed the 1931 catalog that introduced the 400E. Lionel spared no hyperbole in announcing its new steam engine: "Never before in the history of model train building has such a powerful locomotive been offered the American boy. This new 400E is the master of them all - a veritable giant of the rails.
"In its creation, Lionel engineers have faithfully reproduced in steel, copper, brass and nickel, all of those fine and minute details that are found only in the largest, most modern railroad engines. Its long, low lines, its beauty of color and design and its mechanical precision opens the door for every boy to greater fun and enjoyment."
The catalog cover depicted a real engineer praising the model to a pair of knicker-clad boys: "'Just like mine' says Bob Butterfield, engineer of the 20th Century Limited." Apparently the engineer of the New York Central 4-6-4 Hudson ignored the fact that the 400E was short one set of drivers, to enable it to negotiate standard gauge curves. The inside of the catalog featured three more engineers praising the realism of Lionel's models, with the slogan "Lionel trains are the trains railroad men buy for their boys." Outfit No. 423E, a freight set headed by the 400E, would set you back $72.50 in 1931 - about the same price as a train trip from Chicago to San Francisco, including a sixteen-day stay in the city by the bay.
Features
Baked Enamel Finish
Colorful Paint Scheme
Metal Wheels and Axles
Operating Metal Latch Couplers
Constant Voltage Headlight
Precision Flywheel Equipped Motor
Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell
Nickel Trim
Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments
Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke System
Stamped Steel Boiler
Die-Cast Tender Body
Die-Cast Metal Chassis
Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Passenger Station Proto-Effects
Unit Measures:32 1/2" x 4 1/4" x 5 3/4"
Operates On STD-42 Curves
Steam DCC Features
- Headlight on/off
- Bell on/off
- Whistle/Horn on/off
- Start-up/Shut-down
- PFA initiate and advance
- Engine Sounds on/off
- Volume low, med, high, off
- Smoke on/off
- Forward Signal Sound
- Reverse Signal Sound
- Coupler Slack Sound
- Grade Crossing
- One-Shot Doppler on/off
- Extended Start Up
- Extended Shut Down
- Labor Chuff
- Drift Chuff
- Smoke Volume
- Single short whistle toot
- Coupler Close
- Feature Reset
- Brakes auto/off
- Cab Chatter auto/off
- Clickety-Clack auto/off
$999.95 US
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