On perhaps the greatest railroad ever, no steam locomotive was more revered than the legendary Pennsylvania K-4s Pacific. Evolving from a program begun in 1914 to develop heavy freight and passenger classes utilizing common boiler designs, the K-4s was an instant success. From 1917 to 1928, a total of 425 units were built at the Juniata and Baldwin Shops.

The 4-6-2 K-4s became the Pennsylvania's principal passenger hauler, possessing a consummate blend of speed and power. Often double headed on east coast limiteds in front of a Pullman consist, the K-4s was a common and beautiful sight on the Pennsylvania's rails, and became synonymous with that railroad's steam power.

Later, after World War II concluded, the Pennsy's needs changed and the K-4's appearance underwent a series of changes to better serve those needs. The most apparent changes showed up on the 1947 Postwar or Modern version of the K-4 and included a solid drop-coupler pilot, repositioned boiler front headlight and the addition of a steam generator below the headlight.

The Pennsy's signature steamer returns to the Imperial line for 2017, fitted with the prewar pilot and offered in both an early striped paint scheme and a later, more simple dress. Equipped with imperial details that include tender truck safety chains, legible builders plate, operating classification lights, cab interior light, and real coal load, our Imperial K-4's are the best of the best in our RailKing steam engine lineup.

 

Did You Know?

No. 1737 was the first K-4 produced for the Pennsylvania Railroad. No. 1361, formerly displayed at Horseshoe Curve currently resides in Scranton, Pennsylvania and is being rebuilt at Steamtown.

 

Features:

 

Intricately Detailed, Die-Cast Boiler and Chassis

Intricately Detailed, Die-Cast Tender Body

Stamped Metal Chassis

Authentic Paint Scheme

Real Tender Coal Load

Die-Cast Locomotive Trucks

Handpainted Engineer and Fireman Figures

Painted Cab Backhead Gauges

Legible Builders Plates

Tender Truck Chains

Metal Handrails, Whiste and Bell

Metal Wheels and Axles

Remote-Controlled Proto-Coupler

Prototypical Rule 17 Lighting

Constant Voltage LED Headlight

Operating LED Firebox Glow

Operating LED Marker Lights

Lighted LED Cab Interior

Powerful 5-Pole Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motor

Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke System

Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments

Wireless Drawbar

Onboard DCC/DCS Decoder

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

Unit Measures: 20" x 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Operates On O-31 Curves 

 

 

Steam DCC Features:

 

F0 Head/Tail light

F1 Bell

F2 Horn

F3 Start-up/Shut-down

F4 PFA

F5 Lights (except head/tail)

F6 Master Volume

F7 Front Coupler

F8 Rear Coupler

F9 Forward Signal

F10 Reverse Signal

F11 Grade Crossing

F12 Smoke On/Off

F13 Smoke Volume

F14 Idle Sequence 3

F15 Idle Sequence 2

F16 Idle Sequence 1

F17 Extended Start-up

F18 Extended Shut-down

F19 Labor Chuff

F20 Drift Chuff

F21 One Shot Doppler

F22 Coupler Slack

F23 Coupler Close

F24 Single Horn Blast

F25 Engine Sounds

F26 Brake Sounds

F27 Cab Chatter

F28 Feature Reset