2-6-6-4 Class A Steam Engine w/Proto-Sound 2.0 (Scale Wheels)

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Norfolk & Western
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2007 Volume 2 Catalog (cz)

2-6-6-4 Class A Steam Engine w/Proto-Sound 2.0 (Scale Wheels) - N&W Cab # 1218
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"The Norfolk and Western Railway was a coal-hauling line of modest extent, with most of its trackage in three states: Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio. Yet among railfans and modelers, the N&W has achieved recognition far out of proportion to its size. One reason was the N&W's loyalty to steam. Modern reproductions aside, the last steam locomotives made in the United States were built in the N&W's Roanoke shops, and as late as 1955 there was not a single diesel on the property.

A second reason is what N&W fans call the ""holy trinity of steam"": Classes J, Y6, and A, arguably three of the finest steamers ever made. The Class A 2-6-6-4 was perhaps as close to a perfect all-around locomotive as was ever built. Smooth, fast, and powerful, the A was a greyhound that could race a heavy passenger train along at 70 mph or hustle 200 loaded hoppers over level track. The 43 Class A engines built from 1936-50, along with contemporaries like the UP Challenger and C&O Greenbrier, were the tail end of the ""super-power"" era of steam technology, in which the external combustion engine was refined to its finest form. After the A and its contemporaries came only futile attempts to stop the onslaught of the diesel.

The Class A returns to the Premier line in 2007, offered for the first time with Proto-Sound 2.0 and featuring additional detailing and upgraded sounds - and ready to haul your longest freight or passenger consists. "

Product Features

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  • Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body
  • 1:48 Scale Proportions
  • Die-Cast Metal Chassis
  • Authentic Paint Scheme
  • Metal Wheels and Axles
  • Constant Voltage Headlight
  • Die-Cast Truck Sides
  • Precision Pittmanr Flywheel Equipped Motor
  • Locomotive Speed Control
  • Remote Controlled Proto-Couplerr
  • Engineer and Fireman Figures
  • Operating Firebox Glow
  • Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell
  • Decorative Metal Whistle
  • Operating Marker Lights
  • Lighted Cab Interior
  • Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoker System
  • Operating Tender Back-up Light
  • Illuminated Number Boards
  • Scale Front Coupler w/Interchangeable O Gauge Coupler For Doubleheading
  • Separately Applied Piping & Assorted Details
  • Realistic & Authentic Builder's Plates
  • Opening Cab Roof Hatch
  • Sliding Cab Window Glass
  • Opening Tender Water Hatches w/Proto-Sound 2.0 Control Switches Inside
  • Wireless Drawbar
  • Proto-Sound 2.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Freight Yard Proto-Effects
  • Unit Measures:26 1/8"" x 2 5/8"" x 4""
  • Operates On 54"" Radius Curves"
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