30-5128-1 O Gauge RailKing E-33 Fruit Freight Set w/Proto-Sound 3.0 For availability see 'Find it locally' tab $419.95Product InformationDescriptionE-33 Fruit Freight Set w/Proto-Sound 3.0 - Penn Central Cab# 4605 Roadname: Penn CentralProduct Item Number: 30-5128-1Catalog: DF 2011 Volume 2Product Line: RailKingScale: O GaugeDelivery Status: Delivered Oct. 2012This product is compatible with all O Gauge 3-Rail track systems including those systems offered by Atlas and Gargraves and Lionel and Ross Custom Switches. OverviewThe history of the Rectifier Electric locomotive dates to the 1890s, when Peter Cooper-Hewitt and General Electric's Charles Steinmetz experimented with mercury rectifiers and sought practical industrial applications for the technology. In 1906 the new technology, which converted AC power from overhead lines to DC power for traction motors, was first applied to railroading, and years of rail car experimentation followed. Following World War II, a device known as the ignitron that made it practical to convert large amounts of current efficiently and safely came to the forefront of rectifier technology. The Virginian Railroad ordered 12 3300 horsepower ignitron rectifier electric locomotives. The use of the ignitron on locomotives helped to open the door for the modernization of electrified railroads, and when the N&W found that the Virginian's electrified routes did not fit their post-merger traffic patterns, New Haven eagerly bought the engines. From there they found their place on the rosters of other electrified roads, many ending up on the Penn Central after mergers. Did You Know? The E-33s, which were called the EL-C by their original owner, the Virginian, were built with extra heavy frames and end plates to resist damage from rock slides on the Virginian's mountainous territory. FeaturesSet Features E-33 Rectifier Electric Locomtoive (3) Double Door Box Cars Bay Window Caboose Locomotive Features Colorful Paint Scheme Metal Chassis Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors Die-Cast Truck Sides & Pilots Directionally Controlled Headlights (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplersr Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments Intricately Detailed ABS Body Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Freight Yard Proto-Effects Unit Measures:14 5/8" x 2 5/8" x 4 1/8" Operates On O-31 Curves Freight Car Features Intricately Detailed Durable ABS Body Metal Wheels and Axles Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes Opening Car Doors Decorative Brake Wheels Fast-Angle Wheel Sets Needle-Point Axles Find It LocallyDealers The following dealers meet your selection criteria. Click the Show button next to a dealer to get more detailed contact information for the dealer (and to see what items are in stock, if you requested any). Name City State Zip VALLEY FARM MARKET WEEDVILLE PA 15868 Support