MTH ELECTRIC TRAINS

Like its larger standard gauge cousins on the following pages, this Baltimore & Ohio Railroad steam set embodies the gleaming sheet metal beauty of the tinplate era. Lionelr spared no hyperbole in introducing the original 260E locomotive in 1930: "Boys - here is the most remarkable "O" Gauge Steam Type Locomotive that has ever been produced. Dozens of blue prints and photographs of famous new locomotives from railroads all over the country were examined, and the best features of each were utilized by Lionel's Engineering Department in designing this locomotive. It is built for speed and power. It is low, long, graceful and sturdy. Complete with its Pacific type oil-burning tender, it represents a miracle of model railroad engineering. It will be the pride of every boy who owns one."

Unlike the original, our replica of the 260E produces huge plumes of puffing smoke as well as clanging bell, wailing whistle, and deep chuffing sounds appropriate for what Lionel called its "Mogul of the Rails." Our 260E is also outfitted with a "Latch-Type" Proto-Coupler that can be remotely activated by the transformer to uncouple from its trailing three freight cars, each decorated with bright metal trim and colorful baked enamel paint.