20-3434-1 O Scale Premier 2-8-0 H-3 Consolidation Steam Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 (Hi-Rail Wheels) For availability see 'Find it locally' tab $699.95Product InformationDescription2-8-0 H-3 Consolidation Steam Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 (Hi-Rail Wheels) - Maryland & Pennsylvania Cab No. 26 Roadname: Maryland & PennsylvaniaProduct Item Number: 20-3434-1Catalog: DB 2011 Volume 1Product Line: PremierScale: O ScaleDelivery Status: Delivered Aug. 2013This 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 2-8-0 Consolidation wheel arrangement for steam locomotives was one of the most widely used and copied variants of steam motive power because its attributes made it an excellent choice for mainline, branch, freight and even passenger work. First appearing on the Lehigh Valley in 1866, 2-8-0s continued in service well into the 1950s with the Pennsylvania the leading user of all railroads. The Pennsy created seven classes of Consolidations with the earliest being the 1885 H-3. These 50 inch driver locomotives were the first Pennsylvania steam locomotives to utilize the road's trademark Belpaire firebox. Hundreds were built over a ten year span and were utilized in all levels of service before being replaced with the more common fat boilers of Pennsy's H-4 thru H-10 series of consols. This small and diminutive 2-8-0 is the perfect choice for modelers looking for a scale proportioned 19th century steam locomotive. Intricately detailed and outfitted with the power and performance of Proto-Sound 2.0, the M.T.H. Pennsylvania H-3 is equipped with synchronized puffing smoke, Proto-Speed control for incredible slow speed action and the hobby's largest variety of prototypical steam engine sounds. Did You Know? The last H-3, No. 1187, was discovered in a stone quarry and reclaimed for restoration by the Pennsylvania. It was displayed at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair and now resides in the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum. Features Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body 1:48 Scale Proportions Die-Cast Metal Chassis Real Coal Load Metal Wheels and Axles Constant Voltage Headlight Die-Cast Truck Sides Remote Controlled Proto-Coupler Engineer and Fireman Figures Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell Decorative Metal Whistle Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke System Precision Flywheel Equipped Motor Proto-Scale 3-2 3-Rail/2-Rail Conversion Capable Wireless Drawbar Illuminated Number Boards Lighted Cab Interior Built-In DCC Receiver Proto-Sound 3.0 equipped locomotives can be controlled in command mode with any DCC compliant command control system. While the user won't have access to all of the incredible features of Proto-Sound 3.0, independent control over the locomotive is possible. This means you can continue to use your existing DCC controller to independently control your other DCC equipped locomotives in addition to your Proto-Sound 3.0 locomotive on the same track at the same time. When using a DCC controller, the following Proto-Sound 3.0 locomotive features are accessible: (F0) Headlight on/off (F1) Bell on/off (F2) Whistle/Horn on/off (F3) Start-up/Shut-down (F4) PFA initiate and advance (F5) Cab Light on/off (F6) Engine Sounds on/off (F7) Volume low, med, high, off (F8) Smoke on/off (F9) Forward Signal Sound (F10) Reverse Signal Sound (F11) Coupler Slack Sound (F12) Grade Crossing (F13) One-Shot Doppler on/off (F14) Extended Start Up (F15) Extended Shut Down (F16) Labor Chuff (F17) Drift Chuff (F18) Smoke Volume low, med, high (F19) Single short whistle toot (F20) Coupler Close (F21) Feature Reset (F22) Idle Sequence 1 (F23) Idle Sequence 2 (F24) Idle Sequence 3 (F25) Idle Sequence 4 (F26) Brakes auto/off (F27) Cab Chatter auto/off (F28) Clickety-Clack auto/off Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Quillable Whistle With Passenger Station Proto-Effects Unit Measures:15 3/4" x 2 3/8" x 3 3/4" Operates On O-42 Curves Find It LocallyThis product may not have shipped yet or is completely sold out. Click on the show button to see who might have it on order. Support