20-5687-1 O Scale Premier E33 Electric Engine With Proto-Sound 3.0 For availability see 'Find it locally' tab $459.95Product InformationDescriptionE33 Electric Engine With Proto-Sound 3.0 - Norfolk & Western Cab Nos. 232, 236 & 239 Roadname: Norfolk & WesternProduct Item Number: 20-5687-1Catalog: DY 2014 Volume 1Product Line: PremierScale: O ScaleDelivery Status: Delivered OCT. 2014This product is compatible with all O Gauge 3-Rail track systems including those systems offered by Atlas and Lionel and Gargraves and Ross Custom Switches. OverviewThe operating history of the Rectifier Electric Locomotive dates back to the 1890s when Peter Cooper-Hewitt discovered how a mercury rectifier actually works. About the same time, Charles Steinmetz of General Electric (GE) was also working on this operating principle to identify converters for commercial and industrial applications for the process. A railway vehicle application occurred in 1906, which initiated years of rail car experimentation on a few railroad lines. Following World War II, a device known as the Ignitron came to the forefront in the experimentation of rectifier technology. The use of the Ignitron on railway units helped to open the door for electrification and modernization of railroads. The E-33 Rectifier Electric Train has a somewhat complicated history in that it first made an appearance as the Virginian EL-3a. Once the Virginia Railway merged with the Norfolk & Western, these locomotives were classified as EF-4s. That's when the New Haven Railroad bought several of them for $20,000 each. Features Intricately Detailed ABS Body Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank Metal Chassis Metal Handrails and Horn Metal Body Side Grilles (2) Engineer Cab Figures Authentic Paint Scheme Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears (2) Remote Controlled Proto-Couplers Kadee Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads Prototypical Rule 17 Lighting Directionally Controlled Constant Voltage LED Headlights Lighted Cab Interior Illuminated Number Boards Lighted Marker Lights (2) Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors Mechanically Operating Pantographs Catenary/Track Power Selector Switch Onboard DCC Receiver Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments 1:48 Scale Proportions Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Freight Yard Proto-Effects Unit Measures:16 7/16" x 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" Operates On O-42 Curves Diesel DCC Features Headlight/Taillights Bell On/Off Horn Blast Start-up/Shut-down Sounds Passenger Station/Freight Yard Sounds Lights (except head/tail lights) Master Volume UP/Down Front Coupler Open Rear Coupler Open Forward Horn Signal Reverse HOrn Signal Grade Crossing Signal Idle Sequences 2 Idle Sequences 1 Extended Start-up Sounds Extended Shut-down Sounds One Shot Doppler Effect Coupler Slack Sound Coupler Close Sound Single Horn Sound Blast Engine Sound On/Off Brake Sound On/Off Cab Chatter Sounds Feature Reset Activation Ditch Light Flash/Std Train Marker 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
