Seaboard O Scale Premier Centipede AA Diesel Set with Proto-Sound 2.0

No one who has ever seen a profile of the Centipede can doubt where the engine got its nickname. With 12 axles under each A unit, the enormous Baldwin-built engine is easy to identify. Seaboard Air Line took delivery of its first Centipede, #4500, in 1945. This fast and powerful engine allowed SAL with its twisting, curving lines to compete with its local rival, Atlantic Coast Line, which had far flatter and straighter track to maneuver. Although SAL's Centipedes were bought primarily to head up heavy, fast freight runs speeding fresh Florida produce to northern markets, they were sometimes pressed into passenger service. Maintenance - especially of each unit's 96 brake shoes and 40 brake cylinders - proved too expensive to continue for long, and the Centipedes were retired in 1957, after having been assigned to service in Florida for their last few years. M.T.H. is proud to make this monster of the mainline available to fans of another railroad. This massive engine will take the breath away from everyone who sees it operating on your layout. Pull-out fact: The Centipede's official name, the DR-12-8-3000, reflects the engine's 12 axles, two supercharged, four-cycle 8-cylinder engines, and 3000 horsepower.

- Metal Wheels and Axles - Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank - (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplersr - Authentic Paint Scheme - All Metal Wheels and Gears - Illuminated Number Boards - Metal Body Side Grills - Directionally Controlled Headlights - Intricately Detailed ABS Body - Metal Chassis - Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn - Lighted Marker Lights - Spinning Roof Fans - (2) Operating Smoke Units - (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors In Each A Unit - Locomotive Speed Control - Lighted Cab Interiors - (2) Engineer Cab Figures In Each A Unit Unit Measures:46" x 2 1/2" x 3 3/4" Operates On O-72 Curves