Milwaukee Road O Scale Premier 4-6-4 Hiawatha Steam Engine w/Proto-Sound 2.0

Inspired by intense competition for passenger service between Chicago and Minneapolis/St. Paul, the Milwaukee Road railroad looked to the American Locomotive Works to design the fastest streamlined locomotive of day. The result did not disappoint. The Twin Cities Hiawatha was first headed by an oil burning 4-4-2. She was the first steam engine design created specifically for intense 100 mile per hour daily operations. Heavy haulage restrictions soon mandated that the 4-4-2s be replaced with bigger locomotives. Enter the F7 4-6-4 hudson which was capable of even higher speeds. Detailed with colorful Hiawatha livery and streamlined styling, the coal burning hudson quickly became one of America's most famous locomotives. Despite its appearance, the Hiawatha, like all steam engines, proved unable to fight off the inevitable path of dieselisation and eventually faded from the scene in 1946. None were ever preserved. Fortunately, your O Gauge railroad need not be incomplete for the Hiawatha returns to model railroading in our 2002 Premier Line. Die-cast construction and state-of-the-art features, including our remarkable puffing Proto-Smoke system, will ensure that memories of the real thing never fade from our minds.

- Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body - 1:48 Scale Proportions - Die-Cast Metal Chassis - Authentic Paint Scheme - Metal Wheels and Axles - Constant Voltage Headlight - Die-Cast Truck Sides - Precision Pittmanr Flywheel Equipped Motor - Locomotive Speed Control - Remote Controlled Proto-Couplerr - Engineer and Fireman Figures - Operating Firebox Glow - Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell - Decorative Metal Whistle - Operating Marker Lights - Lighted Cab Interior - Operating ProtoSmoker System - Operating Tender Back-up Light - Proto-Sound 2.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring:- Passenger Station Proto-Effects - Unit Measures:26 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 4 - Operates On O-54 Curves