Description
Description
This is MTH 11-60361 TWO TONE BLUE 263E LOCO. 263E tinplate loco & tender with Proto-Sound 3.0, TT Blue. During model railroading’s early history, standard gauge tinplate locomotives ruled the day. Immensely appealing for all their color and flash, these giant locomotives consumed vast amounts of real estate in their owner’s homes. The call went out to pre-war model railroad manufacturers for smaller model trains. Soon thereafter, O Gauge model railroading was born.
First appearing in 1936, the tinplate 263E steam locomotive replaced the O Gauge 260 engine and was decorated in two colors; blue or gray. The blue versions headed up the tinplate O Gauge Blue Comet passenger cars while the gray version originally headed two versions of 800 series freight sets.
Today, the 263E returns to the Lionel Corporation Tinplate lineup but just beneath the graceful lines of the tinplate boiler, lies the excitement of Proto-Sound 3.0 whose revolutionary electronics control a smooth-running chassis capable of running at just a few scale miles per hour. Cracking open the throttle and bringing the locomotive forward releases the first blasts of smoke from the engine’s stack enhanced with the realistic sounds of chuffing. As the engine picks up speed one notices that each huge puff of smoke is timed to the driver’s revolutions. The wail of the whistle and the clang of the bell further stimulate the senses until the realization that the flash and color of yesteryear is but a faded memory when compared to a Proto-Sound 3.0 equipped Lionel Corporation Tinplate locomotive.
Its key features are:
Stamped steel boiler
Stamped steel tender
Stamped metal chassis
Baked enamel finish
Metal wheels and axles
Operating metal latch couplers
Constant voltage headlight
Precision flywheel equipped motor
Locomotive speed control in scale MPH increments
Synchronized puffing ProtoSmoke System
Proto-Sound 3.0 with The Digital Command System featuring: passenger station Proto-Effects
Unit measures: 21 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 4
Operates on O-31 curves
Steam DCC Features:
Headlight on/off
Bell on/off
Whistle/Horn on/off
Start-up/Shut-down
PFA initiate and advance
Engine Sounds on/off
Volume low, med, high, off
Smoke on/off
Forward Signal Sound
Reverse Signal Sound
Coupler Slack Sound
Grade Crossing
One-Shot Doppler on/off
Extended Start Up
Extended Shut Down
Labor Chuff
Drift Chuff
Smoke Volume
Single short whistle toot
Coupler Close
Feature Reset
Brakes auto/off
Cab Chatter auto/off
Clickety-Clack auto/off
Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)
Manufacturer: MTH
Model Number: 11-6036-1
Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Steam Loco
The Trainz SKU for this item is P11688145.
Trainz Product Id: 11688145
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