Description
Description
This is MTH 20-20326-1 GB&W ALCO S-2 SWITCHER. Alco S-2 switcher diesel engine with Proto-Sound 3.0, Green Bay & Western. Cab number: 201. Buoyed by a moratorium on competing diesel switcher manufacturing during World War II, the American Locomotive Company was able to cement itself as the premier switch engine manufacturer of its day with the release of its S Model engines beginning in 1940.
Designed to replace the hi-hood Alco diesel switchers of the previous decade, the low-hood S-1 thru S-6 models were incredibly successful, with over 3,200 produced by 1961. Just over 1,500 S-2s were produced, outfitted with a turbocharged 1,000 horsepower 6 cylinder diesel engine that greatly improved upon the nearly 700 horsepower S-1. In fact, the S-2 proved to be the most successful of all the S Model switchers, capable of mainline passenger or freight work in addition to the usual yard work handled by most switch engines.
Returning to the M.T.H. Premier Line in all-new schemes, the Also S-2 may be one of the finest O Scale switchers ever produced. One listen to its Proto-Sound 3.0 locomotive start-up sequence, followed by a quick run in the switch yard, is proof-positive that this is one serious little locomotive.
Its key features are:
Directionally controlled headlights
Intricately detailed ABS body
Metal wheels, axles and gears
Die-cast truck sides, pilots and fuel tank
Two remotely controlled Proto-Couplers
Colorful paint scheme
Die-cast metal chassis
Metal handrails and decorative horn
Two precision flywheel equipped motors
Locomotive speed control in scale MPH increments
Proto-scale 3-2 3-rail/2-rail conversion capable
Lighted cab interior
Illuminated number boards
Two engineer cab figures
Operating smoke unit
Onboard DCC receiver
Proto-Sound 3.0 with The Digital Command System featuring: freight yard Proto-Effects
Unit measures: 12 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/4
Operates on O-31 curves
Diesel DCC features:
Headlight
Bell
Whistle/Horn
Rear Coupler
Start Up/Shut Down
Front coupler
Engine sounds on/off
Sound volume
Ditch lights auto/on/off
Forward signal
Reverse signal
Grade crossing signal
Cab light on/off
Extended start up
Extended shut down
Rev up
Rev down
Coupler slack sound
Coupler close
One-shot Doppler
Feature reset
Idle sequence 1
Idle sequence 2
Idle sequence 3
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: 20-20326-1
Road Name: Green Bay & Western (GBW)
Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Diesel Loco
The Trainz SKU for this item is P11976030.
Trainz Product Id: 11976030
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