Description
Description
This is MTH 20-20400-1 MTH E-8 ABA Diesel Set with ProtoSound 3.0, Norfolk & Western. Cab numbers: A units: 3812 & 3815 B unit: 3812B. In the mid-1930’s, as the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors was trying to interest railroads in diesel passenger power, there was a lot of experimentation in exterior design. Looking at EMD’s worm-like yellow and brown Union Pacific M-10000, its gleaming stainless steel Burlington Zephyr, or the boxy, just-plain-ugly early Santa Fe units, it’s apparent that here was a new function looking for its form. The first generation of road diesels found its form in 1937 when the initial E-units, built for the B&O, inaugurated the classic covered wagon cab unit design that would last for two decades on both freight and passenger diesels.
The earliest E-units were each virtually custom-made, with less than 20 units produced of models EA through E5. The prewar E6 was the first mass-produced passenger diesel and the last to sport the rakish, streamlined EMD nose so characteristic of the 1930s. After the war, the new E7 adopted the bulldog nose introduced earlier on the FT freight diesel. With the rollout of the E8 in 1949, the E-unit, America’s most popular passenger diesel, reached its final visual form – just in time for the last hurrah of the American passenger train. With twin motors to ensure reliability and six-wheel trucks that rode like a Cadillac, the E8 was an engineer’s dream. For hoggers who had not long ago worked in steam locomotives, the clean cab of an E-unit with its lofty, panoramic view of the road ahead was not hard to get used to.
The E8 returns to the Premier line in 2014 in paint schemes from the golden age of passenger travel as well as the less-luxurious period that followed.
Did You Know?
The 2250 hp E-8 was one of a long line of EMD engines, including the BL2 and F-3, to use the 567-series prime mover.
Its key features are:
Directionally controlled headlights
Intricately detailed ABSbodies
Metal wheels, axles and gears
Die-cast truck sides, pilots and fuel tank
Two remotely controlled Proto-Couplers
Colorful paint scheme
Metal chassis
Metal handrails and decorative horn
Two precision flywheel equipped motors in each a unit
Locomotive speed control in scale MPH increments
Lighted cab interiors
Illuminated number boards
Lighted marker lights
Two engineer cab figures in each A unit
Moveable roof fan blades
Metal body side grilles
Two operating smoke units
Onboard DCC receiver
Proto-Sound 3.0 with The Digital Command system featuring: Passenger station Proto-Effects
Unit measures: 53 x 2 1/2 x 3 1/2
Operates on O-31 curves
Diesel DCC features:
Headlight
Bell
Whistle/Horn
Start up/Shut down
Rear coupler
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: 20-20400-1
Road Name: Norfolk & Western (NW)
MSRP: $799.95
Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Diesel Loco
The Trainz SKU for this item is P12090652.
Trainz Product Id: 12090652
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