Description
Description
This is MTH 30-1604-1 ATSF 4-8-4 IMPERIAL NORTH. 4-8-4 Imperial Northern steam engine with Proto-Sound 3.0, Santa Fe. Cab number: 2916. The heaviest straight passenger locomotive ever produced, the famous Santa Fe 4-8-4 Northerns epitomized steam power. The steeply graded western lines of the Santa Fe required a locomotive with enormous power, and the Northern was the answer.
The first Northerns were delivered from Baldwin in 1927. By the 1940s, the new oil-burning 2900 series had arrived and were known as the largest 4-8-4s ever built. With their tremendous sixteen wheel tenders, these Northerns measured over 120 feet long and were often rostered for the entire journey from Chicago to Los Angeles, a distance of over 1,700 miles!
Modeled after the Santa Fe 2900-class Northerns, these beautiful and powerful RailKing models are equipped with Proto-Sound 3.0 and its unmatched, industry-leading features.
Did you know?
The Santa Fe 2900-class weighed in at a massive 510,150lbs – the heaviest Northerns ever built – because the war effort caused a scarcity of lighter weight materials when these 4-8-4s were built in 1944.
Its key features are:
Die-cast metal chassis
Metal wheels and axles
Metal handrails and decorative bell
Decorative metal whistle
Operating marker lights
Die-cast boiler and tender body
Constant voltage headlight
Die-cast truck sides
Colorful paint scheme
Remote controlled Proto-Coupler
Synchronized puffing ProtoSmoker system
Locomotive speed control in scale MPH increments
Engineer cab figure
Precision flywheel equipped motor
Wireless drawbar
Proto-Sound 3.0 with the digital command system featuring: passenger station Proto-Effects
Unit measures: 24” x 2 1/2” x 3 1/2”
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
Cab light on/off
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
First introduced in the early 20th century, the 4-8-4 to rail yards by storm primarily hauling coal and other forms of freight across state lines in the US and rail-ways in various other countries. While later models would improve on the 4-8-4’s limitation, this locomotive still made its place in history as a pioneer of 20th century rail-road industry, and is featured in some museums today as a testament to how far the industry has truly come!
Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)
Manufacturer: MTH
Model Number: 30-1604-1
Road Name: Atchison Topeka Santa Fe (ATSF)
MSRP: $459.95
Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Steam Loco
The Trainz SKU for this item is P11976058.
Trainz Product Id: 11976058
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