Lionel 2322050 - Legacy Iron Hippo "Pennsylvania" Freight Set

Product Description

Announced Date:

Jan 2023

Released Date:

Dec 2023

Individually Boxed:

Yes - ATTN this box is really large and heavy. Please place order by itself.

Rail Line: Pennsylvania

Gauge: O Gauge 

Power: Electric

Engine Type: Steam

Min Curve: O54

Dimensions: Length: 79"

Most Recent Catalog: 2023 Big Book

Features:

SET INCLUDES:

Legacy I1 Decapod

Six GLa hoppers with ore loads

Vision cabin car

LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

LEGACY® Control System equipped – able to run in LEGACY® Control mode, in TrainMaster Command Control mode, or in Conventional mode with a standard transformer

Bluetooth® Control - Operate with Universal Remote or LionChief® App

Lionel Voice Control (LVC) - run your locomotive by speaking commands into your phone via LionChief® App

Odyssey® II Speed Control

IR Transmitter that works with LCS SensorTrack™

Road specific detailing

Whistle steam

Powerful maintenance-free motor with momentum flywheel

Wireless Tether™ connection between locomotive and tender

ElectroCoupler™ on rear of tender

Directional lighting including operating headlight and back-up light on rear of tender

Bicolor illuminated classification lights on the front of locomotive where applicable. Using a Legacy controller, change the color of the classification lights between white or green

Traction tires

Interior illumination in cab

Die-cast metal locomotive body, pilot, and trucks

Die-cast metal tender body and trucks

High level of separately applied metal details

Separately applied builder's plate

Synchronized fan-driven smoke unit

Adjustable smoke output

Authentically detailed cab interior

Cab "glass" windows

Engineer and fireman figures

LEGACY® RailSounds® sound system featuring:

CrewTalk™ dialog with different scenarios depending on whether the locomotive is in motion or stopped

TrainSounds that mimic operating dialog when the locomotive is in motion or stopped

Six official railroad speeds with CrewTalk dialog

DynaChuff™ synchronized with 32 levels of intensity as the locomotive gains speed

LEGACY® "Real-Time Quilling Whistle" control with instant response for realistic signature "quilling" and correctly timed warning signals - 5 different whistles to choose from for a more customized experience.

Single hit or continuous mechanical bell sounds - 5 levels of bell pitching for customized sounds

Sequence Control: plays the sound effects of an entire trip, including warning sounds and announcements, based on the movement and speed of the locomotive

Current speed and fuel dialog, coal or oil loading sound effects

HOPPER FEATURES:

Die-cast trucks

Operating couplers with hidden tabs

Separately applied detail parts

Easy conversion to scale wheels and couplers (available separately)

Removable resin ore loads

VISION CABIN CAR FEATURES: RailSounds equipped:

Plays freight sounds in motion

User-activated crew dialog

User-activated air whistle

Max/Min switch

Volume control

LED-illuminated interior and marker lights

Cupola details with figure

ElectroCoupler

Die-cast trucks and couplers

Track IR equipped

Overview:

Pennsy men called the I1's "Hippos" and they earned that name on trains like the famous Mt. Carmel ore trains which brought Messabi ore to the mills in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A single I1 could handle the train for most of the eastbound trip from Lake Erie docks. But the last 27 miles to the Lehigh Valley interchange at Mt. Carmel required a pair of these brutes on the head end with another pair pushing hard on the rear. These trains were a favorite for photographers catching dramatic shots of heavy steam railroading in its final days. Prior to the 1960s, nearly all the ore moved on the Pennsylvania and other eastern lines rode in conventional hoppers designed for coal. Indeed, many of these cars would be loaded with coal for the next trip west. But being much heavier by volume than coal, the ore could only be loaded in small piles in the hoppers. The Pennsy used a variety of hoppers in this service, and some cars pulled from other roads would often show up as well. Now you can add this ore traffic to your layout in dramatic fashion with the "Iron Hippo" set from Lionel! The six-car train, pulled by surviving Decapod #4483, includes a brace of 6 GLa hoppers and a CrewTalk Cabin Car to add to the fun. If you really want to challenge the grades with a long train though, you can pick up additional hoppers and I1's and battle the hill!