Atlas O 30138319 - Premier - 2-8-0 Steam Locomotive "Southern Railway" #747 (2-Rail)

Product Description

Announced Date:

April 2024

Released Date:

Est. 4th Quarter 2024

Individually Boxed:

N/A

Road Name: Southern Railway

Road Number: 747

Product Line: Premier

Scale: O Scale

System: 2-Rail

Features:

Die-Cast Boiler and Chassis

Metal Wheels and Axles

Precision Flywheel Equipped Motor

Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell

Decorative Metal Whistle

Constant Voltage Headlight

Die-Cast Truck Sides

Remote Controlled Proto-Coupler

Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke System

Operating firebox flicker

Colorful Paint Scheme

Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments

Durable ABS Tender Body

Wireless Drawbar

Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring:

Passenger Station Proto-Effects

Unit Measures:19 1/4” x 2 1/2” x 3 3/4”

Minimum radius curve: 36” (2-Rail)

All new PCB DRAWING BAR design for connection between the engine and tender.

Lost wax details on boiler body

Improved Back tender ladder

Gang plank with diamond plating between tender and engine- stamped brass material

Boiler features: Headlight/Fire Box Light/Interior Cabin Light/ Marker Front – All LEDs

Tender contains: LED Tailight (Backuplight)

Overview:

The 2-8-0 steam engine was first developed in 1864-1865 to provide power for heavy trains running at moderate speeds, especially on steep grades. Alexander Mitchell, the chief mechanic for the Lehigh and Maloney Railroad, an eastern Pennsylvania coal hauler, designed the original 2-8-0. The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) was the first to put the 2-8-0 type engine on the rails when they rebuilt a Baldwin flexible-beam engine to a 2-8-0 configuration. For more than forty years, the 2-8-0 Consolidation was America’s standard freight locomotive, working hard on virtually every railroad.

Our model features a die-cast metal locomotive boiler and chassis and durable ABS tender, each 2-8-0 is equipped with the state-of-the-art Proto-Sound 3.0 system for an incredible operating experience. You’ll be amazed at how slowly and smoothly she runs - up and down grades and around corners with or without a load. And when you see her smoke, with each puff timed to the revolutions of the drivers, you’ll know that you’ve just obtained the best value in model railroading.