MTH 30-1876-1 - 2-10-0 Imperial Decapod Steam Engine "Illinois Central" #3617 w/ PS3 (Long Haul Tender)

Product Description

Announced Date:

Dec 2023

Released Date:

Nov 2024

Individually Boxed:

Yes

Road Name: Illinois Central

Road Number: 3617

Product Line: RailKing

Scale: O Gauge

Features:

Die-Cast Metal Chassis

Authentic Paint Scheme

Metal Wheels and Axles

Remote Controlled Proto-Coupler

Precision Flywheel Equipped Motor

Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell

Decorative Metal Whistle

Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body

Constant Voltage Headlight

Die-Cast Truck Sides

Operating Tender Back-up Light

Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke System

Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments

Engineer and Fireman Figures

Real Coal Load

Wireless Drawbar

Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring Freight Yard Proto-Effects

Unit Measures: 21 9/16” x 2 1/2” x 3 3/4”

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

Feature Reset

Idle Sequence 1

Idle Sequence 3

Idle Sequence 2

Idle Sequence 4

Brakes auto/off

Cab Chatter auto/off

Clickety-Clack auto/off

Overview:

By the 1910s, the Pennsylvania Railroad was hauling coal and ore by the tons, and it sought a more efficient way to do so than double-heading 2-8-2 engines. Thus was born the monstrous I Class 2-10-0 Decapod. It dwarfed all previous 2-10-0s, weighing in at 386,100 pounds, with a power output 41% higher and steam consumption 12% lower than the Mikados that were previously assigned to coal and ore duty. Pennsy heartily approved of the new design and ultimately had the Baldwin and Juniata shops build 598 Class I1s.

These hulking engines were designed specifically for use in the mountainous Allegheny region of western Pennsylvania, and they hauled freight through that area like nothing the PRR had seen before. The typical assignment called for two Decapods at each end of every freight train, and despite their enormous size and weight, they were allowed to move at up to fifty miles per hour.

M.T.H. is proud to bring the ground-shaking power of the Pennsylvania 2-10-0 to your railroad with Proto-Sound 3.0 and an all-new wireless drawbar.