Lionel 2431120 - Legacy F19 Pacific Steam Engine "Chesapeake & Ohio" #492 (C. 1929)

Product Description

Announced Date:

July 2023

Released Date:

Jan 2025

Individually Boxed:

Yes

Rail Line: Chesapeake & Ohio

Road Number: 492

Gauge: O Gauge 

Power: Electric

Engine Type: Steam

Min Curve: O54

Dimensions: Length: 26"

Most Recent Catalog: 2023 Volume II Catalog

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™

Powerful maintenance-free motor with momentum flywheel

Wireless Tether™ connection between locomotive and tender

ElectroCoupler™ on rear of tender

Whistle steam

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

Overview:

The C&O's F-19 class of Pacifics proved that beauty could take many forms. While USRA Pacifics are highly regarded for their simplicity, the F-19 was anything but! With a front end cluttered with air pumps and a feedwater heater, the C&O shop forces had to improvise when it came to adorning the class for special premier assignments. But they did! Wearing eagles or silhouettes on the water heaters, polished compressor and cylinder head covers with stars and kept in high polish, the F-19s made a spectacular appearance worthy of Chessie's finest trains. The class left a lasting impression despite being only 5 locomotives large and lasting in service from only 1926-1946 when they were rebuilt as 4-6-4s. The F-19s helped to inaugurate the Sportsman in 1930 and the new premier George Washington in 1932. Ironically, their most adorned and memorable years coincided with the Great Depression - a testimony to the strength of pride kept in the C&O shops and commitment to first-class passenger service by management even in the worst of times. Available from Lionel for the first time since 2007 and now updated with LEGACY, Bluetooth and Whistle steam amongst all our other now-standard features, this locomotive is making a long-overdue return to the spotlight. We've created multiple variations to capture the majority of changes the locomotives saw in their 20-year careers - more variations than there were locomotives in the class! We've also included a few fantasy locomotives as well. From the high gloss applied to these locomotives, the shine off the boiler in many early photos seems to suggest they were painted gray. They weren't as far as we know but it looked like a pretty neat variation so we're offering it here! C&O and PM had swapped other classes of Pacifics and they also acquired some from the RF&P so those seemed like reasonable "what ifs" as well. The F-19 steps up to fill the high demand we've had for matching steam power for the Sleigh Bell Limited, and of course with a menacing face like this we had to do a Halloween version! Add some Presidential power to your roster this year with these beautifully unique Pacifics!