{"id":9266125513,"title":"MTH 20-3755-1 - 4-8-4 GS-4 Steam Engine \"American Freedom\" #4449 w\/ PS3 (Hi-Rail Wheels)","handle":"20-3755-1","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Specification:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad Name: American Freedom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad Number: 4449\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct Line: Premier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale: O Scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease: Feb. 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntricately Detailed, Die-Cast Boiler and Chassis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntricately Detailed, Die-Cast Tender Body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthentic Paint Scheme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDie-Cast Locomotive Trucks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandpainted Engineer and Fireman Figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal Handrails and Whistle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemote-Controlled Proto-Coupler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eO Scale Kadee-Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrototypical Rule 17 Lighting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstant Voltage LED Headlight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating LED Firebox Glow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating LED Marker Lights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLighted LED Cab Interior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating Tender LED Back-up Light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating LED MARS Light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowerful 7-Pole Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSynchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLocomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWireless Drawbar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1:48 Scale Dimensions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnboard DCC\/DCS Decoder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProto-Scale 3-2 3-Rail\/2-Rail Conversion Capable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring Quillable Whistle With Passenger Station Proto-Effects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnit Measures: 29\" x 2 3\/4\" x 4 1\/4\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates On O-54 Curves\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSteam DCC Features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF0 Head\/Tail light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF1 Bell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF2 Horn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF3 Start-up\/Shut-down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF4 PFA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF5 Lights (except head\/tail)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF6 Master Volume\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF7 Front Coupler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF8 Rear Coupler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF9 Forward Signal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF10 Reverse Signal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF11 Grade Crossing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF12 Smoke On\/Off\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF13 Smoke Volume\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF14 Idle Sequence 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF15 Idle Sequence 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF16 Idle Sequence 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF17 Extended Start-up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF18 Extended Shut-down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF19 Labor Chuff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF20 Drift Chuff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF21 One Shot Doppler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF22 Coupler Slack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF23 Coupler Close\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF24 Single Horn Blast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF25 Engine Sounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF26 Brake Sounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF27 Cab Chatter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF28 Feature Reset\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1937 the Southern Pacific trumpeted a new train in full-page magazine ads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet us stand by the tracks of Southern Pacific's Coast Line, as thousands now do every day and listen.Suddenly from far off comes a musical note, rising. Round a curve flashes a streak of color. Here comes the Daylight, the most beautiful train in the West!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaylights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elinked Los Angeles and San Francisco \\\"in a glorious daylight trip, streaking along the Pacific Ocean for more than a hundred breathless miles.\\\" Travelers were invited to \\\"Step inside the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaylight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand see the beauty and luxury that have already won the West. Notice the wide, soft seats in the coaches. They are cushioned with sponge rubber and turn to face the extraordinarily large windows.\\\" Presenting a glorious streak of orange and red from locomotive to observation car, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaylights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere a sharp departure from the SP's normal dark olive passenger cars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeading the trains were the Southern Pacific's class GS (for \\\"Golden State\\\") Northerns, arguably among the handsomest steam engines ever built. Constructed by Lima Locomotive Works, inventor of the super-power concept, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaylight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e4-8-4s had the combination of power and speed that characterized steam power at its zenith. Class GS-4 engines, delivered in 1941 and 1942, were among the last and best-looking of the breed, with tall 80\\\" drivers and enclosed all-weather cabs. In addition to handling premier passenger trains, the Golden State 4-8-4s were regularly used on the SP's famed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOvernight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehigh-speed freight service. Long before FedEx existed, it provided overnight business deliveries between San Francisco and Los Angeles, carrying everything from groceries to replacement car engines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lone GS-4, No. 4449, was saved from the scrapper and donated to the city of Portland, Oregon, where it sat mounted and stuffed in a city park for 16 years. Jack Holst, an elderly Southern Pacific employee, visited the engine regularly, oiling its bearings and rods in the hope that it would someday return to steam. 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Headlight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating LED Firebox Glow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating LED Marker Lights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLighted LED Cab Interior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating Tender LED Back-up Light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating LED MARS Light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowerful 7-Pole Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSynchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLocomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWireless Drawbar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1:48 Scale Dimensions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnboard DCC\/DCS Decoder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProto-Scale 3-2 3-Rail\/2-Rail Conversion Capable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring Quillable Whistle With Passenger Station Proto-Effects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnit Measures: 29\" x 2 3\/4\" x 4 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thousands now do every day and listen.Suddenly from far off comes a musical note, rising. Round a curve flashes a streak of color. Here comes the Daylight, the most beautiful train in the West!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaylights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elinked Los Angeles and San Francisco \\\"in a glorious daylight trip, streaking along the Pacific Ocean for more than a hundred breathless miles.\\\" Travelers were invited to \\\"Step inside the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaylight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand see the beauty and luxury that have already won the West. Notice the wide, soft seats in the coaches. They are cushioned with sponge rubber and turn to face the extraordinarily large windows.\\\" Presenting a glorious streak of orange and red from locomotive to observation car, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaylights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere a sharp departure from the SP's normal dark olive passenger cars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeading the trains were the Southern Pacific's class GS (for \\\"Golden State\\\") Northerns, arguably among the handsomest steam engines ever built. Constructed by Lima Locomotive Works, inventor of the super-power concept, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaylight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e4-8-4s had the combination of power and speed that characterized steam power at its zenith. Class GS-4 engines, delivered in 1941 and 1942, were among the last and best-looking of the breed, with tall 80\\\" drivers and enclosed all-weather cabs. In addition to handling premier passenger trains, the Golden State 4-8-4s were regularly used on the SP's famed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOvernight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehigh-speed freight service. Long before FedEx existed, it provided overnight business deliveries between San Francisco and Los Angeles, carrying everything from groceries to replacement car engines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lone GS-4, No. 4449, was saved from the scrapper and donated to the city of Portland, Oregon, where it sat mounted and stuffed in a city park for 16 years. Jack Holst, an elderly Southern Pacific employee, visited the engine regularly, oiling its bearings and rods in the hope that it would someday return to steam. As a result of his efforts, No. 4449 was in good enough shape that it was chosen as the western engine for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Freedom Train\u003c\/i\u003e, returning to steam just four months to begin touring the country in 1975 in celebration of our nation's 200th anniversary. Repainted in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaylight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecolors, the engine still operates today in excursion service.\u003c\/p\u003e"}