Atlas HO 10004106 - Master - Silver - FM H-24-66 Trainmaster Diesel Locomotive "Erie Lackawanna" #1850 (Phase 1A)

• Road Name: "Erie Lackawanna"
• Road Number: #1850
• Product Line: Master - Silver
• Scale: HO Scale
• Catalog:

Features:

• Separately-applied door handles
• Real metal springs on trucks
• Realistic die-cast underframe
• Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual-flywheels for optimum performance at all speeds
• Directional lighting
• Factory-equipped with AccuMate couplers
• Painted crew figures
• Separately-installed fine-scale handrails
• Etched metal radiator grilles
• NMRA 8-pin plug for DCC, Silver Series only
• Railroad-specific details includes Lighted classification lights on some models

Overview:

The prototype for this detailed Atlas HO Scale Master Gold FM H24-66 Phase 1A Trainmaster was advertised by Fairbanks-Morse as "the most useful locomotive ever built." Introduced in 1953 as a versatile locomotive with various equipment options available. It was found in both passenger and freight service across the US. It was the most powerful single-engine locomotive in production at the time, generating a total of 2,400hp.