Atlas O 30138817 - Premier - 2-8-0 Steam Locomotive "U.S. Army" #649

• Road Name: U.S. Army
• Road Number: 649
• Product Line: Premier
• Scale: O Scale
• System: 3-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
• Die-cast metal 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: O-36 (3-Rail)
• Minimum diameter curve: 36” (2-Rail)
• PCB DRAW 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 enginestamped
brass material
• Boiler features: Headlight/Fire Box Light/Interior Cabin Light/ Marker
Front – All LEDs
• Tender contains: LED Tailight (Backuplight), DCC/DCS Switch

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, chassis and 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.