MTH 11-2029-1 381E Loco w/Snd GN – Your Source for Gaming Essentials* Trains

Description

This is MTH 11-2029-1 381E Loco w/Snd GN. 381E locomotive contemporary with Proto-Sound 3.0, Great Northern (Glacier Park). The largest and perhaps flashiest of Joshua Lionel Cowen’s standard gauge electric locomotives wasn’t the company’s most expensive. That distinction belonged to the 2-motored 408E. But it was the 381E, based loosely on a 4-4-4 wheel arrangement, that has earned the distinction of being one of the most prized possessions that a pre-war tinplate era collector can own.

In fact, given the limited capabilities in the 1920s to faithfully recreate an accurate model of a real life prototype, the 381E did a fairly good job of impersonating a Milwaukee Road electric that ran over the mountainous stretches between Othello and Tacoma, Washington.

Returning in Lionel Corporation Tinplate badges and packages, the 381E faithfully recreates the look and glossy colors found on pre-war tinplate locomotives including never-before-offered state car brown and two-tone blue comet blue. For those electric fans of the Pacific Northwest, we’ve even incorporated in a third offering Great Northern’s famous electric locomotive livery found on that road’s real-life rails.

Though produced today, a user would be hard pressed to tell the difference between these modern classics and the originals of the past until, that is, one runs a Contemporary version equipped with Proto-Sound 3.0. No original 381E could ever run as smoothly or slowly and nor recreate the sounds of a real locomotive like these contemporary treasures. For those who prefer the classic rumble of an AC Bild-A-Loco motor and the ozone smell from a mechanical e-unit, the Traditional version is the choice for you.

Its key features are:
Operating headlights
Stamped steel body and die-cast chassis
Baked enamel finish
Metal wheels and axles
Operating metal latch couplers
Metal handrails
Two traditional Bild-A-Loco motors
Mechanical E-unit
Proto-Sound 3.0 with the Digital Command System featuring: passenger station Proto-Effects
Unit measures: 19 1/2 x 4 7/8 x 6 1/2
Operates on STD-42 curves

Diesel DCC features:
Headlight
Bell
Whistle/horn
Start up/shut down
Engine sounds on/off
Sound volume
Forward signal
Reverse signal
Grade crossing signal
Cab light on/off
Extended start up
Extended shut down
Rev up
Rev down
Coupler slack sound
Coupler close
One-shot Doppler
Feature reset
Brakes auto/off
Cab chatter auto/off
Clickety-clack auto/off

Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)

Manufacturer: MTH
Model Number: 11-2029-1
Road Name: Great Northern (GN)
MSRP: $899.95

Scale/Era: Std Gauge Modern
Model Type: Electric Loco

The Trainz SKU for this item is P11980090.

Trainz Product Id: 11980090