MTH 30-1579-1 O PRR 4-8-2 M-1a Steam Locomotive #6707 W/ PS2 – Your Source for Gaming Essentials* Trains

Description

This is MTH 30-1579-1 4-8-2 M-1a w/Snd PRR #2. 4-8-2 Imperial M-1a Mountain steam engine with Proto-Sound 3.0, Pennsylvania. Cab number: 6707. The Mountain represents the apex of Pennsy steam power in the golden age of railroading. It was the last in a line of highly successful, home-designed, Belpaire-boilered Pennsy steamers that included the E6 Atlantic, the H series Consolidations, the K4 Pacific, and the I1 Decapod. (A Belpaire boiler is identified by the squared-off hump at the rear, above the firebox.) While the Pennsy’s late experiments with modern streamlined steamers were visually exciting, they failed at their intended purpose – stopping the diesel onslaught. The M1’s in fact outlasted all the experimental engines, soldiering on for three decades to the very end of steam.

The first M1 was built in 1923 in the PRR’s Juniata shops and, in typical conservative Pennsy fashion, underwent years of testing and refinement before the railroad committed to the design. But once the die was cast, the Pennsy – the self-proclaimed Standard Railroad of the World – did things in a big way, as usual. Two hundred M1’s were built in 1926 and a hundred M1a’s, with slight upgrades from the original engines, were turned out in 1930 by Baldwin, Lima, and the Pennsy’s own shops.

While the first Mountains were delivered pulling normal-sized tenders, with the 1930 delivery the huge coast-to-coast tenders became the norm. Although their large coal and water capacity lessened the need for fuel stops, they were also equipped with scoops for taking on water on the fly, from pans between the rails. With their big 72-inch drivers, the Mountains were designed to be dual-service passenger and fast freight engines. Despite their name, they ruled the relatively level divisions of the Pennsy – except the electrified lines – where they could hustle 17- or 18-car passenger trains or hundred-car freights. Within a few years of their introduction, the Mountains found their niche as the Pennsy’s preferred freight engine in most non-electrified territory.

A true representative of the golden age of steam power, the Mountain returns to the RailKing line in 2011 lettered for the Pennsylvania and several other roads that rostered similar 4-8-2 locomotives. Both engine and tender are constructed of die-cast metal and adorned with detail. Complete with the industry-leading speed control, smoke output, and range of accurate sounds that characterize all MTH Proto-Sound 3.0 locomotives, our Mountain is designed to rival the pulling power, dependability, and longevity of the Pennsy original.

Did you know?
Mountain number 6755, built in the Pennsy’s Altoona shops in 1930, was preserved by the railroad and resides today at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, PA.

Its key features are:
Near scale sizing
Die-cast boiler and tender body
Die-cast metal chassis
Real coal load
Metal wheels and axles
Constant voltage headlight
Precision flywheel equipped motor
Locomotive speed control in scale MPH increments
Remote controlled Proto-Coupler
Engineer and fireman figures
Metal handrails and decorative bell
Decorative metal whistle
Operating marker lights
Synchronized puffing ProtoSmoker system
Operating tender back-up light
Proto-sound 3.0 with The Digital Command System featuring: freight yard Proto-Effects
Unit measures: 25 x 2 1/2 x 4
Operates On O-31 curves

steam DCC features:
Headlight on/off
Bell on/off
Whistle/Horn on/off
Start-up/Shut-down
PFA initiate and advance
Cab light on/off
Engine sounds on/off
Volume low, med, high, off
Smoke on/off
Forward signal sound
Reverse signal sound
Coupler slack sound
Grade crossing
One-shot doppler on/off
Extended start up
Extended shut down
Labor chuff
Drift chuff
Smoke volume
Single short whistle toot
Coupler close
Feature reset
Idle sequence 1

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

Manufacturer: MTH
Model Number: 30-1579-1
Road Name: Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
MSRP: $449.95

Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Steam Loco

The Trainz SKU for this item is P11964461.

Trainz Product Id: 11964461