Product Line:
Premier
Roadname:
Pennsylvania
K-4 Streamlined Passenger Set w/Proto-Sound 2.0 - Pennsylvania
Set Features: Pennsylvania K-4 Streamlined K-4 4-6-2 Steam Engine, (1) R50B Express Reefer Car, (2) 70’ Streamlined Coach Cars, (1) 70’ Streamlined Observation Car
Product Number:
20-3482-1
M.S.R.P. $
999.95
First appeared in:
2011 Volume 2
On perhaps the greatest railroad ever, no steam locomotive was more revered than the legendary Pennsylvania K-4s Pacific. Evolving from a program begun in 1914 to develop heavy freight and passenger classes utilizing common boiler designs, the K-4s was an instant success. From 1917 to 1928, a total of 425 units were built at the Juanita and Baldwin Shops.
The 4-6-2 K-4s became the Pennsylvania's principal passenger hauler, possessing a consummate blend of speed and power. Often double headed on east coast limiteds in front of a Pullman consist, the K-4s was a common and beautiful sight on the Pennsylvania's rails, and became synonymous with that railroad's steam power.
Later, after World War II concluded, the Pennsy's needs changed and the K-4's appearance underwent a series of changes to better serve those needs. The most apparent changes showed up on the 1947 Postwar or Modern version of the K-4 and included a solid drop-coupler pilot, repositioned boiler front headlight and the addition of a steam generator below the headlight.
M.T.H. Electric Trains is proud to return the Prewar 1927 version and 1947 Postwar rendition of this magnificent steam locomotive to life in all die-cast construction. Featuring all of the craftsmanship and detail that make an M.T.H. steam locomotive the industry's best value, your K-4s will quickly find a home on your layout or in your collection for years to come.
In 1936, K4s No. 3768 became the Pennsy’s first streamlined steam engine. She headed name trains like the Broadway Limited and the Spirit of St. Louis.
Features
Set Includes:
Pennsylvania Streamlined 4-6-2 K4s Steam Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 (Hi-Rail Wheels)
2-Car Coach Streamlined Passenger Set
R50B Reefer Car
70’ Streamlined Observation Car
Locomotive Features:
Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body
1:48 Scale Proportions
Die-Cast Metal Chassis
Real Coal Load
Metal Wheels and Axles
Constant Voltage Headlight
Die-Cast Truck Sides
Remote Controlled Proto-Coupler
Engineer and Fireman Figures
Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell
Decorative Metal Whistle
Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments
Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke System
Precision Flywheel Equipped Motor
Proto-Scale 3-2 3-Rail/2-Rail Conversion Capable
Wireless Drawbar
Illuminated Number Boards
Illuminated Classification Lights
Lighted Cab Interior Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Passenger Station Proto-Effects Unit Measures:22" x 2 3/4" x 3 7/8" Operates On O-42 Curves
Passenger Set Features
Durable ABS Intricately Detailed Bodies
Metal Wheels and Axles
Overhead Interior Lighting
Die-Cast 6-Wheel Trucks
Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes
End-of-Car Diaphragms
Separate Metal Handrails
Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
Needle-Point Axles
Detailed Car Interiors
10 Passenger Figures In Each Coach Car
1:48 Scale Dimensions
Detailed Car Undercarriage
Sliding Baggage Car Doors
Operates On O-42 Curves