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Milwaukee Road O Scale Premier Hiawatha Passenger Train Set w/Proto-Sound 3.0

20-3438-1

List Price:
$1199.95

Roadname:
Milwaukee Road
Scale:
O Scale
Product Type:
R-T-R/Speciality Set
Product Line:
Premier
Delivery Status:
Delivered JUL 2011

Overview

With the bold slogan "Nothing Faster on Rails," the Milwaukee Road inaugurated its Chicago-Twin Cities Hiawatha passenger service on May 29, 1935. Pressured by intense competition on the route between Chicago and Minneapolis/St. Paul - including the Burlington's pioneering diesel Twin Zephyrs - the Milwaukee Road had turned to the American Locomotive Works to design the fastest steam locomotives of the day. The results did not disappoint.

The Hiawathas were initially headed by oil burning Alco 4-4-2 Atlantics created specifically for intense 100 mile per hour daily operations. The engines and their entire trains were renowned for their colorful, aerodynamic styling by industrial designer Otto Kuhler - who lamented, however, that "I did get disgusted every time an uninitiated person asked me, 'Is that a diesel?'" The Hiawathas seduced passengers with luxurious surroundings that included the Tip Top Tap Room, the first standup cocktail bar on American rails.

The popularity of the service soon mandated longer trains and larger locomotives. Enter the Kuhler-styled coal-burning F7 4-6-4 Hudsons turned out by Alco in 1938. Among the heaviest Hudsons ever built, the massive F7s outclassed the more-famous New York Central J-series Hudsons in almost every way: larger firebox, higher boiler pressure, taller drivers (84"), and more power at speed. Unlike the NYC Hudsons, however, the F7s were born just as their technology was dying. Within a decade, the F7s and their trains were replaced by diesel-powered Hiawathas magnificently styled by designer Brooks Stevens. Sadly, none of the steam-powered Hiawathas were preserved.

Fortunately, your O gauge railroad can recreate the sights and sounds of this legendary train. The Hiawatha Hudson features die-cast locomotive and tender construction and the latest M.T.H. features, including synchronized puffing Proto-Smoke and the incredible sounds and performance of Proto-Soundr 2.0.

Features

Set Includes:

 

  • Milwaukee Road 4-6-4 Streamlined Steam Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 (Hi-Rail Wheels)
  • 2-Car 70' ABS Baggage/Coach Passenger Set (Smooth)
  • 70' ABS Passenger Car (Smooth)
  • 70' ABS Skytop Observation Car (Smooth)

    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 2.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Passenger Station Proto-Effects
  • Unit Measures:22" x 2 3/4" x 3 7/8"
  • Operates On O-72 Curves

    Passenger Set Features

     

  • Durable ABS Intricately Detailed Bodies
  • Metal Wheels and Axles
  • Overhead Interior Lighting
  • Die-Cast 4-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
  • 5-Car Sets Feature: (1) Baggage, (2) Coaches, (1) Vista Dome, (1) Sky Top Observation
  • Unit Measures:95" x 2 7/16" x 3 1/2"
  • Operates On O-42 Curves

Support

Manual:
Document
Parts:
Protosound:

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