30-1615-1 2-6-6-6 Imperial Allegheny Steam Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 For availability see 'Find it locally' tab $699.95Product InformationDescription2-6-6-6 Imperial Allegheny Steam Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 - Western Maryland Cab No. 975 Roadname: Western MarylandProduct Item Number: 30-1615-1Catalog: DU 2013 Volume 2Product Line: RailKingDelivery Status: Delivered Sep. 2014 OverviewBy 1940, C&O was looking for some new muscle to push, pull, and drag coal loads over the mountains between West Virginia and the eastern seaboard. Lima Locomotive Works knew they could design something that would fill C&O's needs even better than the big-boilered Texas 2-10-4s the railroad considered buying. The resulting locomotive was the 2-6-6-6 Allegheny (named for the tough mountain range it had to conquer), first delivered in 1941. The six-wheeled trailing truck that gave this locomotive a new wheel design was necessary because the firebox was located completely behind the drivers. Not only did engineers have to add an extra set of wheels to the trailing truck, but they had to give the tender an unusual fourth pair of wheels on the rear truck. The Class H-8 Alleghenies required huge tenders-each carrying 25,000 gallons of water and 25 tons of coal. But because they still had to fit on the C&O's 115-foot turntables, the tank was made taller in the rear. The extra weight required extra wheels to support it. Other railroads, like the Virginian Railroad, that had to traverse similar mountainous territory also bought Alleghenies. Did You Know? Almost half the Alleghenies, which the War Production Board allowed to continue being built throughout World War II, were equipped with steam heat and signal lines for passenger service. These were sometimes used for troop trains. Features Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body Metal Wheels and Axles Constant Voltage Headlight Die-Cast Truck Sides (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors Remote Controlled Proto-Couplerr Metal Handrails Operating Tender Back-up Light Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments Engineer and Fireman Figures Real Coal Load Colorful Paint Scheme Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoker System Wireless Drawbar Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Freight Yard Proto-Effects Unit Measures:27 3/8" x 2 5/8" x 3 5/16" 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 Smoke Volume Labor Chuff Drift Chuff Single short whistle toot Coupler Close Feature Reset Idle Sequence 2 Idle Sequence 1 Idle Sequence 3 Idle Sequence 4 Brakes auto/off Cab Chatter auto/off Clickety-Clack auto/off Find It LocallyThis product may not have shipped yet or is completely sold out. Click on the show button to see who might have it on order. Support