

Metropolitan Transportation Authority O Gauge RailKing LO-V 2-Car Subway Add-On Non Powered Set
Overview
The LO-V cars arrived in New York from 1916-1924. Built by Pullman and American Car and Foundry, the 600 powered cars and 510 non-powered trailers satisfied the Interborough Rapid Transit's need for more capacity as the system expanded. Typical of subway equipment of their day, the steel-sided cars featured rattan seating and rather dim overhead lighting.
From the motorman's point of view, the LO-V cars (for "low voltage") were a dramatic improvement in job safety. In previous HI-V cars, the motorman had his hand on a controller directly connected to 600 volts of direct current on the third rail - whereas the new LO-V cars used a low voltage controller, or throttle, to control the high voltage that actually powered the car. The LO-V cars incorporated a master controller powered by a 32-volt battery, enabling the motorman to control the 600 volts passing through the DC switches located under the car without fear of electrocution. The LO-V cars ran well into the 1960s before being replaced by new cars with plush seating and bright fluorescent lighting.
This RailKing subway set features; detailed, illuminated interiors; and transit stop simulation available only from M.T.H., allowing you to program the train to stop automatically at designated station stops. When configured to run on automatic, the LO-V subway stops itself at locations you define and calls out station names that you select in advance; the subway essentially runs itself. And when you program the LO-V for an out-and-back route, it even reverses itself and heads back downtown when it reaches the end of the line - stopping along the way at each station to broadcast the name of the stop and the hustle and bustle of passengers coming and going.