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New York Central HO Scale MTH HO 4-6-4 Dreyfuss Hudson Steam Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 (Boxpox Wheels)

80-3165-1

List Price:
$449.95

Roadname:
New York Central
Scale:
HO Scale
Product Type:
Steam Locomotive
Product Line:
MTH HO
Delivery Status:
Delivered JUN. 2009

Overview

The 1938 edition of the Twentieth Century Limited is often regarded as the high water mark of the American passenger train. Thirty-six years to the day after passengers strode down a red plush carpet to the first run of the Century - inspiring the phrase "red carpet treatment" - the new incarnation of America's most famous train pulled out of Grand Central Station behind a homely boxcab electric. Thirty-three miles later, at Harmon, New York, the train was turned over to a streamlined Hudson with a prow reminiscent of a Roman gladiator's helmet, and the effect was complete. From engine to observation car, in every detail down to the dining car china and matchbook covers, the train had been styled by Henry Dreyfus, a giant in the then-new profession of industrial design. The design was so handsome and striking that it became a symbol of the New York Central railroad and, later, of the entire Art Deco era. Decades later, Time magazine selected the locomotive as its single symbol of the twentieth century.

Advertised as "the first all-room train in America, 16 hours between New York and Chicago," the 1938 Century was the last word in luxury travel. Every afternoon the famous red carpet was unfurled in Grand Central Station, welcoming passengers aboard. Taking aim at Pennsy's rival Broadway Limited, which had to cross the Allegheny Mountains to make the same trip, the New York Central promoted itself as "The Water Level Route. You Can Sleep."

Leading the train was one of the best examples of streamlining ever applied to a locomotive. Unlike Raymond Loewy's design for the Broadway Limited's Pacifics, which largely hid the engine under a streamlined shroud, Dreyfuss' styling clung tightly to the locomotive, glorifying rather than hiding its shape and boldly displaying the wheel and rod motion that make a steam engine so exciting. No wonder the Dreyfus Hudson has been a favorite image of graphic artists ever since.

New for 2009, M.T.H. introduces the most fun-to-operate HO model of this landmark locomotive ever made. Our Dreyfus Hudson is offered in several prototypical versions with either the original 1938 paint scheme with blue edging on the stripes, or the cleaner, more simplified 1940 scheme. Play the departure announcements for the Twentieth Century Limited and begin your trip so smoothly that your passengers won't realize they're moving. Listen to the chuff sounds and synchronized puffs of smoke accelerate as your train picks up speed. If you're operating with the M.T.H. DCS system, you can even make your own signature sounds with the quillable whistle feature. In model railroading, it doesn't get any better than this.

Features

  • Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body
  • Die-Cast Metal Chassis
  • Die-Cast Truck Sides
  • Authentic Paint Scheme & Cab Numbers
  • RP-25 Metal Wheels Mounted On Metal Axles
  • Constant Voltage Headlight
  • Prototypical Rule 17 Lighting
  • Detailed Truck Sides
  • Detailed Cab Interior
  • Powerful Balanced 12-Volt 5-Pole Precision Skew-Wound Flywheel Equipped Motor
  • Wireless Drawbar w/Close Coupling Option
  • (2) Kadee Compatible Scale Couplers
  • Metal Handrails
  • Decorative Metal Whistle
  • Sprung Drive Wheels
  • Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoker System
  • Locomotive Speed Control
  • Locomotive Cab To Tender Deck Plate
  • Detailed Tender Undercarriage
  • Real Coal Load
  • Operating Tender Back-up Light
  • Interchangeable Traction Tire-Equipped Drive Wheels
  • On-Board DCC Receiver
  • Operates On Code 70, 83, & 100 Rail Curves

    Proto-Sound 3.0 equipped locomotives can be controlled in command mode with any DCC compliant command control system. While the user won't have access to all of the incredible features of Proto-Sound 3.0, independent control over the locomotive is possible. This means you can continue to use your existing DCC controller to independently control your other DCC equipped locomotives in addition to your Proto-Sound 3.0 locomotive on the same track at the same time.

    When using a DCC controller, the following Proto-Sound 3.0 locomotive features are accessible:

    • (F0) Headlight on/off
    • (F1) Bell on/off
    • (F2) Whistle/Horn on/off
    • (F3) Start-up/Shut-down
    • (F4) PFA initiate and advance
    • (F5) Cab Light on/off
    • (F6) Engine Sounds on/off
    • (F7) Volume low, med, high, off
    • (F8) Smoke on/off
    • (F9) Forward Signal Sound
    • (F10) Reverse Signal Sound
    • (F11) Coupler Slack Sound
    • (F12) Grade Crossing
    • (F13) One-Shot Doppler on/off
    • (F14) Extended Start Up
    • (F15) Extended Shut Down
    • (F16) Labor Chuff
    • (F17) Drift Chuff
    • (F18) Smoke Volume low, med, high
    • (F19) Single short whistle toot
    • (F20) Coupler Close
    • (F21) Feature Reset
    • (F22) Idle Sequence 1
    • (F23) Idle Sequence 2
    • (F24) Idle Sequence 3
    • (F25) Idle Sequence 4
    • (F26) Brakes auto/off
    • (F27) Cab Chatter auto/off
    • (F28) Clickety-Clack auto/off
    • Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Passenger Station Proto-Effects
    • Unit Measures:13 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 2 1/8"
    • Operates On 18" Radius Curves

Support

Manual:
Document
Parts:
Protosound:
Document

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