Union Pacific HO Scale MTH HO GP38-2 Diesel Deluxe Freight Train Set w/Proto-Sound 3.0

The EMD F-unit, built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors, was "the diesel that did it" - vanquished the steam engine from American railroads. In 1939-40, a quartet of F-units barnstormed across 35 states, logging 83,764 miles on 20 railroads and proving once and for all that diesels were the wave of the future.

One of EMD's largest customers was the Pennsylvania Railroad. On Pennsy mainlines from the east Coast to Chicago, new EMD diesels displaced the Pennsy-designed steamers that had been the symbols of the "P Company." While other diesel manufacturers competed with EMD, the various versions of the ubiquitous F-unit - FT, F3, and F7 - became the icons of the diesel revolution. This set recreates the power and excitement of the Pennsylvania diesels that hauled freight westward over the Allegheny Mountains; our Proto-Sound version includes the authentic chant of an F3 motor, blaring horn, ringing bell, and other sounds including crew conversations.

Set Features

Powerful Diesel Locomotive

3-Car freight consist with box car, gondola, and caboose, all with metal wheels and axles

Locomotive Features:

Intricately Detailed ABS Body

Detailed Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank

Die-Cast Metal Chassis

Operating Headlight

RP-25 Metal Wheels Mounted On Metal Axles

Powerful 12-Volt 5-Pole Precision Skew-Wound Flywheel Equipped Motor

Kadeer-compatible operating knuckle couplers

Operates On Code 70, 83, & 100 Rail Curves

Proto-Sound 3.0 locomotives include sound and control system featuring locomotive speed control and CD-quality digital sounds that include horn, bell, authentic EMD diesel motor, Freight Station Proto-Effects, crew conversations, and atmospheric sounds.

Unit Measures: 7 1/4" x 1 3/8" x 2 1/8"

Operates On 18" Radius Curves

Freight Cars Feature:

Intricately Detailed Durable ABS Body

Detailed 4-Wheel Trucks

Kadeer-compatible operating knuckle couplers

Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes

Decorative Brake Wheels

Operates On 18" Radius Curves