MTH RAILKING PRR E8 AA LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE SET #5715&5716 O GAUGE 30-20700-1 NEW

Description

MTH: 30-20700-1
MTH RailKing Pennsylvania E8 AA Diesel Locomotive Engine (Set of 2) #5715 & 5716
O Gauge
In the mid-1930's, as the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors was trying to interest railroads in diesel passenger power, it experimented a lot with exterior design. Looking at EMD's worm-like yellow and brown Union Pacific M-10000, its gleaming stainless steel Burlington Zephyr, or the boxy, just-plain-ugly early Santa Fe units, it's apparent that here was a new function looking for its form. The first generation of road diesels found its form in 1937 when the initial E-units, built for the B&O, inaugurated the classic "covered wagon" cab unit design that would last for decades on both freight and passenger diesels.
The earliest E-units were each virtually custom-made, with less than 20 units produced of models EA through E5. The prewar E6 was the first mass-produced passenger diesel and the last to sport the rakish, streamlined EMD nose so characteristic of the 1930s. After the war, the new E7 adopted the "bulldog" nose introduced earlier on the FT freight diesel. With the rollout of the E8 in 1949, the E-unit, America's most popular passenger diesel, reached its final visual form - just in time for the last hurrah of the American passenger train. With twin motors to ensure reliability and six-wheel trucks that rode like a Cadillac, the E8 was an engineer's dream. For hoggers who had not long ago worked in steam locomotives, the clean cab of an E-unit with its lofty, panoramic view of the road ahead was not hard to get used to.
Returning to the RailKing line in 2020, our E8 brings you the authentic sounds of EMD prime movers, plus the ability to announce your departure and start your train so gently you won't spill the water in the diner - and then accelerate up to scale speeds of over 100 mph, just like the prototype.
Features:
Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Bodies
Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank
Metal Chassis
Metal Horn
Authentic Paint Scheme
Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears
(2) Remote-Controlled Proto-Couplers (One Per A Unit)
Prototypical Rule 17 Lighting
Directionally Controlled Constant Voltage LED Headlights
(2) Precision Flywheel-Equipped Skew-Wound Balanced Motors In Powered A Unit
Onboard DCC/DCS Decoder
Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments
Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring Passenger Station Proto-Effects
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
:
Rail Line:
Pennsylvania
Road Number:
5715 & 5716
Power:
Electric
Engine Type
: Diesel
Gauge:
O Gauge
Min Curve:
O31
Dimensions:
14 1/2
" x 2 1/2" x 3 7/8"
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