O Centipede A/A w/PS3 PRR/1 by MTH (MTH20202301)

20-20230-1

Product Line: Premier
Roadname: Pennsylvania
Centipede AA Diesel Set with Proto-Sound 3.0 - Pennsylvania (1 Stripe)

Cab Nos. 5822 & 5824

First appeared in: 2012 Volume 1

No one who has ever seen a profile of the Centipede cannot doubt where the engine got its nickname. With 12 axles under each A unit, the enormous Baldwin-built engine is easy to identify. Seaboard Air Line took delivery of its first Centipede, #4500, in 1945. This fast and powerful engine allowed SAL with its twisting, curving lines to compete with its local rival, Atlantic Coast Line, which had far flatter and straighter track to maneuver. Although SAL's Centipedes were bought primarily to head up heavy, fast freight runs speeding fresh Florida produce to northern markets, they were sometimes pressed into passenger service. Maintenance - especially of each unit's 96 brake shoes and 40 brake cylinders - proved too expensive to continue for long, and the Centipedes were retired in 1957, after having been assigned to service in Florida for their last few years.

Did You Know:

The Union Pacific assigned roadnumbers to their Centipede engines but then abrubtly cancelled their order at the last minute. Baldwin then used those engines in their demonstrator paint scheme, taking the engine on the road to solicit other railroad's interest.
Features
1:48 Scale Proportions
Directionally Controlled Headlights
Intricately Detailed ABS Bodies
Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears
Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank
(2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplersr
Metal Chassis
(2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors In Each A Unit
Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments
Lighted Cab Interiors
Illuminated Number Boards
Lighted Marker Lights
(2) Engineer Cab Figures In Each A Unit
Moveable Roof Fan Blades
Metal Body Side Grilles
(2) Operating Smoke Units
Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Freight Yard Proto-Effects
Unit Measures:46" x 2 1/2" x 3 3/4"
Operates On O-72 Curves Diesel DCC Features
Headlight
Bell
Whistle/Horn
Start Up/Shut Down
Rear Coupler
Front Coupler
Engine Sounds On/Off
Sound Volume
Ditch Lights Auto/On/Off
Forward Signal
Reverse Signal
Grade Crossing Signal
Cab Light On/Off
Extended Start Up
Extended Shut Down
Rev Up
Rev Down
Coupler Slack Sound
Coupler Close
One-Shot Doppler
Feature Reset
Idle Sequence 1
Idle Sequence 2
Idle Sequence 3
Brakes Auto/Off
Cab Chatter Auto/Off
Clickety-Clack Auto/Off

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