Lionel 6-11386

BOSTON & MAINE BERKSHIRE

 

In 1924 the Lima Locomotive Works presented a new steam engine with a wheel arrangement of 2-8-4. This new engine ran on 63" drivers and the firebox rode on an articulated 4-wheel truck. This provided greater space for air circulation, thereby creating more power. It could cruise at 55 miles per hour and greatly reduced the need for helper engines. The new locomotive became so identified with two New England competitors, Boston & Maine and Boston & Albany, that it was named for the Berkshire Mountains in Massachusetts. The locomotives would go on to see service with the Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and New York Central family. The locomotives are distinguished by their feedwater heaters, either a "coffin" feedwater heater or the more common Elesco feedwater heater. Features
  • Legacy Control System equipped - able to run in LEGACY Control mode, in TrainMaster Command Control mode, or in Conventional mode with a standard transformer
  • Realistic Whistle Steam smoke effect
  • Odyssey II Speed Control with On/Off switch
  • LEGACY RailSounds sound system featuring: -CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements, e ach with different scenarios depending on whether the locomotive is in motion or stopped -Six official railroad speeds with CrewTalk dialog -DynaChuff synchronized with 32 levels of intensity as the locomotive gains speed -LEGACY "Real-Time Quilling Horn" control with instant response for realistic signature "quilling" and correctly timed warning signals -Single hit or continuous mechanical bell sounds
  • Powerful maintenance-free motor with momentum flywheel
  • Wireless Tether connection between locomotive and tender
  • ElectroCoupler on rear of tender
  • Directional lighting including operating headlight and back-up light on rear of tender
  • Illuminated classification lights on the front of locomotive
  • Lighted number boards
  • Traction tires
  • Interior illumination in cab
  • Die-cast metal locomotive body, pilot, and trucks
  • Die-cast metal tender body and trucks
  • High level of separately applied metal details
  • Separately applied builder's plates
  • Fan-driven smoke unit
  • Adjustable smoke output
  • Authentically detailed cab interior
  • Flickering firebox
  • Cab glass windows
  • Engineer and fireman figures
  • Gauge: Standard O
  • Dimensions: Length: 26.5 inches
  • Minimum Curve: O-54
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