Lionel 6-38083
NORFOLK & WESTERN Y3 2-8-8-2 SAVE $500.00
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li>TrainMaster Command Control equipped, the loco is able to run in command and conventional modeNew RailSounds sound system with new intelligible CrewTalk dialog, more TowerCom announcements and additional operator controlled sound effects such as a water injectorAll new DynaChuff synchronized chuffingTwo fatBoy speakersOdyssey system for speed controlWireless tetherDirectional lighting including operating headlight, back-up light on tenderHigh torque Pittman motor with momentum flywheelTwo traction tiresSynchronized fan driven smoke unit, detailed cab interior, flickering firebox in cabEngineer and fireman figures During World War I, the United States Railroad Administration based its 2-8-8-2 Mallet type on a Norfolk & Western design. After receiving their allotment of 50 USRA 2-8-8-2 locomotives in 1919, the N & W refined them further into their Y-3 class. They served on Appalachian rails through the 1950sIn 1943 the Pennsylvania Railroad acquired six N & W Y-3's to help move freight on congested wartime mainlines. The second-hand locomotives even received the distinctive Pennsy keystone numberplateBoth versions include an all-new, prototypical 18,000 gallon fishbelly tender with a lighted brakeman's doghouse. Each scale-sized model also includes upgrades from previous 2-8-8-2 releases, including synchronized fan-driven smoke and the all-new RailSounds 5.0 sound system. They also feature more separately applied details including whistle and bell cords, opening roof hatches, opening tender water hatches that reveal RailSounds controls, and even a |
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