4-6-2 K-4s Steam Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 - Pennsylvania

Item: 4-6-2 K-4s Steam Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0

Catalog: ZZ -Uncataloged Items-
Product Line: MTH HO
Item Number: 20-80007E
Roadname: Pennsylvania
Original MSRP: $399.95
 

Features:
  • Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body
  • Die-Cast Metal Chassis
  • Authentic Paint Scheme & Cab Numbers
  • RP-25 Metal Wheels Mounted On Metal Axles
  • Constant Voltage Headlight
  • Prototypical Rule 17 Lighting
  • Detailed Truck Sides
  • Detailed Cab Interior
  • Powerful 5-Pole Precision Flywheel Equipped Motor
  • (2) Scale Couplers
  • Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell
  • Decorative Metal Whistle
  • Sprung Drive Wheels
  • Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmokeŽ System
  • Operating, Directionally Controlled Tender Back-up Light
  • Locomotive Speed Control
  • Locomotive Cab To Tender Deck Plate
  • Detailed Tender Undercarriage
  • Interchangeable Traction Tire-Equipped Drive Wheels
  • On-Board DCC Receiver
  • Operates On Code 70, 83, & 100 Rail Curves
  • Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Passenger Station Proto-Effects
  • Unit Measures:11 1/2" x 1 3/8" x 2 1/8"
  • Operates On 18" Radius Curves


 

 

 

On perhaps the greatest railroad ever, no steam locomotive was more revered than the legendary Pennsylvania K-4s Pacific. Evolving from a program begun in 1914 to develop heavy freight and passenger classes utilizing common boiler designs, the K-4s was an instant success. From 1917 to 1928, a total of 425 units were built at the Juanita and Baldwin Shops.

The 4-6-2 K-4s became the Pennsylvania's principal passenger hauler, possessing a consummate blend of speed and power. Often double headed on east coast limiteds in front of a Pullman consist, the K-4s was a common and beautiful sight on the Pennsylvania's rails, and became synonymous with that railroad's steam power.

Later, after World War II concluded, the Pennsy's needs changed and the K-4's appearance underwent a series of changes to better serve those needs. The most apparent changes showed up on the 1947 Postwar or Modern version of the K-4 and included a solid drop-coupler pilot, repositioned boiler front headlight and the addition of a steam generator below the headlight.

M.T.H. Electric Trains is proud to return the Prewar 1927 version and an all-new 1947 Postwar rendition of this magnificent steam locomotive to life in all die-cast construction. Featuring all of the craftsmanship and detail that make an M.T.H. steam locomotive the industry's best value, your K-4s will quickly find a home on your layout or in your collection for years to come.

Did You Know? No. 1737 was the first K-4 produced for the Pennsylvania Railroad. No. 1361, formerly displayed at Horseshoe Curve currently resides in Scranton, Pennsylvania and is being rebuilt at Steamtown.