Used MTH 20-3853-1 Erie 0-8-8-0 Camelback Steam Engine (PS3) w/Box

Description

Used MTH 20-3853-1 Erie 0-8-8-0 Camelback Steam Engine (PS3) w/Box

This O scale articulated steam locomotive is in Very Good Condition from a smoke-free home/collection. There are no missing parts, however the cab foot plate is separated from the main body. There is next to no run time on this locomotive. The engine performed well travelling in both directions with functioning lights, sounds, smoke, and operating coupler. This item is stored in its original packaging, and is ready to roll on your layout.

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Odometer: 0.6

Chronometer: 0:11

Original :

Built in 1907, the 0-8-8-0 articulated was the Erie Railroad’s first Mallet type steam locomotive and sported numerous distinctions never-before-found on other railroads.

Not only was Erie’s L1 locomotive the largest and most powerful steam locomotive of its era, but it was the only camelback style locomotive built over an articulated 0-8-8-0 chassis. On top of that, the Angus locomotive was hand fired and sported a voracious appetite for steam pressure leading to very little time for the engine’s firemen to enjoy the scenic panorama of the Starrucca viaduct.

The L1 obtained the nickname “Angus-type” as a result of noted railroad operations writer Angus Sinclair’s comments that the L1 would dry up all the country’s canals and make all forms of water transportation obsolete thanks to the engine’s incredible thirst. Because only three L1 locomotives were constructed, Sinclair’s comments never rang true but the engine did establish the use of Mallet type engines beyond narrow gauge light duty use.

Continuing in its trend of producing obscure yet remarkable locomotives, M.T.H. Electric Trains is proud to return the first die-cast metal recreation of the famous Erie 0-8-8-0 in all its Russian Iron livery. Outfitted with the incredible sounds and features of Proto-Sound 3.0, the L1 comes equipped with two Proto-Couplers for push and pull service destined to create a lasting impression on your model railroad just as it did for the Erie nearly 100 years ago.

Did You Know?

The L1 0-8-8-0 was developed by the Erie for “pusher service” on its Gulf Summit Grade and Susquehanna Hill. Featuring almost 95,000 pounds of tractive force gave the Angus nearly twice the power of a Decapod and allowed the engine to conqour grades that rose 60 feet every mile and curves banked at 5 degrees.

Features:

Intricately Detailed, Die-Cast Boiler and Chassis
Authentic Paint Scheme
Real Tender Coal Load
Die-Cast Locomotive Trucks
Handpainted Engineer and Fireman Figures
Painted Cab Backhead Gauges
Legible Builders Plates
Metal Handrails, Whiste and Bell
Tender Truck Chains
Remote-Controlled Proto-Coupler
Prototypical Rule 17 Lighting
Constant Voltage LED Headlight
Operating LED Firebox Glow
Operating LED Marker Lights
Lighted LED Cab Interior
Operating Tender LED Back-up Light
Powerful 5-Pole Precision Flywheel-Equipped Skew-Wound Motor
Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke System
Steaming Quillable Whistle
Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments
Wireless Drawbar
1:48 Scale Dimensions
Onboard DCC/DCS Decoder
Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring Quillable Whistle With Freight Yard Proto-Effects
Unit Measures: 23 1/4″ x 2 5/8″ x 3 7/8″
Operates On O-72 Curves Steam DCC Features 
F0 Head/Tail light
F1 Bell
F2 Horn
F3 Start-up/Shut-down
F4 PFA
F5 Lights (except head/tail)
F6 Master Volume
F7 Steaming Whistle
F8 Rear Coupler
F9 Forward Signal
F10 Reverse Signal
F11 Grade Crossing
F12 Smoke On/Off
F13 Smoke Volume
F14 Idle Sequence 3
F15 Idle Sequence 2
F16 Idle Sequence 1
F17 Extended Start-up
F18 Extended Shut-down
F19 Labor Chuff
F20 Drift Chuff
F21 One Shot Doppler
F22 Coupler Slack
F23 Coupler Close
F24 Single Horn Blast
F25 Engine Sounds
F26 Brake Sounds
F27 Cab Chatter
F28 Feature Reset