Model Train Engine O Scale Used MTH 20-3211-1 Grand Trunk Western 2-8-2 Mikado (PS 2) w/Box

 This O scale Premier  engine is in Excellent Condition from a smoke-free home/collection. There are no missing parts. There are minute marks, and smudges from smoke fluid on this model. This locomotive is tested. The engine is not recognized by a TIU, however it will run via a DCS Remote Commander or analogue. When run with a Remote Commander, there is no sound or smoke. When run conventionally, sound and smoke mostly work with the chuffing features from both missing. The smoke unit runs when idle but not in motion. This locomotive is a prime canidate for an upgrade to ProtoSound 3! There is a little wear on the wheels and pick-up rollers. This item is stored in its original packaging which has little shelfwear.

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Original Description:

During World War I, Uncle Sam nationalized the railroads when they proved unequal to the task of moving massive amounts of men and material for the war effort. The agency that ran the trains was the United States Railroad Administration, or USRA, and one of its chief accomplishments was the creation of 12 steam engine designs that lasted for decades. According to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, USRA locomotives were "the first successful standardization of American motive power" - and the only standard designs until the diesel era.

The most popular of the USRA designs was the 2-8-2 Mikado, which was heavy main line steam power in the World War I era. The very first USRA engine built was Baltimore & Ohio #4500, a light Mikado that is preserved today in the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, MD. At the direction of Baldwin Locomotive Works Senior VP Samuel Vauclain, #4500 was constructed in a record 20 days so Baldwin would have the honor of delivering the first USRA locomotive on July 4, 1918.

The USRA designs were modern but conservative. They incorporated the best practices of their day, but broke little new ground. After the war, the basic designs were used by railroads across the nation, and about one-quarter of the Mikados built in the United States were either of USRA designs or descendants of those designs. While Mikados were generally relegated to lesser duties as heavier power arrived in succeeding decades, many USRA Mikes outlasted later, more modern steam engines because they were relatively simple and durable.

Constructed with dozens of added-on detail parts, the USRA Mikado returns to the Premier line in new road names and numbers for 2005. While other manufacturers have offered fine models of this classic engine, we believe none matches the detail level, sound quality, slow speed performance, and synchronized puffing smoke of this MTH Premier model.

Did You Know? USRA Mikados came in a light version with a smaller axle loading for lighter rail and a heavy version for use on heavier rail. Under the USRA, 625 Light Mikados and 233 Heavy Mikes were turned out by the "Big Three" American locomotive builders: Alco, Baldwin, and Lima. Hundreds more Mikes were built to the same designs after the USRA returned operating control back to the railroads.
 

Features:

• Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body
• 1:48 Scale Proportions
• Die-Cast Metal Chassis
• Authentic Paint Scheme
• Metal Wheels and Axles
• Constant Voltage Headlight
• Die-Cast Truck Sides
• Precision Pittmanr Flywheel Equipped Motor
• Remote Controlled Proto-Coupler
• Engineer and Fireman Figures
• Operating Firebox Glow
• Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell
• Decorative Metal Whistle
• Operating Marker Lights
• Lighted Cab Interior
• Operating Tender Back-up Light
• Locomotive Speed Control
• Proto-Scale 3-2T 3-Rail/2-Rail Conversion Capable
• Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmokeT System
• Proto-Sound 2.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring:- Freight Yard Proto-Effects
• Unit Measures:21" x 2 5/8" x 3 11/16"
• Operates On O-42 Curves

2-8-2 USRA Light Mikado Steam Engine w/Proto-Sound 2.0 (Hi-Rail Wheels) - Grand Trunk Western

• Cab No. 3735
• Roadname: Grand Trunk Western
• Product Item Number: 20-3211-1
• Catalog: BV 2006 Volume 1
• Product Line: Premier
• Scale: O Scale
• Delivery Status: Delivered JUN. 2006

This product is compatible with all O Gauge 3-Rail track systems including those systems offered by Atlas and Gargraves and Lionel and Ross Custom Switches.