Lionel 6-11146 Pere Marquette 2-8-4 Steam Locomotive & Tender Berkshire #1225

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Lionel 6-11146 Pere Marquette 2-8-4 Steam Locomotive & Tender Berkshire #1225 Pere Marquette #1225 was one of thirty-nine 2-8-4 Berkshire types ordered by the Pere Marquette Railway. Built by Lima in 1941 and designed for “fast-freight” service, it spent most of its wartime years hauling steel and freight between Michigan factories and Indiana steel mills. The Pere Marquette Railway merged with Chesapeake & Ohio in 1947, and this Berkshire kept pace with the steadily growing auto industry around Detroit, supplying raw materials and delivering finished goods. In 1951, the ex-Pere Marquette locomotive was retired due to a rise in diesel locomotive service. But the story of the “Christmas Day” Berkshire was not yet ended. In 1957, #1225 was saved from the scrap yard by a C&O yardmaster who appreciated the locomotive’s unique “Christmas Day” road number. It was put on display at Michigan State University until 1983, when it was moved to the former Ann Arbor Railroad yard in Owosso for restoration. In 1988, after nearly a decade of dedicated restorative work by the Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation, Inc., the locomotive was again in full operation. Today, the #1225 runs on numerous excursions. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the largest operating steam locomotive in Michigan. In 2004, #1225 became famous as the Berkshire locomotive featured in the Christmas film, The Polar Express. Blueprints of the ex-Pere Marquette steam engine and tender were used as prototypes for the animated locomotive’s design elements, and actual sounds of the #1225 were utilized in the film. To the delight of the public, the actual #1225 also operated on excursions in 2004, with the Pere Marquette tender repainted “Polar Express”. Today, Lionel proudly offers a scale-sized and accurately detailed Pere Marquette Berkshire #1225 and tender, upgraded with our latest features, including the LEGACY Control System, LEGACY RailSounds, and Odyssey II Speed Control. 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 Odyssey II Speed Control with ON/OFF switch LEGACY RailSounds sound system featuring: CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements, each with different scenarios depending on whether the locomotive is in motion or stopped Five official railroad speeds with CrewTalk dialog DynaChuff synchronized chuffing that shifts through 15 levels of intensity as the locomotive gains speed LEGACY "Real-Time Quilling Whistle" control with instant response for realistic signature "quilling" and correctly timed warning signals Single hit or continuous bell sounds Realistic operator-controlled effects, including the water injector Independently adjustable volume control-use the Remote Controller to lower the level of background effects such as the whistle at full volume Prototypical four chuffs per revolution Simulate the load running light or battling against a heavy load by manually adjusting the DynaChuff intensity with Cab-2 commands. Dual FatBoy speakers for the ultimate in sound reproduction High-torque Pittman® 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 Illuminated classification and marker lights Illuminated number boards Die-cast metal locomotive body, frame, and trucks Scale front coupler with interchangeable O gauge coupler for double-heading Two traction tires Synchronized fan-driven smoke unit with adjustable smoke output Separately applied metal details Accurate separately-applied builder's plates Illuminated cab interior Authentically detailed cab interior Cab window glass Variable ashpan glow Flickering firebox in cab Engineer and fireman figures Die-cast metal tender body and trucks Opening roof hatch on cab Road Number: 1225 Gauge: Standard O Scale Dimensions: Length: 26 1/2" RailLine: Pere Marquette Minimum Curve: O-54 <... read more

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