UNION PACIFIC PA1 SET SOUND RailKing One Gauge

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UNION PACIFIC PA1 SET SOUND RailKing One Gauge DESCRIPTION ORDERS WILL BE COMBINED TO GET YOU A GREAT SHIPPING RATE Alco PA AA Diesel Set - Product Line: RailKing One Gauge Roadname: Union Pacific Shipping Date: Shipped Alco PA AA Diesel Set - With Proto-Sound 2.0 - UPCab Nos.: A Units 604 & 607 Product Number: 70-2039-1 M.S.R.P. $ 699.95 First appeared in: 2007 RK1 Gauge Volume 1 The PA was Alco's glamour girl. While Electro-Motive's E-units easily beat Alco's passenger engine in terms of popularity, the PA is widely regarded as the most beautiful first-generation diesel - period. Perhaps no other locomotive looked so right at the head of the streamlined trains of the late forties and fifties that were the last hurrah of American long-distance passenger service. The 294 PA's and cabless PB's built between 1946 and 1953 powered some of America's most famous name trains, from the Pennsylvania's Broadway Limited to the New Haven's Merchants' Limited.The muscular PA profile and its elegant nose with the characteristic grille around the headlight were designed by Ray Patten of General Electric. At the time, GE and Alco were partners in the locomotive business, with GE making the electrical equipment for all Alco diesels. While Alco would later fall by the wayside, GE went on to become America's largest locomotive builder by the early 1990's.Under the hood of the PA beat a 16-cylinder model 244 prime mover that developed 2000 hp. Depending on their gearing, PA's could hustle a passenger consist along at up to 100 mph.Long after all other PA's had gone to scrap, four restored ex-Santa Fe units remained in service on the Delaware & Hudson into the late 1970's. Sold to the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico (FNM) in 1978, most of the units eventually deteriorated to junk status, although one remained operational. But in April of 2000, Doyle McCormack - who also happens to be the engineer of 4449, the restored Southern Pacific Daylight - and the Smithsonian Institution repatriated two of the junked units for rebuilding. One of the units will be restored to Santa Fe livery for static display, while Doyle is bringing the other PA back to life in the Nickel Plate Road "Bluebird" scheme. You can follow the progress of Doyle's labor on the Web site . Recreate the excitement of first-class passenger travel with Premier Alco PA locomotives and matching Premier passenger sets. Our Proto-Soundr 2.0 sound and control system brings you the authentic sounds of an Alco prime mover and station announcements for name trains of the 1940s and '50s - along with the ability to start your train so gently you won't spill the water in the diner and then accelerate up to scale speeds of over 100 mph, just like the prototype.Features (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplersr Metal Chassis Illuminated Number Boards Directionally Controlled Headlights Detailed Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank Authentic Paint Scheme Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn Lighted Marker Lights Spinning Roof Fans Metal Body Side Grilles Intricately Detailed Polycarbonate Bodies Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors In Each A Unit Lighted Cab Interiors (2) Engineer Cab Figures In Each A Unit (2) Operating Smoke Units Locomotive Speed Control Proto-Sound 2.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Passenger Station Proto-Effects Unit Measures:48 11/16" x 5 5/8" x 3 7/8" Operates On R3 Curves Your satisfaction is guaranteed on all items purchased from me. Upon return I will refund amount paid for item only. If item is defective in any way I will refund all sending and receiving costs. I appreciate great customer service and insist on giving it as well. I try and be sure to ship all items within 3 days of payment, but it may take as many as 7. If this is a problem please contact me before bidding. I will notify you of your shipment being sent. Please check out my E-Bay Store. Thanks for stopping by. On... read more

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