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2075 Reading T1 4-8-4, In Service Version #2107, Black w/ Yellow, Paragon2 Sound/DC/DCC, HO
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MSRP: $399.99
Your Price: Order from your dealer today!
Item Number: 2075
Product Line: Steam, HO
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As World War
II was drawing to a close in 1945, the Reading Railroad examined their
existing roster of motive power and realized they did not own any of the
"Super-Power" steam locomotives that most all other railroads owned and
operated. The decision to obtain some of these locomotives was
paramount, but with the wartime restrictions still in place the Reading
had to look to their existing fleet for conversion.
The I-10sa 2-10-0
locomotive fit the bill. So the Reading started the in-house conversion of
30 of these locomotives to a new class and the Super-Power T1 4-8-4 was born.
The Reading shops started delivering the T1 in the late summer of 1945, ending
deliveries in 1947. In freight service, the T1's made the Reading proud as
they comprised the "Fast Freight" position that the railroad needed to meet the
increased post war demands that now faced the entire nation.
However, with a
slowdown in traffic and the acquirement of new diesel road switchers, the T1's
found themselves in storage in 1954/55. In 1956, the T1 fleet was put to
work again. A few made it back to the mainline, but most were assigned to
the coal region. Seven were leased to the neighboring Pennsylvania
Railroad for several months.
The T1 found new
life in excursion service for a time. Number 2101 was available and went
through some detail changes. A very striking paint scheme was used to pull
the patriotic "American Freedom Train". She then went through another repaint
and pulled the "Chessie Steam Special" for two seasons in 1977 and 1978.
Now she sits on display at the B&O Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Reading 2100
is currently running excursions for the Golden Pacific Railroad in Tualatin,
Oregon. The Reading T1 and her related versions uniquely saw duty well
beyond her geographical boundaries and time era. For this reason, she'll
be right at home on a great number of layouts.
Industry-Leading Features:
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Product Information:
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- ALL-NEW Paragon2 Sound & Control System
- Synchronized PUFFING SMOKE with Chuff
Sound
- Variable Puffing Smoke Intensity and
timing
- Integral DCC Decoder with Back EMF for
Industry Best Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC
- Precision Drive Mechanism engineered for
continuous heavy load towing and smooth slow speed operation
- 5-Pole Can Motor with Skew Wound
Armature
- Premium Caliber Painting with Authentic
Paint Schemes
- Prototypical Light Operation with Golden
White LED Headlight, Rear Light
- Factory Installed Engineer and Fireman
Figures
- Near-Brass Caliber Detail at a Plastic
Price
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- ABS Plastic Locomotive Body with Die
Cast chassis
- ABS Plastic Tender body with Die Cast
chassis
- Locomotive + Tender Length (coupler to
coupler): 15.7 inches
- Locomotive Weight: 1 lb 6 oz.
- Tender Weight: 7 oz.
- Metal Kadee-compatible Couplers (2)
- All-Driver Drive and All-Wheel
Electrical Pick-up except for pilot trucks/trailing trucks
- Separately Applied Handrails, Ladders,
Whistle, and Brass Bell
- Operating Cab Roof Vents
- Will Operate on Code 70, 83, and 100
rail
- Recommended Minimum Radius: 18 inches
- Accurate prototypical sounds for the
Reading T1
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Broadway Limited Imports is proud to introduce
Paragon2: The new benchmark for premium HO sound-equipped locomotives. These DC
and DCC-Sound equipped locomotives feature the ALL-NEW Paragon2 sound and
control system. Each Paragon2 locomotive comes with BLI's own integral DCC
Decoder factory installed. Paragon2 locomotives offer Dual Mode DC and DCC
operation with: superb back EMF motor control in DC and DCC, recordable DCC
operation for automated playback, the same detail level as the original Paragon
Series, and the familiar sturdy maroon box!
Industry-Leading
SOUND Features:
- Operates in DC & DCC (use DCMaster
for DC Sound)
- Record & Play Operation - Records and
plays back sounds and movements once or repeatedly for automatic operation
- 16-bit Sample Rate for exceptional
high frequency sound clarity
- Playback Whistle for multiple whistle
lengths and patterns
- Choice of 3 selectable Horns
- Alternate Whistle / Horn where
applicable for locomotive with air horn and steam whistle - both the main
whistle and alternate can be easily played
- Adjustable bell ringing interval for
faster or slower bell
- Numerous user-mappable functions with
available keys
- Johnson Bar Sound at Direction Change
- Passenger Station Ambient Sounds -
Controlled with Function Key
- Freight Yard Ambient Sounds -
Controlled with Function Key
- Lumber Yard Ambient Sounds -
Controlled with Function Key
- Farm Ambient Sounds - Controlled with
Function Key
- Crew Radio Communications -
Controlled with Function Key
- Maintenance Yard Ambient Sounds -
Controlled with Function Key
- Demo Mode for display and
demonstrations
- Grade
Crossing Signal - Controlled with Function Key
- Simple Programming with Integral DCC
Decoder
- Automatic Forward / Reverse Signal -
When activated, stopping triggers and stop whistle toot. When moving forward
from a stopped position, toots twice. When moving in reverse. toots three
times.
- Chuff sound intensity varies with load
- Individually adjustable sound volumes
for each effect
- EZ Reset Button for quick return to
factory default settings
**Specifications on this page subject to
change.
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