Product Information:
Class S2 4-8-4 Northern, Vestibule Cab- Sound & DCC - Paragon4
In March and April of 1930, the Great Northern Railway received fourteen 4-8-4s from Baldwin and assigned them to the S-2 class, numbering them 2575 through 2588. The S-2s were designed and built to haul passengers on the GN mainline, pulling the Empire Builder and the Oriental Limited. They were assigned to the Montana division for service between Williston, North Dakota and Havre, Montana, and the Spokane division for service between Spokane and Wenatchee, Washington. Most of the S-2's were retired in the late 1950's. Number 2584 still survives and is on display at the Havre, Montana depot.
Features:
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ALL-NEW Paragon4 Sound & Control System
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Synchronized Puffing Smoke with Chuff Sound
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Variable Puffing Smoke Intensity and timing
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Separate Whistle Smoke Feature - smoke streams from whistle area when whistle is blown
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Integral DCC Decoder with Back EMF for Industry Best Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC
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Precision Drive Mechanism engineered for continuous heavy load towing and smooth slow speed operation
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5-Pole Can Motor with Skew Wound Armature
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Heavy Die Cast Boiler, Tender Body, and Chassis for Increased Tractive Effort
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Premium Caliber Painting with Authentic Paint Scheme
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Prototypical Light Operation with Separately Controllable Headlight, Reverse Light, Cab Light
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Factory-installed Engineer and Fireman Figures
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Prototypically Accurate Details for Each Road Number
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Many Separately Applied Details such as Handrails, Ladders, Piping, Cab Glass, Whistle, Brass Bell, Markers, Numberboards, and Many Others
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Equipped with Rubber Traction Tires for Increased Pulling Power
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Recommended Minimum Radius: 22 inches
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Accurate Prototypical Sounds for the GN S-2 Northerns
