Lionel 6-81243 Undecorated Pennsylvania M1A Pilot Steam Locomotive

Lionel 6-81243 Undecorated Pennsylvania M1A Pilot Steam Locomotive

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This Pilot Locomotive is undecorated and unpainted, but has all the trim parts in brass. Sorry we don't have the picture, but we have included the picture of the painted version so you know the locomotive. Designed to eliminate the need for double- heading the Pennsy’s K-4 Pacifics in the mountains, the PRR soon found the M1 to be equally well suited to freight service in many parts of the system. The M1a served the Standard Railroad of the World well until the end of steam.



Pilot engines are fully operable and finished with no decoration applied.

It’s a unique way to appreciate the fine form of your favorite engine, examine it’s many separately-applied realistic details, and to elevate your locomotive to true collector’s status. A special clear coating is applied to the metal on these undecorated engines to protect them for years to come.

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 dialogue and TowerCom announcements, CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements, each with different scenarios depending on whether the locomotive is in motion or stopped

-Six official railroad speeds with Crew-Talk dialog

-DynaChuff synchronized chuffing that shifts through 32 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 mechanical bell sounds

-Sequence Control plays the sound effects of an entire trip, including warning sounds and announcements, based on the movement and speed of the locomotive

-Current speed and fuel dialog, refueling sound effects

IR Sensor equipped

Powerful maintenance-free 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 on rear of tender

IR Sensor-equipped

Operating headlight

Powerful maintenance-free motor with momentum flywheel

Marker lights on tender

Illuminated classification lights on the front of locomotive

Lighted number boards

Traction tires

Interior illumination in cab

Die-cast metal locomotive body, pilot, and trucks

Die-cast metal tender body and trucks

High level of separately applied metal details

Separately applied builder's plates

Flickering firebox

Variable ashpan glow

Synchronized fan driven smoke unit

Adjustable smoke output

Authentically detailed cab interior

Cab glass windows

Engineer and fireman figures

Realistic coal tender load

Gauge: Standard O Scale

Dimensions: Length 30 1/2"

RailLine: UNDECORATED

Minimum Curve: O-54

Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)

Manufacturer: Lionel
Model Number: 6-81243
Road Name: Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
MSRP: $1499.99

Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Steam Loco


The Trainz SKU for this item is P12107744.

Trainz Product Id: 12107744
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including but not limited to lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
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