{"product_id":"mth-20-3450-2-2-3-1-orient-exp-scl-e2-2","title":"MTH 20-3450-2 Orient Express 2-3-1 Steam Locomotive w\/PS 3.0 #231E35","description":"This is MTH 20-3450-2 2-3-1 Orient Exp Scl #E22. 2-3-1 Pacific steam engine with Proto-Sound 3.0 (wcale wheels), Orient Express (green boiler). Cab number: 231E35. The history of locomotives is the story of an ever-increasing need for speed and power, as trains became heavier and schedules more demanding. On Frances Paris-Orleans (PO) Railway in the mid-1920s, management saw electrification as the answer, and development of new steam locomotives came to a halt. But Andr Chapelon, a young development engineer, had different ideas. He persuaded his superiors to let him drastically rebuild one of the POs aging Pacifics, and the result cemented his reputation as one of the greatest locomotive designers ever. Chapelon analyzed the design of the steam engine from end to end, from the cold water in the tender to the steam exiting the stack. He modified the boiler and firebox to produce more steam with the same amount of fuel, and opened up nearly every steam passage to improve the flow of steam in and out of the cylinders. Testing proved his rebuilt engine delivered 85% more horsepower and was more efficient to operate music to the ears of the very managers who had resisted his ideas for years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success of the original engine, No. 3566, led the PO to rebuild 31 additional Pacifics. When the Nord Railway tested a Chapelon Pacific against its own best power in 1931 and found the Chapelon superior, it too ordered 20 of the miracle rebuilds from the POs shops. And when the PO ran out of engines to rebuild and sell to other railroads, the Nord ordered an additional 28 Chapelon-design Pacifics from other locomotive builders. Chapelons headed many of the most famous French trains, from the Paris-Calais section of the Flche dOr (Golden Arrow) to the first leg of the Paris-Istanbul Orient Express. To this day, the Chapelon Pacific is considered a high point of French locomotive design, for its combination of speed, power, and economy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Chapelon Pacific is based on preserved engine 3.1192, built for the Nord in 1936 and preserved today at the Cit du Train in Mulhouse, France. With over 260 added-on engine and tender detail parts, this is one of the most superbly detailed locomotives we have ever made.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIts key features are:\u003cbr\u003eDie-cast boiler and tender body\u003cbr\u003e1:43.5 scale proportions\u003cbr\u003eDie-cast metal chassis\u003cbr\u003eAuthentic paint scheme\u003cbr\u003eMetal wheels and axles\u003cbr\u003eConstant voltage headlight\u003cbr\u003eDie-cast truck sides\u003cbr\u003ePrecision flywheel equipped motor\u003cbr\u003eEngineer and fireman figures\u003cbr\u003eOperating firebox glow\u003cbr\u003eMetal handrails and decorative bell\u003cbr\u003eDecorative metal whistle\u003cbr\u003eLighted cab interior\u003cbr\u003eLocomotive speed control in scale MPH increments\u003cbr\u003eProto-Scale 3-2 3-rail\/2-rail conversion capable\u003cbr\u003eSynchronized puffing ProtoSmoke system\u003cbr\u003eWireless drawbar\u003cbr\u003eNEM 310\/311 standard fine scale wheels\u003cbr\u003eEuropean NEM fine scale coupler\u003cbr\u003eCE rated\u003cbr\u003eSprung bumpers\u003cbr\u003eBuilt-in DCC receiver\u003cbr\u003eProto-Sound 3.0 with The Digital Command System featuring: quillable whistle with passenger station Proto-Effects\u003cbr\u003eUnit measures: 23 1\/4 x 2 5\/8 x 4\u003cbr\u003eOperates on 42 radius curves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProto-Sound 3.0 equipped locomotives can be controlled in command mode with any DCC compliant command control system. While the user won't have access to all of the incredible features of Proto-Sound 3.0, independent control over the locomotive is possible. This means you can continue to use your existing DCC controller to independently control your other DCC equipped locomotives in addition to your Proto-Sound 3.0 locomotive on the same track at the same time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen using a DCC controller, the following Proto-Sound 3.0 locomotive features are accessible:\u003cbr\u003e(F0) Headlight on\/off\u003cbr\u003e(F1) Bell on\/off\u003cbr\u003e(F2) Whistle\/Horn on\/off\u003cbr\u003e(F3) Start-up\/Shut-down\u003cbr\u003e(F4) PFA initiate and advance\u003cbr\u003e(F5) Cab light on\/off\u003cbr\u003e(F6) Engine sounds on\/off\u003cbr\u003e(F7) Volume low, med, high, off\u003cbr\u003e(F8) Smoke on\/off\u003cbr\u003e(F9) Forward signal sound\u003cbr\u003e(F10) Reverse signal sound\u003cbr\u003e(F11) Coupler slack sound\u003cbr\u003e(F12) Grade crossing\u003cbr\u003e(F13) One-shot Doppler on\/off\u003cbr\u003e(F14) Extended start up\u003cbr\u003e(F15) Extended shut down\u003cbr\u003e(F16) Labor chuff\u003cbr\u003e(F17) Drift chuff\u003cbr\u003e(F18) Smoke volume low, med, high\u003cbr\u003e(F19) Single short whistle toot\u003cbr\u003e(F20) Coupler close\u003cbr\u003e(F21) Feature reset\u003cbr\u003e(F22) Idle sequence 1\u003cbr\u003e(F23) Idle sequence 2\u003cbr\u003e(F24) Idle sequence 3\u003cbr\u003e(F25) Idle sequence 4\u003cbr\u003e(F26) Brakes auto\/off\u003cbr\u003e(F27) Cab chatter auto\/off\u003cbr\u003e(F28) Clickety-clack auto\/off\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Factory New (\u003ca href=\"#\" title=\"C-9: All original; unused; factory rubs and evidence of handling, shipping and factory test run. Standards for all toy train related accessory items apply to the visual appearance of the item and do not consider the operating functionality of the equipment. Condition and Grading Standards are subjective, at best, and are intended to act as a guide.\"\u003eC-9\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOperational Status:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"#\" title=\"This item is brand new from the factory.\"\u003eFunctional\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Box:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes (\u003ca href=\"#\" title=\"May have store stamps and price tags. 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