{"product_id":"mth-20-56332-traxx-veolli-p160-ac2-electric-locomotive-with-ps3-0","title":"MTH 20-5633-2 Veolia Transport P160 Electric Locomotive w\/PS 3.0 #146 522-8","description":"This is MTH 20-56332 P160 Elct w\/Snd Scl Veoli. TRAXX P160 AC2 electric engine with Proto-Sound 3.0 (scale wheels), Veolia Transport Germany. Cab number: 146 522-8. Since the dawn of the Orient Express in 1883, Europeans have dreamed of a rail network that would transcend national borders. For more than a century, the best that that could be accomplished was the handoff of passenger or freight consists from one national rail system to another, usually stopping at the border to change motive power. Even when most of the continent went to overhead wires to supply motive power, voltage and current were often different from one country to another. Today, however, all that is changing. Sporting service names like EuroCity and slogans like Connecting Europe, electric engines glide seamlessly and swiftly across borders, and carriers offer freight and passenger services that span many nations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith locomotive and car manufacturing facilities on four continents, Bombardier has emerged as a leader in the manufacture of equipment for these multinational rail carriers. Starting with electric locomotive technology developed by German firm Adtranz, which Bombardier acquired in 2001, Bombardier developed the TRAXX family of electric and diesel locomotives for service across Europe. TRAXX electrics feature modular construction and can be configured to run on multiple voltages and both AC and DC. Leading purchasers have included freight carriers with multinational networks, including Cargo, the freight division of the Swiss Federal Railways that runs through Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, and Railion, which spans Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe TRAXX electric offers a near-perfect combination of speed, safety, and practicality. Its streamlined shape is designed for aerodynamics but also for economical construction, being composed almost entirely of flat surfaces. The ends are raked at an angle that slices through the air - but a steeper, more streamlined angle was avoided in order to minimize air turbulence between the engine and the following car. The controls, of course, are fully computerized with myriad safety systems. With up to 800 horsepower being delivered to each of its eight wheels, wheelslip control on the TRAXX was mandatory. Another system automatically ensures adherence to speed restrictions and trackside signals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the most practical feature of the TRAXX electric has nothing to do with speed or safety. It turns out the engine's smooth, flat sides make a perfect rolling billboard, either for publicizing the owner or selling ad space for additional revenue. The most complex images can be printed on a heavy plastic foil and applied neatly to the engine, and changed easily when necessary. Passenger engines based on the same platform have carried graphics publicizing rock musicals, vacation destinations, and even UNICEF.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIts key features are:\u003cbr\u003eDirectionally controlled headlights\u003cbr\u003eIntricately detailed ABS body\u003cbr\u003eMetal wheels, axles and gears\u003cbr\u003eDie-cast truck sides, pilots and fuel tank\u003cbr\u003eColorful paint scheme\u003cbr\u003eMetal chassis\u003cbr\u003eMetal handrails and decorative horn\u003cbr\u003eTwo precision flywheel equipped motors\u003cbr\u003eLocomotive speed control in scale MPH increments\u003cbr\u003eProto-Scale 3-2 3-rail\/2-rail conversion capable\u003cbr\u003eLighted cab interior\u003cbr\u003eTwo engineer cab figures\u003cbr\u003eMetal body side grilles\u003cbr\u003eEuropean NEM fine scale couplers included\u003cbr\u003eSprung bumpers\u003cbr\u003eTwo motorized (inside) pantographs\u003cbr\u003eLED lighting effects\u003cbr\u003eOn board DCC receiver\u003cbr\u003e1:45 scale proportions\u003cbr\u003eProto-Sound 3.0 with The Digital Command System featuring: German speaking freight yard Proto-Effects\u003cbr\u003eUnit measures: 16 3\/16 x 2 1\/2 x 4 5\/16\u003cbr\u003eOperates on 36 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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