{"product_id":"mth-30-1441-1-southern-pacific-4-6-2-forty-niner-steam-locomotive-w-ps-2-0-2456-ex-box","title":"MTH 30-1441-1 Southern Pacific 4-6-2 Forty-Niner Steam Locomotive w\/PS 2.0 #2456 EX\/Box","description":"This is an MTH 30-1441-1 Southern Pacific 4-6-2 Forty-Niner Steam Engine w\/Proto-Sound 2.0. The discovery of gold in California precipitated the Gold Rush of 1849 and forever changed the West. In just over a decade, California was transformed from a sleepy paradise of 14,000 souls to a state with over 300,000 inhabitants. Nearly a century later, the Golden State still had the aura of the Promised Land, and three railroads teamed up in 1937 to inaugurate a train named after the event that started it all. Hauled between Chicago and San Francisco by the Chicago \u0026amp; North Western, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific Railroads, the Forty-Niner was a way to arrive at the Coast in style. Operating on a 49-hour schedule, the train featured its own dedicated air conditioned, streamlined, all-Pullman trainset, with valet and stewardess services as well as a shower and a barber shop.For its portion of the Forty Niner's journey, the Union Pacific assigned a 4-8-2 Mountain-type steamer to the Cheyenne-Ogden stretch, and Pacific #2906, a 1920 Baldwin product, to the Omaha-Cheyenne run. Both engines were rebuilt with Timken roller bearing lightweight rods and streamlined shrouds, the only steam engines ever to be streamlined by the UP. Inaugurating service in the same year as the Southern Pacific's Daylight, the Forty Niner ran five round trips a month. The most difficult part of the journey proved to be the departure from Omaha's Union Station. The tracks had a definite sag in the middle, and #2906 often had a hard time starting her eight-car train out of this dip, occasionally needing help from the terminal switcher. Business boomed in 1939 and 1940 as Midwesterners came to the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, but in 1941 the Forty Niner was discontinued. Pacific 2906 was assigned to more mundane duties and could often be found with a train of heavyweights in tow. Add this colorful, kitschy 1930's streamliner to your roster in her original UP colors or one of several \"might-have-been\" paint schemes. With any version, you'll get Proto-Sound 2.0's variety of sounds, synchronized puffing smoke, and smooth, steady performance at any speed. Features include Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body, Die-Cast Metal Chassis, Authentic Paint Scheme, Metal Wheels and Axles, Constant Voltage Headlight, Die-Cast Truck Sides, (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors, Locomotive Speed Control, Remote Controlled Proto-Couplers, Metal Handrails, Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoker System, Proto-Sound 2.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Passenger Station Proto-Effects, Unit Measures: 20 1\/4\" x 2 1\/2\" x 3 3\/4\", and it Operates On O-31 Curves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese items have been graded per TCA standards C-7: Excellent. These items show some scratches and spots of paint loss on the shell and chassis. These items are in excellent overall condition, free of broken trim pieces. These items show some signs of light previous use. Due to the date of manufacture, the buyer may need to replace the battery. The instruction manual is not included. The original box is included. Please check the photos for a detailed look at these items. Overall condition is Excellent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent (\u003ca href=\"#\" title=\"C-7: All original: minute scratches and paint nicks; no rust or missing parts; no distortion of parts. 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-7\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOperational Status:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"#\" title=\"The condition of this item leads us to believe it is fully functional.\"\u003eFunctional\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Box:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes (\u003ca href=\"#\" title=\"Handling indentions, minute edge wear, small creases.\"\u003eP-7\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e MTH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30-1441-1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYears Manufactured:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2007 - ????\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoad Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern Pacific (SP)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScale\/Era:\u003c\/strong\u003e O Modern\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Steam Loco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Trainz SKU for this item is 6287515. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 6px !important; color: #d3d3d3 !important; line-height: 8px !important;\"\u003eTrainz Product Id: 11439678\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"MTH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44130972958842,"sku":"6287515","price":321.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1260\/4747\/files\/20260520-133624-C5-Trainz-6287515-03_937b92d5-3b16-4362-97e7-2def55aec9ce.jpg?v=1780340671","url":"https:\/\/www.trainz.com\/products\/mth-30-1441-1-southern-pacific-4-6-2-forty-niner-steam-locomotive-w-ps-2-0-2456-ex-box","provider":"Trainz","version":"1.0","type":"link"}