MTH 80-3230-1 4-6-4 w/Snd Empire St NYC
MTH 80-3230-1 4-6-4 w/Snd Empire St NYC
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This is MTH 80-3230-1 4-6-4 w/Snd Empire St NYC. 4-6-4 Empire State Express steam engine with Proto-Sound 3.0, New York Central. Cab number: 5426. Before it was eclipsed by the Twentieth Century Limited, the Empire State Express was the New York Central's flagship passenger run. In 1893, it was the Empire State Express, led by a hot-rod 4-4-0 with outlandishly large drivers, that became the first man-made vehicle to exceed 100 mph and made the New York Central famous around the world. Beyond the record-setting run, the Empire State Express gained recognition as a pioneer in high-speed rail service on its New York-Buffalo-Cleveland route. Scientific American noted in 1898 that the Empire State Express opened the present remarkable era of fast, long distance express trains. [It] will always figure conspicuously in the annals of the world's railroads as being the first to maintain a regular schedule speed of over 52 miles an hour for an unprecedented distance and for runs of unprecedented length between stops.
But by the Roaring Twenties, most high-class rail travel was by Pullman, and coach trains on daytime runs, like the Empire State Express, were often seen as a less desirable way to travel. High-quality coach travel made a comeback during the Depression, however, as railroads sought to attract customers by offering less-expensive fares combined with upgraded amenities. So it was that on December 7, 1941, with much fanfare, the New York Central launched a newly equipped Empire State Express with two Henry-Dreyfus-styled Hudsons and gleaming, streamlined Budd-built train sets. Passengers on the inaugural run were surprised at the scarcity of trackside observers - until they heard about the event halfway around the world that had overshadowed all other news that December Sunday.
The 1941 ESE was a train with one foot in the past and the other in the future. Its reserved-seat, stainless steel Budd coaches and parlor cars presaged the postwar streamliners, America's last hurrah of luxury passenger travel. But its two specially styled Hudsons, Nos. 5426 and 5429, were clearly a bridge - albeit a beautiful one - between a dying technology and cars that belonged behind a diesel. Designer Henry Dreyfus blended the stainless fluting of Budd's streamliners with his design for the 1938 Twentieth Century Hudsons, arguably among the best-looking streamlined steamers ever built. After the war, however, more powerful Niagaras bumped the ESE Hudsons to lesser trains, and by 1949 their streamlining had been removed.
Relive the brief but glorious era of streamlined steam on the Water Level Route with these superbly detailed locomotives. With their fully featured sound systems, Empire State Express passenger station announcements, and ability to start your train so smoothly you won't spill a drop of water in the diner, we believe these are surely the best HO models of these Hudsons ever built.
Its key features are:
Die-cast boiler and tender body
Die-cast metal chassis
Die-cast truck sides
Authentic paint scheme & cab numbers
RP-25 metal wheels mounted on metal axles
Constant voltage headlight
Prototypical Rule 17 lighting
Detailed truck sides
Detailed cab interior
Powerful balanced 12-volt 5-pole precision skew-wound flywheel equipped motor
Wireless drawbar with close coupling option
Two Kadee scale couplers
Metal handrails
Decorative metal whistle
Sprung drive wheels
Synchronized puffing ProtoSmoke® system
Locomotive speed control
Locomotive cab to tender deck plate
Detailed tender undercarriage
Real coal load
Operating tender back-up light
Interchangeable traction tire-equipped drive wheels
On-board DCC receiver
Operates on Code 70, 83, & 100 rail curves
Operating Kadee compatible remote controlled Proto-Coupler
Proto-sound 3.0 with The Digital Command System featuring: passenger station Proto-Effects
Unit measures:13 1/2 x 1 1/2
Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)
Manufacturer: MTH
Model Number: 80-3230-1
Road Name: New York Central (NYC)
MSRP: $499.95
Scale/Era: HO Scale
Model Type: Steam Loco
The Trainz SKU for this item is P11980078.
Trainz Product Id: 11980078
But by the Roaring Twenties, most high-class rail travel was by Pullman, and coach trains on daytime runs, like the Empire State Express, were often seen as a less desirable way to travel. High-quality coach travel made a comeback during the Depression, however, as railroads sought to attract customers by offering less-expensive fares combined with upgraded amenities. So it was that on December 7, 1941, with much fanfare, the New York Central launched a newly equipped Empire State Express with two Henry-Dreyfus-styled Hudsons and gleaming, streamlined Budd-built train sets. Passengers on the inaugural run were surprised at the scarcity of trackside observers - until they heard about the event halfway around the world that had overshadowed all other news that December Sunday.
The 1941 ESE was a train with one foot in the past and the other in the future. Its reserved-seat, stainless steel Budd coaches and parlor cars presaged the postwar streamliners, America's last hurrah of luxury passenger travel. But its two specially styled Hudsons, Nos. 5426 and 5429, were clearly a bridge - albeit a beautiful one - between a dying technology and cars that belonged behind a diesel. Designer Henry Dreyfus blended the stainless fluting of Budd's streamliners with his design for the 1938 Twentieth Century Hudsons, arguably among the best-looking streamlined steamers ever built. After the war, however, more powerful Niagaras bumped the ESE Hudsons to lesser trains, and by 1949 their streamlining had been removed.
Relive the brief but glorious era of streamlined steam on the Water Level Route with these superbly detailed locomotives. With their fully featured sound systems, Empire State Express passenger station announcements, and ability to start your train so smoothly you won't spill a drop of water in the diner, we believe these are surely the best HO models of these Hudsons ever built.
Its key features are:
Die-cast boiler and tender body
Die-cast metal chassis
Die-cast truck sides
Authentic paint scheme & cab numbers
RP-25 metal wheels mounted on metal axles
Constant voltage headlight
Prototypical Rule 17 lighting
Detailed truck sides
Detailed cab interior
Powerful balanced 12-volt 5-pole precision skew-wound flywheel equipped motor
Wireless drawbar with close coupling option
Two Kadee scale couplers
Metal handrails
Decorative metal whistle
Sprung drive wheels
Synchronized puffing ProtoSmoke® system
Locomotive speed control
Locomotive cab to tender deck plate
Detailed tender undercarriage
Real coal load
Operating tender back-up light
Interchangeable traction tire-equipped drive wheels
On-board DCC receiver
Operates on Code 70, 83, & 100 rail curves
Operating Kadee compatible remote controlled Proto-Coupler
Proto-sound 3.0 with The Digital Command System featuring: passenger station Proto-Effects
Unit measures:13 1/2 x 1 1/2
Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)
Manufacturer: MTH
Model Number: 80-3230-1
Road Name: New York Central (NYC)
MSRP: $499.95
Scale/Era: HO Scale
Model Type: Steam Loco
The Trainz SKU for this item is P11980078.
Trainz Product Id: 11980078
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