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Uncataloged Limited Edition Union Pacific Big Boy Steam Locomotives AnnouncedJanuary 13, 2021 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced a special limited-edition release of the Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy Steam Locomotive in the Premier O Scale product lines. These unique releases are part of a series of products representing the last M.T.H. production runs as the company concludes its 40-year history this Spring. Each of these locomotives can be ordered your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.
Writer Henry Comstock beautifully described the Big Boy's place at the apex of steam engine history: "A Union Pacific 'Big Boy' was 604 tons and 19,000 cubic feet of steel and coal and water, poised upon 36 wheels spaced no wider apart than those of an automobile. That it could thunder safely over undulating and curved track at speeds in excess of 70 miles an hour was due in large measure to the efforts of two long-forgotten pioneers. As early as 1836, the basic system that held its wheels in equalized contact with the rails was patented by a Philadelphian named Joseph Harrison; and a French technical writer, Anatole Mallet, first thought to couple two driving units heel to toe below one boiler in 1874."
All models include a powerful motor for pulling power and speed that rival the original Big Boy, as well as authentic articulated chuffing sounds simulating the two drive trains drifting in and out of synch. 2021 BIG BOY LOCOMOTIVE OFFERINGSPremier O Scale Item No. 20-3807-1 Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy Steam Engine (Oil Burner) With Proto-Sound 3.0 (Hi-Rail Wheels) Item No. 22-3807-2 Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy Steam Engine (Oil Burner) With Proto-Sound 3.0 (Scale Wheels) Item No. 20-3808-1 Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy (Original) Steam Engine With Proto-Sound 3.0 (Hi-Rail Wheels) Item No. 22-3808-2 Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy (Original) Steam Engine With Proto-Sound 3.0 (Scale Wheels) RailKing One Gauge G Scale Models Item No. 70-3048-1 Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy Steam Engine (Oil Burner) With Proto-Sound 3.0 (Hi-Rail Wheels) Item No. 70-3049-1 Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy Steam Engine With Proto-Sound 3.0 Each of these locomotives can be ordered your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. |
Hurry Before They're Gone, Just Five Or Fewer Of These Items Remain In StockJanuary 6, 2021 - Each week, M.T.H. releases product lists spotlighting quantities of Five Or Fewer items that are remaining in our onhand inventory. In many cases, these items will NOT be re-run in the future and these lists could be your last chance for ordering them before they're GONE FOR GOOD. Don't miss out on these items! Click on the appropriate product line link below and then any item number in the corresponding list to purchase that item from the M.T.H. Online Store or order directly from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. It's Easy To Add WiFi To Your DCS LayoutCheck Out The Quick Start Video |
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