Uncataloged O Scale Premier Denver Rio Grande Alco PA Diesel Locomotive NOW IN STOCK

August 21, 2024 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has released an exclusive and uncataloged Premier O Scale Alco PA Diesel Locomotive in Denver Rio Grande UP Heritage livery for exclusive distribution for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer The Train Loft. The locomotive is now available and in stock as a powered A Unit and non-powered B Unit in extremely limited quantities.

20-21889-1 Union Pacific - Denver Rio Grande Alco PA A Unit Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0
Cab No. 600A
Pre-Order Price: $569.95
Download The Order Form: HERE to purchase from Train Loft.

20-21889-3 Union Pacific - Denver Rio Grande Alco PA B-Unit Diesel (Non-Powered)
Cab No. 600B
Pre-Order Price: $239.95
Download The Order Form: HERE to purchase from Train Loft.

ABOUT THE O SCALE ALCO PA DIESESL LOCOMOTIVE

The PA was Alco's glamour girl. While Electro-Motive's E-units easily beat Alco's passenger engine in terms of popularity, the PA is widely regarded as the most beautiful first-generation diesel - period. Perhaps no other locomotive looked so right at the head of the streamlined trains of the late forties and fifties that were the last hurrah of American long-distance passenger service. The 294 PA's and cabless PB's built between 1946 and 1953 powered some of America's most famous name trains, from the Pennsylvania's Broadway Limited to the New Haven's Merchants' Limited.

The muscular PA profile and its elegant nose, with the characteristic grille around the headlight, were designed by Ray Patten, General Electric's head of industrial design. At the time, GE and Alco were partners in the locomotive business, with GE making the electrical equipment for all Alco diesels. Patten's design was described as "a locomotive so distinctive and so powerful looking that it actually helps railroads sell their services to passengers and shippers." Under the hood of the PA beat a 16-cylinder model 244 prime mover that developed 2000 hp. Depending on their gearing, PA's could hustle a passenger consist along at up to 100 mph.

Long after all other PA's had gone to scrap, four restored ex-Santa Fe units remained in service on the Delaware & Hudson into the late 1970's. Sold to the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico (FNM) in 1978, most of the units eventually deteriorated to junk status, although one remained operational. But in April of 2000, Doyle McCormack - who also happens to be the engineer of 4449, the restored Southern Pacific Daylight - and the Smithsonian Institution repatriated two of the junked units for rebuilding.

EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE THRU

The Train Loft
4007-B Country Club Road
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27104
336-760-9817
www.trainloft.com
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M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing the 2024 Premier O Scale Presidential Election Series Locomotives this Fall. Each of these offerings will promote both major party candidates and is expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in December 2024.

Two locomotives will be released, including a Premier ES44 Diesel as part of the shared tooling arrangement with the Atlas Model Railroad Company. The ES44 will also feature a complementing Premier 50' PS-1 Box Car. The ES44 and PS-1 Box Car are both decorated in the Republican candidate's graphics.

A Premier AC6000 Diesel is the second locomotive model and will sport the colors of the Democratic candidate. Both locomotives feature Proto-Sound 3.0 and will include snippets of candidate speeches from the campaign trail.

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These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing the 2024 Premier O Scale 50' PS-1 Box Car this Winter. Each of these offerings will be available in two unique car numbers and are expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in January 2025.

Check out each of these offerings HERE.

These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing the 2024 RailKing O Gauge 50' Modern Box Car this Winter. Each of these offerings will be available in limited quantities and is expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in January 2025.

Check out each of these offerings HERE.

These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.