Uncataloged Premier Line O Scale Wheeling And Lake Erie Box Cars Released

November 2, 2016 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has released two exclusive Premier Line O Scale Wheeling and Lake Erie Box Cars for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Patrick's Trains in Wheeling, West Virginia. The cars are limited in production and available now on a first-come, first-served basis.

Item No. 20-93695 Wheeling And Lake Erie 40' Box Car
Cab No. 30125, 30131
MSRP: $64.99

Item No. 20-93696 Wheeling And Lake Erie 40' Box Car
Cab No. 30142, 30134
MSRP: $64.99

Each of the above items are exclusively available from:

Patrick's Trains
142 29th Street
Wheeling, West Virginia 26003
(304) 232-0714
www.patstrains.com
patstrains@aol.com

Like the Pontiac GTO, the SD45 was a mid-60s General Motors muscle car. Stuffed under its brick-like hood was the largest diesel motor made up to that time, a turbo-charged, 20-cylinder, 3600 hp, Electro-Motive Division model 645E. The Great Northern took delivery of the first SD45 in May of 1966 and promptly painted the nickname "Hustle Muscle" on its flanks. The name said it all: the SD45 was heavy freight power, intended for long trains and high speeds. And it had the muscular looks to match, with flared radiators capping a long body that filled every inch of its frame — as opposed to its baby brother, the SD40, which had an open "porch" at each end of the engine.

Unfortunately, the 20-cylinder motor turned out to have a major flaw: a tendency to break its own crankshaft. Even so, a large number of Class 1 railroads rostered the engine, with 1,260 units sold between 1966 and 1971. The Santa Fe, Burlington Northern, Pennsy, and Southern Pacific each owned more than 100 of the heavy freighters. Looking at the order quantities, one can see that the SD45 marked the beginning of a large-scale shift toward six-axle freight engines on American railroads. Before the late '60s, adding a third axle to a truck was mainly an expedient to spread out an engine's weight for service on lighter rail, particularly branch lines. But with the SD45 and its contemporaries, railroads began favoring the six-axle engine as a way to get more power on the rails for heavier mainline trains. Despite the initial crankshaft problems, many SD45s served their original owners for decades, as well as successor railroads like Conrail and the BNSF, and later went on to new lives at smaller, secondary roads.

The RailKing Scale model comes fully equipped with Proto-Sound 3.0, remotely activated Proto-Couplers, speed control in scale miles-per-hour, operating smoke, LED lighting and much more.

M.T.H. Show Schedule For Week of November 6, 2016

M.T.H. Electric Trains will be attending Trainfest on November 12 - 13, 2016 at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis (Milwaukee), Wisconsin.

HO, S Scale, O Scale, One Gauge and tinplate model railroading fans attending the event will have an opportunity to meet and ask M.T.H. Representatives questions about the M.T.H. product line, company direction and future plans as well as see product demonstrations and pick up a copy of our latest catalogs.

• TRAINFEST

Saturday, November 12, 2016: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday, November 13, 2016: 9:00am - 5:00pm

If you are interested in seeing a list of all the M.T.H. shows we will be attending over the next few months, CLICK HERE.

Check Out The MTH Smart Phone App

M.T.H. Electric Trains has published its first smartphone and tablet app for controlling a DCS layout wirelessly to the Apple App Store and Google Play stores.

The App provides access to the M.T.H. website allowing visitors to quickly find the latest news, search for products, watch product videos and much, much more.

The app can also control a DCS layout from any smartphone or tablet when paired with a DCS Wi-Fi Interface Unit and DCS Track Interface Unit. Both iOS and Android versions are FREE with an option for in-app purchase upgrades.

Learn more about the app by clicking HERE.