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MTH 30-20998-1 O Scale PB&NE RailKing MP15DC Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 #20

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  • MTH 30-20998-1 O Scale PB&NE RailKing MP15DC Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 #20
  • MTH 30-20998-1 O Scale PB&NE RailKing MP15DC Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 #20
  • MTH 30-20998-1 O Scale PB&NE RailKing MP15DC Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 #20
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MP15DC Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 - Philadelphia, Bethlehem and New England (Public Delivery Track)
Cab No. 20
Roadname: Philadelphia Bethlehem & New England
Product Item Number: 30-20998-1
Catalog: ZZ2 2022 Uncataloged Items
Product Line: RailKing
Scale: O Gauge
Delivery Status: Delivered: FEB. 2023
This product is compatible with all O Gauge 3-Rail track systems including those systems offered by Atlas and Gargraves and Lionel and Ross Custom Switches.

The MP15 was the last in a line of EMD end-cab switchers that stretched back to the prewar SW1. By the time the MP15 debuted in 1974, the multipurpose road switcher, descended from the Alco RS-series and the EMD GP7, had become the universal locomotive. The cab unit was already a dinosaur and the single-purpose yard engine was rapidly headed for extinction. To create a more versatile switcher, EMD gave the MP15 a longer frame than its predecessor, the SW1500, in order to fit it with the same Blomberg trucks as a road engine. Those better-riding trucks, along with more weight, a larger fuel capacity, and bigger sandboxes, made the MP15 suitable for road duty as well as switching, and allowed EMD to sell more than 500 units before the last MP15 was delivered in 1987.

The MP15 came in two flavors, traditional and modern. The MP15DC used traditional electrical gear and shared the front-mounted radiator and air intakes that had characterized all previous EMD end-cab switchers. It was basically a beefed-up SW1500. The MP15AC, however, incorporated EMD's Dash 2 technology, with solid-state transistors and circuit boards replacing the wiring, switches, and relays found in earlier diesels. Its cooling system was borrowed from the "Tunnel Motors" EMD had created for the Southern Pacific.

The front of the hood was plain, like the rear of a Tunnel Motor, and the radiator air intakes were moved to the sides of the hood, low and at the front of the engine. Not surprisingly, the Southern Pacific was the first customer to order an MP15AC. Because the Dash 2 technology was relatively new and some railroads found it unnecessarily expensive for a lowly switcher, EMD continued to make both the DC and AC versions of the MP15 for most of its production run, and sales for the two models were about equal.

M.T.H. returns our full-scale version of the last and largest of the end-cab switchers to the RailKing Scale line for 2017. Our model replicates the more-traditional MP15DC with its front-mounted radiator and air intakes. Like its prototype, this RailKing Scale engine is equally at home doing slow-speed yard duty or hauling commuters or freight along your main line.

Features:
Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Body
Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank
Metal Chassis
Metal Handrails and Horn
(2) Handpainted Engineer Cab Figures
Authentic Paint Scheme
Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears
(2) Remote-Controlled Proto-Couplers
Prototypical Rule 17 Lighting
Directionally Controlled Constant Voltage LED Headlight
(2) Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors
Onboard DCC/DCS Decoder
Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments
1:48 Scale Proportions
Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring Freight Yard Proto-Effects
Unit Measures: 13” x 2 1/4” x 4 1/4”
Operates On O-31 Curves Diesel DCC Features
F0 Head/Tail light
F1 Bell
F2 Horn
F3 Start-up/Shut-down
F4 PFA
F5 Lights (except head/tail)
F6 Master Volume
F7 Front Coupler
F8 Rear Coupler
F9 Forward Signal
F10 Reverse Signal
F11 Grade Crossing
F12 Clickety Clack (On/Off)
F13 Idle Sequence 4
F14 Idle Sequence 3
F15 Idle Sequence 2
F16 Idle Sequence 1
F17 Extended Start-up
F18 Extended Shut-down
F19 Rev Up
F20 Rev Down
F21 One Shot Doppler
F22 Coupler Slack
F23 Coupler Close
F24 Single Horn Blast
F25 Engine Sounds
F26 Brake Sounds
F27 Cab Chatter
F28 Feature Reset

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Additional Information

Type of Item:
Diesel Locomotive
Brand:
MTH Electric Trains
Manufacturer:
MTH Electric Trains
Control:
DCC with Sound
Assembly Status:
Ready to Go/Pre-built
Road Name:
Philadelphia Bethlehem & New England
Scale:
1:48
Gauge:
O
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