BROADWAY LIMITED 3971 N SCALE USRA Heavy Mikado ATSF #3272 Paragon4 Sound/DC/DCC

BROADWAY LIMITED 3972 N SCALE USRA Heavy Mikado ATSF #3267 Paragon4 Sound/DC/DCC. 3971 USRA Heavy Mikado, ATSF #3272, Paragon4 Sound/DC/DCC, N (NP). BRAND NEW, NEVER OPENED, FACTORY FRESH. N SCALE NOW WITH PARAGON4 & ROLLING THUNDER SOUND!! There were 233 original USRA Heavy 2-8-2's built plus another 957 copies, covering 23 railroads.

It was an extremely successful design. The USRA Heavy Mikados used pretty much the same running gear as the Light Mik's, \ but the boilers were 10 inches larger in diameter and they had larger cylinders as well. Tractive effort was about 10% higher for the heavy 2-8-2's. As for the USRA Light Mikados, the USRA built 625 total, with 641 copies built after the USRA ended control.

With copies, over 50 railroads used the USRA Light 2-8-2's. Railroad specific variations are not modeled on these locomotives. Industry-leading Model Features: Paragon4 Sound & Control System featuring ROLLING THUNDER Integral Dual-Mode Decoder with Back EMF for Superb Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC Precision Drive Mechanism Engineered for Heavy Towing and Smooth Slow Speed Operation Die Cast Body with Die Cast Chassis for Maximum Tractive Effort Premium Caliber Painting Prototypically Accurate Paint Schemes and Road Numbers Many Separately Applied Details such as Handrails, Grab Irons, Piping, Whistle, and Bell Prototypical Headlight Prototypically Accurate Sounds for the USRA 2-8-2s Operating Microtrains-compatible Couplers Will Operate on Code 55, Code 70, and Code 80 Rail Minimum Operating Radius: 9.75 inches These DC and DCC-Sound equipped locomotives feature the ALL-NEW Paragon4 sound and control system.

Each Paragon4 locomotive comes with BLI's own integral DCC Decoder factory installed. Paragon4 locomotives offer Dual Mode DC and DCC operation with superb back EMF motor control, improved DC motor control, built-in capacitor pack for more reliable electrical pick-up, industry best on-board sound with Rolling Thunder functionality, Pro Lighting Mode for prototypical light control, Switcher model for precise low speed control, recordable DCC operation for automated playback, Quillable Horn for various whistle lengths and patterns Choice of 3 selectable Horns Alternate Whistle / Horn where applicable for locomotive with air horn and steam whistle - both the main whistle and alternate can be easily played Adjustable bell ringing interval for faster or slower bell Numerous user-mappable functions with available keys Multiple realistic passenger and crew sounds play on command Grade Crossing Automatic Signal Automatic Forward / Reverse Signal Prime Mover sound intensity varies with load Individually adjustable sound volumes for each effect EZ Reset Button for quick return to factory default settings Specifications on this page subject to change. THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR ITEMS.