MTH O Gauge Long Island BB3 Electric 3 Rail withPS-3 & Sound 20-5681-1

Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears. Die-Cast Truck Sides & Pilots.

Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn. (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors.

Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Passenger Station Proto-Effects. Unit Measures:12 _" x 3 _" x 2 ½.

Operates On O-31 Curves Diesel DCC Features. Few railroads had the luxury of electric switchers, as electrification in the United States was generally reserved for heavily-used main lines. The mighty Pennsylvania Railroad, of course, did things its own way. Between 1926 and 1935, the road's Altoona shops built 42 pint-sized six-wheel boxcab switchers for the Pennsy and the Pennsy-controlled Long Island Railroad. Originally operated in pairs and designated classes BB1, BB2, and BB3, the switchers were later split into single units as Pennsy class B1 and Long Island class B3.

As Al Stauffer wrote in his book Pennsy Power, the diminutive B1 with its single pantograph fully extended has the appearance of stretching mightily to reach its trolley wire power supply far overhead. Stauffer goes on to describe the little engine as looking more like a toy train than the real thing. At just over 31' long, the B1s - affectionately called "rats" by railfans - were Pennsy's smallest but noisiest electrics. Like the New Haven's EP-5 electrics built decades later, the B1s were known for the din generated by the cooling blowers for their electrical gear.

Providing 570 horsepower and 13,500 pounds of tractive effort from their three motors, the little switchers could only muster a top speed of 25 miles per hour. The Pennsy's fleet spent decades buzzing about the yards in New York, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg. Most B1s were scrapped by the late 1960s. Tradition of modeling unusual engines from railroading history, the BB1 is sure to attract attention on your layout!

Making its return to the Premier line for the first time in eight years, this fine scale replica was the sixth die-cast Pennsylvania electric prototype to appear in the M. Outfitted with the awesome sound and performance of Proto-Soundr3.0, the "rat" will be a favorite in your Pennsy collection for years to come. The item "MTH O Gauge Long Island BB3 Electric 3 Rail withPS-3 & Sound 20-5681-1" is in sale since Sunday, January 12, 2020. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Model Railroads & Trains\O Scale\Locomotives".

The seller is "sell_sa" and is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.

State of Assembly: Ready to Go/Pre-built
Power Supply: AC
Material: Die-Cast
Type: Electric Locomotive
Features: Light Function
MPN: 20-5681-1
Train Operating Company: Long Island
Brand: MTH
Grading: C-10 Mint-Brand New
Control: Digital or Analog