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Atlas Master N 40005029 Silver Series DCC Ready Alco RS2 Locomotive Maine Central 'Harvest Gold/Green' #554
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SKU: ATL40005029
Atlas Master N 40005029 Silver Series DCC Ready Alco RS2 Locomotive Maine Central 'Harvest Gold/Green' #554
After a successful first run of road switchers, The RS-1, Alco’s second attempt at a versatile four-axle locomotive came in late 1946. This was the stylized RS-2, keeping similar features as the RS-1, Long carbody and short front nose, but with many upgrades. The most notable features were the rounded carbody and a new 244 prime mover, which increased the horsepower to 1,500, a 500hp upgrade over the RS-1. With the added horsepower, the RS-2 was received well by railroads for its ability to tackle any service it was given.
On a daily basis, one could see two RS-2’s powering a general merchandise freight, plying the hills with a loaded coal train coming back from the tipple, or running a passenger train at speed. Alco and Canadian counterpart, Montreal Locomotive Works, successfully built over 370 of these versatile locomotives for railroads large and small. A good example was the Southern, Delaware & Hudson, and the New York Central ordered over 20 each, whereas the Birmingham Southern and the Texas and Pacific railroads both ordered just a single locomotive. The success of the RS-2 would later pave the way for the RS-3. Today, only a handful of prototypes exist, mostly in museums or on tourists operations.
Features:
- Slow Speed Motor
- Golden-White LED s
- Directional lighting
- Dual brass flywheels
- Low-friction mechanism
- Dynamic brakes
- Factory-installed AccuMate magnetic knuckle couplers
- Accurate painting and lettering
**Lombard Hobbies Recommendation - As modelers ourselves we highly recommend ONLY running DCC on DCC systems and DC on DC systems, regardless of 'Dual-Mode' capability.This gives optimum performance and safeguards the unit from possible damage from running on a different system than originally intended and from any inexperienced operator errors.
Lombard Hobbies = Big Inventory ∙ Value Pricing ∙ Fast Shipping ∙ Great Service
Atlas Master N 40005029 Silver Series DCC Ready Alco RS2 Locomotive Maine Central 'Harvest Gold/Green' #554
After a successful first run of road switchers, The RS-1, Alco’s second attempt at a versatile four-axle locomotive came in late 1946. This was the stylized RS-2, keeping similar features as the RS-1, Long carbody and short front nose, but with many upgrades. The most notable features were the rounded carbody and a new 244 prime mover, which increased the horsepower to 1,500, a 500hp upgrade over the RS-1. With the added horsepower, the RS-2 was received well by railroads for its ability to tackle any service it was given.
On a daily basis, one could see two RS-2’s powering a general merchandise freight, plying the hills with a loaded coal train coming back from the tipple, or running a passenger train at speed. Alco and Canadian counterpart, Montreal Locomotive Works, successfully built over 370 of these versatile locomotives for railroads large and small. A good example was the Southern, Delaware & Hudson, and the New York Central ordered over 20 each, whereas the Birmingham Southern and the Texas and Pacific railroads both ordered just a single locomotive. The success of the RS-2 would later pave the way for the RS-3. Today, only a handful of prototypes exist, mostly in museums or on tourists operations.
Features:
- Slow Speed Motor
- Golden-White LED s
- Directional lighting
- Dual brass flywheels
- Low-friction mechanism
- Dynamic brakes
- Factory-installed AccuMate magnetic knuckle couplers
- Accurate painting and lettering
**Lombard Hobbies Recommendation - As modelers ourselves we highly recommend ONLY running DCC on DCC systems and DC on DC systems, regardless of 'Dual-Mode' capability.This gives optimum performance and safeguards the unit from possible damage from running on a different system than originally intended and from any inexperienced operator errors.
Lombard Hobbies = Big Inventory ∙ Value Pricing ∙ Fast Shipping ∙ Great Service
