Walthers Mainline HO 910-10710 DCC Ready Alco RS2 Locomotive Lehigh Valley #218 w/water-cooled stack

Handle heavier freight on your HO railroad with the WalthersMainline Alco RS-2! Built from 1946 to 1950, the prototypes delivered more horsepower than the earlier RS-1, and introduced the rounded body style that defined Alcos of the period. Serving a variety of railroads, shortlines and industrial operators, many were going strong into into the 1970s and beyond.

• One time run of these roadnumbers, limited quantity available
• NEW updated body with Water-cooled exhaust stack as appropriate
• Prototypes in service 1946 to early 2000s - several preserved today
• Same powerful drive as Walthers locos featuring:
• Five-pole skew-wound motor
• 14 to 1 gear ratio
• Helical-cut gears for quiet operation and easy multiple unit operation
• All-wheel drive and electrical pickup
• Machined brass flywheel
• Heavy die-cast metal chassis
• Constant and directional LED headlights
• 21-pin DCC plug**
• Molded drill starter points - add correct curved grab irons to your model easily with WalthersMainline RS-2 Diesel Detail Kit (#910-260, sold separately)
• Correct size RP-25 metal wheels
• Proto MAX metal knuckle couplers

**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.

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