This B-B road switcher was a ubiquitous sight on American rails beginning in the 1950s as American Locomotive (Alco) captured 40% of the diesel locomotive market.

ROADNAME SPECIFIC DETAILS:
Interstate
• Filet flat pilot
• Twin outside bezel headlight
• Crosswise exhaust stack
• Leslie Tyfon A-200 Air Horn
• Fuel tank extension

NdeM
• Filet pointed pilot
• Single bulb reflector headlight
• Lengthwise exhaust stack
• Nathan M5 Air Horn with bracket
• Fuel tank extension

New Haven
• Single bulb reflector headlight
• Lengthwise exhaust stack
• Leslie Tyfon A-200 Air Horn
• Steam generator
• Fuel tank extension
• "OBSERVE RULE 92" printed on each pilot corner

Nickel Plate Road
• Filet flat pilot
• Twin headlight
• Crosswise exhaust stack
• Leslie Tyfon A200 Air Horn

Reading
#445 and #449
• Filet pointed pilot
• Horizontal twin outside bezel headlight
• Lengthwise exhaust stack
• Nathan M3 Air Horn with bracket

#494
• Filet pointed pilot
• Vertical twin outside bezel headlight
• Crosswise exhaust stack
• Nathan M3 Air Horn with bracket
• Fuel tank extension

MODEL FEATURES:
• Fully assembled and ready-to-run
• See through etched metal radiator fan
• Metal grabirons
• Fine scale handrails molded in engineering plastic
• Frame mounted bell
• McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers
• DCC ready
• Minimum radius: 18"
• Highly-detailed, injection molded body
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• See through cab windows
• Bi-directional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains consistent
• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
• All-wheel electrical pickup
• 5-pole skew wound motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operation
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on Code 75, 83, and 100 rail
• Window packaging for easy viewing
• Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage

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