Product Line: Rail King Roadname: Illinois Central E8 A/A with protosound 3.0, cabs 100 and 101, one unit is powered and the second is non-powered Product Number: 30-20075-1Features
Colorful Paint Scheme Metal Chassis Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors Intricately Detailed ABS Bodies (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-CouplersT Directionally Controlled Headlight Metal Horn Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH IncrementsProto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Passenger Station Proto-EffectsUnit Measures:29 3/4\" x 2 1/2\" x 3 1/2\"Operates On O-31 CurvesIn the mid-1930\'s, as the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors was trying to interest railroads in diesel passenger power, it experimented a lot with exterior design. Looking at EMD\'s worm-like yellow and brown Union Pacific M-10000, its gleaming stainless steel Burlington Zephyr, or the boxy, just-plain-ugly early Santa Fe units, it\'s apparent that here was a new function looking for its form. The first generation of road diesels found its form in 1937 when the initial E-units, built for the B&O, inaugurated the classic \"covered wagon\" cab unit design that would last for decades on both freight and passenger diesels.
The earliest E-units were each virtually custom-made, with less than 20 units produced of models EA through E5. The prewar E6 was the first mass-produced passenger diesel and the last to sport the rakish, streamlined EMD nose so characteristic of the 1930s. After the war, the new E7 adopted the \"bulldog\" nose introduced earlier on the FT freight diesel. With the rollout of the E8 in 1949, the E-unit, America\'s most popular passenger diesel, reached its final visual form - just in time for the last hurrah of the American passenger train. With twin motors to ensure reliability and six-wheel trucks that rode like a Cadillac, the E8 was an engineer\'s dream. For hoggers who had not long ago worked in steam locomotives, the clean cab of an E-unit with its lofty, panoramic view of the road ahead was not hard to get used to.
Returning to the RailKing line for 2011, our E8 brings you the authentic sounds of EMD prime movers, plus the ability to announce your departure and start your train so gently you won\'t spill the water in the diner - and then accelerate up to scale speeds of over 100 mph, just like the prototype.
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