HO Centipede Diesels PRR #5831 & #5819/1-Stripe

Baldwin produced the famous “Centipede” diesellocomotives during 1945-48, and sold them to three railroads (SAL,NdeM, and PRR).  The Centipedes were very large, 91 1/2 feetlong, for single units as operated on SAL and NdM, and 183 feet longfor semi-permanently coupled pairs as operated on the PRR. Each unit contained two 1500 horsepower diesel motors, so a paircontained four motors and totaled 6000 horsepower.  Centipedeswere heavy, totaling 1,200,000 pounds (1.2 million) for a pair, withmore than 800,000 of those pounds carried by the 16 drivers. (Some content excerpted from the WWW). These spectacular diesellocomotives are a MUST-HAVE for an Pennsy diesel modeler as well asanyone who wants to showcase unique, premium quality on hislayout.  Don’t miss these limited run diesel gems. Preorder today.

Broadway Limited Imports is proud to introduceParagon2: The new benchmark for premium HO sound-equipped locomotives.These DC and DCC-Sound equipped locomotives feature the ALL-NEWParagon2 sound and control system. Each Paragon2 locomotive comes withBLI’s own integral DCC Decoder factory installed.  Paragon2locomotives offer Dual Mode DC and DCC operation with: superb back EMFmotor control in DC and DCC, recordable DCC operation for automatedplayback, the same detail level as the original Paragon Series, and thefamiliar sturdy maroon box!

Industry-Leading Features of this Model:

• The ALL-NEW Paragon2 Sound & Control System
• Integral DCC Decoder with Back EMF forIndustry-Best Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC
• Precision Drive Mechanism engineered for continuousheavy load towing and smooth slow speed operation
• 5-Pole Can Motor with Skew Wound Armature
• PRRA-units are equipped with trainphone antennae.  B-units arenot.
• Premium Caliber Painting with Authentic PaintSchemes
• Prototypical Light Operation with Golden White LEDHeadlight
• Operating Kadee Knuckle Couplers
• Factory Installed Engineer and Fireman Figures
• Near-BrassCaliber Detail at a Plastic Price
• MinimumRadius: 22″ or greater recommended

   

Industry-Leading SOUNDFeatures:

• Operatesin DC & DCC (use DCMaster for DC Sound)
• AutoPilot (ATS) – Records and plays back sound and movement forautomatic operation (Macro Operation)
• 16-bitSample Rate for exceptional high frequency sound clarity
• PlaybackWhistle for multiple whistle lengths and patterns
• Choice of 3 selectable Whistles/ Horns
• Alternate Whistle / Horn whereapplicable for locomotive with air horn and steam whistle – both themain whistle and alternate can be easily played
• Adjustable bell ringing intervalfor faster or slower bell
• Numerous user-mappable functionswith available keys
• Passenger Station Ambient Sounds -Controlled with Function Key
• Freight Yard Ambient Sounds -Controlled with Function Key
• Lumber Yard Ambient Sounds -Controlled with Function Key
• Farm Ambient Sounds – Controlledwith Function Key
• Crew Radio Communications -Controlled with Function Key
• Maintenance Yard Ambient Sounds– Controlled with Function Key
• Demo Mode for display anddemonstrations
• Grade Crossing Automatic Signal
• 8 Diesel Motor Revs (Diesel Only)
• Simple Programming with IntegralDCC Decoder
• Automatic Forward / Reverse Signal -When activated, stopping triggers and stop whistle toot.  Whenmoving forward from a stopped position, toots twice.  Whenmoving in reverse. toots three times.
• Engine sound intensity varieswith load
• Individually adjustable sound volumesfor each effect
• EZ Reset Button for quick returnto factory default settings

**Specifications on this page subject to change.