O BTO Heavy Mikado CNJ LEGACY USRA #859
Railroads seemed to have a love-hate relationship with the USRA Heavy
Mikado. Some received the locomotives and sold them off within a few years.
Others found them to be just what they needed and ordered copies by
the dozens. Overall, the type served well on the roads that embraced them,
often maintaining heavy freight duties until the end of steam.
Reappearing in the Lionel catalog for the first time in nine years, our “Heavy
Mikes” are back in some popular old and new road names. This will be the
first issue of these locomotives with Bluetooth and all of the latest LEGACY
upgrades. We’ve also added some new road-specific details to our Great
Northern and Soo Line versions to better capture the prototypes. The heavy
Mikado has all the heft of a big locomotive with a friendly footprint for tighter
curves and small layouts.
LEGACY® Control System equipped –
able to run in LEGACY® Control mode,
in TrainMaster Command Control
mode, or in Conventional mode with a
standard transformer
Bluetooth® Control – Operate with
Universal Remote or LionChief® App
Lionel Voice Control (LVC) – run your
locomotive by speaking commands
into your phone via LionChief® App
Odyssey® II Speed Control
LEGACY® RailSounds® sound system
featuring:
CrewTalk™ dialog with different
scenarios depending on whether the
locomotive is in motion or stopped
TrainSounds that mimic operating
dialog when the locomotive is in
motion or stopped
Six official railroad speeds with
CrewTalk dialog
DynaChuff™ synchronized with 32
levels of intensity as the locomotive
gains speed
LEGACY® “Real-Time Quilling Whistle”
control with instant response for
realistic signature “quilling” and
correctly timed warning signals :5 different whistles to choose from
for a more customized experience
Single hit or continuous mechanical
bell sounds : 5 levels of bell pitching for
customized sounds
Sequence Control: plays the sound
effects of an entire trip, including
warning sounds and announcements,
based on the movement and speed
of the locomotive
Current speed and fuel dialog, coal
or oil loading sound effects
IR Transmitter that works with LCS
SensorTrack™
Powerful maintenance-free motor with
momentum flywheel
Wireless Tether™ connection between
locomotive and tender
ElectroCoupler™ on rear of tender
Directional lighting including
operating headlight and back-up
light on rear of tender
Bicolor illuminated classification lights
on the front of locomotive where
applicable. Using a Legacy controller,
change the color of the classification
lights between white or green
Traction tires
Interior illumination in cab
Die-cast metal locomotive body, pilot,
and trucks
Die-cast metal tender body and trucks
High level of separately applied metal
details
Separately applied builder’s plate
Synchronized fan-driven smoke unit
Adjustable smoke output
Authentically detailed cab interior
Cab “glass” windows
Engineer and fireman figures
Whistle Steam
Road-specific details
Product Features:
Minimum Curve O36
Length: 23in
