MTH RailKing 30-1571-1: Jersey Central 0-6-0 B-6 Switcher Steam Engine

Switch engines are an essential, specialized piece of railroad equipment that look quite different from their kin that work the mainline. Because of the nature of their work, moving cars around railroad yards, switch engines spent much of their time waiting for their assignments. That means steam switchers needed smaller fireboxes, boilers, and tanks than road engines. The cut out or sloping tanks on most steam switchers were designed to give good rear visibility, which was essential for these small and agile engines that needed to slip into tight spaces where other engines could not fit. The 0-6-0 switcher would typically have been assigned to move about six cars at a time.

The rugged RailKing 0-6-0 is perfect for working the yard of any early twentieth-century layout. This sturdy model comes in the markings of the Pennsylvania, Long Island, Baltimore & Ohio, and Jersey Central railroads.

Did You Know? Steam switchers almost always had front and rear sand boxes, though the rear one was sometimes hidden inside the cab rather than appearing as a prominent dome.

• Die-Cast Metal Chassis
• Metal Wheels and Axles
• (2) Remote Controlled Proto-Couplerr
• Precision Flywheel Equipped Motor
• Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell
• Decorative Metal Whistle
• Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body
• Constant Voltage Headlight
• Die-Cast Truck Sides
• Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments
• Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoker System
• Operating Tender Back-up Light
• Engineer Cab Figure
• Real Coal Load
• Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Freight Yard Proto-Effects
• Unit Measures:17" x 2 1/2" x 3 5/8"
• Operates On O-27 Curves Steam DCC Features
• Headlight on/off
• Bell on/off
• Whistle/Horn on/off
• Start-up/Shut-down
• PFA initiate and advance
• Cab Light on/off
• Engine Sounds on/off
• Volume low, med, high, off
• Smoke on/off
• Forward Signal Sound
• Reverse Signal Sound
• Coupler Slack Sound
• Grade Crossing
• One-Shot Doppler on/off
• Extended Start Up
• Extended Shut Down
• Labor Chuff
• Drift Chuff
• Smoke Volume
• Single short whistle toot
• Coupler Close
• Feature Reset
• Idle Sequence 1
• Idle Sequence 2
• Idle Sequence 3
• Idle Sequence 4
• Brakes auto/off
• Cab Chatter auto/off
• Clickety-Clack auto/off

Excellent Used Condition with ORIGINAL box