Business boomed in 1939 and 1940 as Midwesterners came to the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, but in 1941 the Forty Niner was discontinued. Pacific 2906 was assigned to more mundane duties and could often be found with a train of heavyweights in tow.

FEATURES:

• ProtoSound® 2.0 Digital Sound with Digital Command System, Speed & Light Control, Diagnostic Memory, Remotely controlled ProtoCouplers® and Passenger Station ProtoEffects™ sounds (see more below)
• Synchronized puffing ProtoSmoke™ system
• All-metal wheels & gears
• Compatible with most AC transformers
• ProtoSound® electronic reverse unit
• Die-cast metal locomotive and tender bodies
• Constant voltage headlight
• Die-cast trucksides
• Metal handrails & decorative bell
• 2-Engineer cab figures
• Remote controlled Proto-Couplers®
• Locomotive speed control
• Stamped metal floor
• Operates on O-31 or greater curves (3-rail)
• Length: 20"

ProtoSound® 2.0 Features

ProtoSound® 2.0 makes the most technologically advanced locomotive on the market. Locomotives equipped with this sound & train control system offer tremendous expandability. They offer more features right out of the box than any other engines, & when paired with the DCS Digital Command System they offer features other manufacturers cannot begin to compete with. ProtoSound 2.0 is perfect for people who love technology & how it multiplies their fun.

Right out of the box, ProtoSound® 2.0 engines deliver:

• Horn, bell and locomotive digital sound effects
• Sound effects including Passenger Station Sounds and cab chatter
• Speed control equipped to eliminate throttle adjustments and make for smooth starts and stops
• Remotely controlled operating couplers to release cars on the fly (no operating track needed)
• Wide range of State-of-the-Art digital sounds
• Add hundreds of features when operated with DCS

This engine has been track tested to make sure that it is in proper operating condition.