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® This year our product line has grown so much - it's bigger and better than any previous Quality and value are what our customers find in each and every M.T.H. product. In M.T.H. lineup to date - so we are printing two catalogs: one for our RailKing lineup, fact, they are the driving forces in the creation of the M.T.H. product line. We take our RailKing Table Of Contents and one for our Premier and Tinplate Traditions Lines. Both books are filled with mission seriously as a steward of the hobby and are proud to print the words “Quality model railroading products that will capture virtually every railfan enthusiast's interests. in the Tradition You Remember” on each of our RailKing boxes.

M.T.H. creates our magnificent collection of model railroad products based on what we Armed with the quality and value of the M.T.H. product line, many of our customers know railfans want. We keep our “ears to the ground” to determine what’s missing ... have begun spreading the word about the joys of M.T.H. model railroading to new and M.T.H. RailKing 2000 Volume One M.T.H. RailKing Steam Engines ...... 6 M.T.H. RailKing Semi-Scale Rolling Stock to find out what model railroaders want, that they do not yet see on the market. We old railroad enthusiasts. This excitement is stimulating the growth of our hobby and it also stay tuned in to what your favorite items are and we are constantly working on is expanding with incredible speed. It has also motivated us here at M.T.H. to strength- Introduction ...... 3 4-6-4 Hudson Steam Engine ...... 8 Semi-Scale Rolling Stock ...... 40 ways to make these products better and more innovative for you. en our efforts to produce the types of products model railroading enthusiasts want. Proto-Sound® System ...... 5 2-8-8-2 USRA Mallet Steam Engine ...... 10 Semi-Scale 6-Car Freight Sets ...... 43 Journey through the Web-Site ...... 4 4-6-0 19th Century Ten-Wheeler Steam Engine .12 At M.T.H. Electric Trains, we are committed to offering model railroaders as much vari- Proof of our efforts can be found throughout the following pages where you will find 2-8-0 Consolidation Steam Engine ...... 14 M.T.H. RailKing Passenger Sets ety as possible so that your displays and railroad empires can have everything needed to exciting O Gauge train sets, locomotives, rolling stock and accessories. Each item is make them authentic. We also want to give the model railroader a broad choice of trains designed and manufactured to meet a standard of quality you expect. We accomplish 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler Steam Engine ...... 16 M.T.H. RailKing Madison Passenger Sets . . . . .44 and accessories so that your layout and collection have your mark ... your personal “sig- this by ensuring that our products are easy to understand how to use or operate, and M.T.H. RailKing Streamlined Passenger Sets . . .46 nature” ... on them. that servicing is routine. M.T.H. RailKing Diesel Sometimes these concepts, like our M.T.H. RealTrax™ system, are clearly evident with Brill Semi-Convertible Trolley ...... 18 M.T.H. RailKing Buildings Get “on board” and ride the RailKing Rails! each easy-to-assemble RealTrax™ track section. Others may not be so apparent. For FA-2 AA Diesel Sets ...... 20 M.T.H. RailKing Buildings ...... 50 example, take M.T.H. locomotives, which are constructed from high quality ABS plas- 4-Car Modern Subway Set ...... 22 M.T.H. RailKing Operating Buildings ...... 51 Enjoy the “scenery” as you journey through the tic or die-cast and stamped metal components. Most of these locomotives feature our RailKing M.T.H. Millennium Year 2000 Catalog. SW-8 & SW-9 Switchers ...... 24 modular chassis design (MCD) concept which ensures that M.T.H. locomotives are easy M.T.H. commitment to quality and value in each and every product. to operate and easy to service. Most basic repairs can usually be accomplished with just E-8 AA Diesel Sets ...... 26 M.T.H. RailKing Accessories Join the growing ranks of RailKing fans who declare . . . a screwdriver. RDC Budd Car Sets ...... 28 M.T.H. RailKing Traditional ...... 52 F-3 AA Diesel Sets ...... 30 M.T.H. RailKing Miscellaneous ...... 53 Doodlebug Non-Powered Diesels ...... 34 M.T.H. RailKing O-Scale ...... 54 M.T.H. also is moving towards introducing the hobby of model railroading into the lives of those who haven’t yet been bitten by the “train bug”, and jogging the memo- “RailKing is indeed the best ticket to fun and excitement in PCC Electric Street Car ...... 36 ry of those folks who have perhaps forgotten the wonder of this magical experience. O Gauge model railroading!” Zephyr Diesel ...... 38 M.T.H. RealTrax® The variety of trains and accessories available at M.T.H. make it easy for someone just M.T.H. RealTrax® Layouts ...... 56 starting out to choose individual items as well as complete sets that are high quality, appealing and affordable. For those who may be motivated by a sense of nostalgia, we As you learn more about M.T.H. Electric Trains through the pages and images of this M.T.H. RailKing 2000 Millennium M.T.H. RealTrax® Layouts ...... 60 offer model railroading products that bring back wonderful memories of times gone by catalog, you will come to understand how M.T.H. has taken the lead in the O gauge GG-1 Electric Engine ...... 32 with family and friends, and being a “kid again!” market. If you like what you see, contact us to find a dealer near you so that you may 4-Car Streamlined Aluminum Passenger Set . . .33 experience first hand why M.T.H. Electric Trains is your best source for O gauge value Semi-Scale Box Car ...... 33 To those folks who are experiencing M.T.H. Electric Trains for the first time, we are and quality. offering some items to help guide you on your journey through model railroading and the world of M.T.H. Electric Trains. These include an historical hard-cover book about the amazing history of M.T.H., and an interactive CD ROM with both “how-to” videos Toll Free Dealer Locator Number 2000 and track planning software. These products will be very useful to the long-time loyal 1-888-640-3700 M.T.H. enthusiasts too. The book and interactive CD ROM present interesting histor- Volume One ical data on the company and innovative tools for using some of our M.T.H. products. Visit our Website www.mth-railking.com

2 3 TAKE THE TheThe Proto-Sound®Proto-Sound® SystemSystem Virtual Journey Designed By THROUGH THE EXCITING WORLD Almost every M.T.H. engine can be ordered with the exciting M.T.H. Proto-Sound® system - a state-of-the-art digital sound and train con- OF trol system that requires no additional equipment or wiring to your layout. You simply hook up any compatible transformer and begin expe- riencing the digital world of model railroading. M.T.H. ELECTRIC TRAINS To operate Proto-Sound®, just put your engine on the track, right out of the box. As soon as you power-up your transformer, you will hear the authentic sounds of your diesel, steam or electric engine awaken as it awaits your command to start moving. Your transformer's throttle Visit the M.T.H. Web Site at www.mth-railking.com to find answers to many of your questions about product delivery, and its whistle button activate all the Proto-Sound® features listed. There is no need to purchase a whole new control system with dozens of new product announcements and information on using M.T.H. products. buttons and keystrokes to memorize; Proto-Sound® works with almost any AC transformer.

CD-LIKE QUALITY EXCLUSIVE PROTO-EFFECTS™ COMPUTER ON-BOARD PROTO-SOUND® FEATURES INTERESTED IN JOINING THE M.T.H. RAILROADERS CLUB? FIND A RETAILER WHO MIGHT HAVE THAT HARD-TO-FIND M.T.H. When ordered with Proto-Sound®, your Every Proto-Sound® equipped engine All of the Proto-Effects™ sounds and fea- You can join with just a few clicks on our web site. Once you join, you’ll be able to visit a PRODUCT IN STOCK? RailKing or Premier locomotive contains also features our exclusive Proto- tures, like the Proto-Sound® digital DIESEL ENGINES special Members Only section of the web site where you and your fellow members will get Check out our all new Dealer Locator and Product Locator. These easy-to-use tools are high quality digital sounds you just have Effects™, a series of true-to-life sound sounds themselves, are controlled n Variably Controlled 8 Level Diesel Sound to learn inside details about new products and programs coming from M.T.H. You’ll also now on our web site. The Dealer Locator calculates distance and includes maps which to hear to believe! For example, our and train control effects that make model through the Proto-Sound® microproces- n Authentic Diesel Horn be able to read and leave messages on our MTHRRC message board, create your own makes finding an authorized M.T.H. retailer easier than ever. The Product Locator will steam engines come equipped with syn- railroading with M.T.H. a unique and sor. This microprocessor gives the oper- n Authentic Diesel Bell M.T.H. Member Web Page and have an electronic M.T.H. Newsletter delivered to you find all M.T.H. retailers who have in stock any M.T.H. item you search for. It’s so smart, chronized steam chuffing, authentic fun experience. Proto-Effects™ sounds ator remote control ability from any n Squeaking Brakes every month. it will even tell you who the closest dealer is from your location. whistle and bell sounds, air compressor include squeaking brakes that, when acti- compatible transformer for an array of n Randomly Activated Cab Chatter Sequences pump and let-off sounds, and randomly vated, will let out an authentic sound features. These features include remote n Passenger Station or Freight Yard Proto-Effects™ We’ve upgraded our business systems so that our customers can stay in touch and have activated sounds like steam pop-off, piercing your ears as you throttle down volume adjustment and remote engine n Remote Controlled Engine Volume Adjustment access to the latest news on our products and retailers. Customers needing to return an blow down and injector sounds. Even the engine to a stop or enter a turn. lock-out control as well as perhaps the n Remote Controlled Engine Lockout Setting item for repair to the M.T.H. Service Department can obtain a return authorization num- when sitting still, a Proto-Sound® Imagine the fun of entering a station or most exciting of all the Proto-Sound® n Operates with any Compatible AC Transformer ber through the M.T.H. web site. Eventually, the system will allow a customer to check equipped M.T.H. Steam Engine sounds switch yard, or even a curve after high- features - remote control over your n Self-Recharging Battery Backup with Auto Shut-off on the status of their returned item’s repair as it moves through the M.T.H. Service like it's “alive and breathing” . Proto- balling down a straightaway and hearing engine's coupler from anywhere on the n Directionally Controlled Headlights* Center. Once an item has been repaired, our system will even e-mail you with its deliv- Sound® equipped diesel engines sport the sound of your engine's brakes as you layout. No additional wiring, uncou- n Constant Voltage Headlights* ery schedule and tracking number giving you the ultimate in peace of mind information. many of the same sound qualities as their slow down. With Proto-Effects™ you pling track sections or modifications to n Remote Controlled Die-Cast Metal Proto-Couplers® steam counterparts, including 8 levels of also get special sounds for your freight or your layout are required. Each feature Naturally, a visit to the M.T.H. Web Site will allow you to e-mail various departments, diesel motor sound, authentic sounding passenger engine that you won't find can be activated by simply using the STEAM ENGINES check out our latest catalogs or visit our online store. Our Internet staffers will continu- horn and bell sounds, and air compressor anywhere else. When the Proto-Effects™ transformer's whistle controller. n Synchronized Steam Chuffing Sound JUST PURCHASED AN MTH PRODUCT? ously update our site so that you will never be far from the latest model railroading news. pump and let-off sounds. Additionally, are activated, your freight or passenger n Authentic Steam Whistle every Proto-Sound® equipped diesel line steam or diesel engine will play spe- n Authentic Steam Bell also comes with our exclusive Cab cial freight yard or passenger station n Air Compressor Pump & Let-off Sounds Chatter Proto-Effects™ - digitally cap- sounds once the engine comes to a halt. n Squeaking Brakes tured radio transmissions of actual engi- n Randomly Activated Steam Neutral Sounds neers and dispatchers going about the n Passenger Station or Freight Yard Proto-Effects™ business of train switching, loading and n Remote Controlled Engine Volume Adjustment unloading. Best of all these sounds are n Remote Controlled Engine Lockout Setting controlled by the Proto-Sound® micro- n Operates with any Compatible AC Transformer processor, so they are each randomly n Self-Recharging Battery Backup with Auto Shut-off activated to prevent constant repetition n Remote Controlled Die-Cast Metal Proto-Couplers® Now you can fill out your warranty card or complete an M.T.H. survey and give Proto-Sound® owners a true- online instead of mailing in the forms. Both are simple and easy to do. www.mth-railking.com to-life sound experience. * Found on MTH Premier engines only 4 5 RAIL K ING ® By M.T.H. Electric Trains

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M.T.H. RailKing Locomotives, Starter Sets, Track Systems, and Accessories extend to our customers a level of excellence For instance, most RailKing locomotives, including most of those offered in our ready-to-run train sets, can be ordered and value unequaled by other manufacturers. Truly, our consumers appreciate our products and cherish them through the with an electronic horn or whistle or our state-of-the-art Proto-Sound® Digital Sound and Train Control System. The years as they recognize that RailKing is of the "Quality In The Tradition You Remember". technological marvel, Proto-Sound® was designed to provide the operator with realistic sound effects and remote con- trol performance over a multitude of railroading tasks. Additionally, most locomotives come equipped with a die-cast or The variety, authentic detail, quality of construction, and affordable prices make it easy for model railroaders just start- metal chassis, wheels, axles and gears, and a flywheel-equipped precision motor for realistic starts, stops, and pulling ing out, or those who are in it for the long haul, to obtain all of those special pieces needed to make your collection what strength. you want it to be. All RailKing items are of a caliber that far exceeds those that were on the market in years past, as well as those offered today by other manufacturers. Diligent product reviews during all processes of production enable us to Get “on board” and ride the RailKing Rails! Enjoy the “scenery” as you journey through the RailKing section of the include improvements and enhancements in everything we make, before anything is released into your hands. . . the first MTH Millennium Year 2000 Catalog. Explore the possibilities as you realize the MTH commitment to quality and hands of our valued customers. This ensures the realization of our commitment to provide you with the best value in value in each and every product featured on the following pages. Then you can join the growing ranks of RailKing fans model railroading! who declare . . . “ RailKing is indeed the best ticket to fun and excitement in O Gauge model railroading! ”

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RAILKING STEAMER

Chesapeake & Ohio, 4-6-4 Hudson Steamer Add a Chesapeake & Ohio 4-Car Passenger Car Set Item No. 30-1161 M.S.R.P. 30-1161-0 ...... $329.95 See Page 47 M.S.R.P. 30-1161-1 ...... $429.95

4-6-4 Hudson Steamer FEATURES INCLUDE

The 4-6-4 Streamlined Hudson Steam tives -- a fact that was obvious on a cold - Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Engine was manufactured not long after winter day when the powerful steam of - Die-Cast Metal Drivers World War II and was designed to meet this engine poured out profusely. - Metal Handrails and Decorative Whistle the need for quick and comfortable day- - Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motor light passenger service trains. The 4-6-4 The “Chessie” Locomotives, as the 4-6- TStreamlined Hudson was created by 4s came to be known on the - Operating Headlight converting the 4-6-2 wheel arrange- Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, were pro- - Metal Wheels and Gears ments on the F-19 Pacific into a 4-6-4 duced at the Huntington Locomotive - Operates on O-31 Track class L-1. Among the other streamlin- Shops. These engines were numbered - Detailed Cab Interior ing changes made were the use of pop- 490 through 493. The RailKing 4-6-4 - DCRU® Electronic Reverse Unit pet valves in the cylinders and the cover- Streamlined Hudson is authentic in ing of the boilers with shrouds and detail and is available with the standard - Operating Metal Coupler stainless steel trim. These streamlined and optional features listed. - Operating ProtoSmoke® System Hudsons looked sleek and contempo- - Optionally Equipped with Proto-Sound® Digital rary, but they were still steam locomo- Sound and Train Control System Featuring Squeaking Brakes, Passenger Station Proto- Effects™ Sounds and Remotely Controlled Proto- Coupler® By - Locomotive Measures: 20 3/4” x 2 1/2” x 3 5/8”

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Northern Pacific RAILKING STEAMER 2-8-8-2 USRA Mallet Steamer Item No. 30-1157 Add a Northern Pacific 6-Car Hopper Set M.S.R.P. 30-1157-0 ...... $599.95 M.S.R.P. 30-1157-1 ...... $699.95 See Page 43 Pennsylvania 2-8-8-2 USRA Mallet Steamer NEW Item No. 30-1156

M.S.R.P. 30-1156-0 ...... $599.95 M.S.R.P. 30-1156-1 ...... $699.95

FEATURES INCLUDE

Add a Pennsylvania 6-Car Hopper Set - Die-Cast Boiler and Tender See Page 43 - Die-Cast Metal Drivers - Metal Handrails and Decorative Whistle - Two Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors 2-8-8-2 USRA Mallet Steamer - Operating Headlight - Metal Wheels and Gears - Operates on O-31 Track The 2-8-8-2 USRA Steam Engine was a sure ones. (The MC in the classification - Detailed Cab Interior powerful but slow articulated locomo- stood for Mallet Consolidation.) This - DCRU® Electronic Reverse Unit tive with two sets of driving wheels locomotive was used considerably to - Operating Metal Coupler powered by four cylinders. The 2-8-8-2, assist or to power heavy drag freights up which came into use in the early 1900s, steep inclines. - Operating ProtoSmoke® System Tproduced 85,040 pounds of tractive - Optionally Equipped with Proto-Sound® Digital effort with 26 by 30-inch low-pressure The RailKing 2-8-8-2 USRA Steam Sound and Train Control System Featuring cylinders. Initially these engines were of Engine is available with the markings of Squeaking Brakes, Freight Yard Proto-Effects™ the “Mallet” type (name of the French the Northern Pacific Railroad and Sounds and Remotely Controlled Proto- creator of this type of locomotive) MC- Pennsylvania Railroad. It is authentically Coupler® By 1, which typically used steam two times detailed and offers a number of standard by channeling it from a couple of high- features along with the optional equip- - Locomotive Measures: 20 7/8” x 2 1/2” x 3 5/8” pressure cylinders into bigger low-pres- ment listed.

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RAILKING STEAMER

Denver Rio Grande, 4-6-0 19th Century Ten-Wheeler Steamer Item No. 30-1160

M.S.R.P. 30-1160-0 ...... $329.95 M.S.R.P. 30-1160-1 ...... $429.95

Add a Denver Rio Grande 3-Car Overton Passenger Car Set

FEATURES INCLUDE

4-6-0 19th Century Ten-Wheeler Steamer - Die-Cast Boiler and Tender - Die-Cast Metal Drivers - Metal Handrails and Decorative Whistle The 4-6-0 Steam Locomotive appeared struction of a bigger boiler, which along - Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motor on the railroad scene in the middle of the with the extra wheel drivers, produced a - Operating Headlight 19th Century. It largely replaced the 50% stronger adhesion to climb the popular 4-4-0 when more powerful steep inclines of the Rocky Mountains. - Metal Wheels and Gears engines were needed to serve areas of the - Operates on O-27 Track TRocky Mountains on through to the The 4-6-0 Steam Engine was used by the - Detailed Cab Interior western coast of the United States. Denver Rio Grande (DRG) Railroad to - DCRU® Electronic Reverse Unit serve the abundant timber, coal, silver - Operating Metal Coupler The 4-4-0 design was modified by and gold regions of the Colorado - Operating ProtoSmoke® System Richard Norris & Son of Philadelphia, Mountains. The RailKing 4-6-0 Steam who added an extra coupled axle at the Engine proudly displays the colors of the - Optionally Equipped with Proto-Sound® Digital rear of the locomotive to make it the 4- DRG Railroad, and is remarkably Sound and Train Control System Featuring 6-0, or as it is commonly known -- “a authentic in design and special features. Squeaking Brakes, Passenger Station Proto- 10-wheeler.” This permitted the con- Effects™ Sounds and Remotely Controlled Proto- Coupler® By - Locomotive Measures: 18” x 2 1/2” x 4 1/4”

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RAILKING STEAMER

Pennsylvania, 2-8-0 Consolidation Steamer Item No. 30-1159

M.S.R.P. 30-1159-0 ...... $129.95 M.S.R.P. 30-1159-1 ...... $229.95 Add a Pennsylvania 6-Car Freight Set See Page 43

FEATURES INCLUDE

2-8-0 Consolidation Steamer - Die-Cast Boiler and ABS Tender - Die-Cast Metal Drivers - Metal Handrails and Decorative Whistle and Bell The 2-8-0 Steam Engine was first devel- freight engines from commercial loco- - Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motor oped in 1864 - 1865, to provide power motive builders. The PRR also built - Operating Headlight for heavy trains at a moderate speed, many of the 2-8-0’s themselves in its especially on steep grades. Alexander Juniata, Pennsylvania Shops. - Metal Wheels and Gears Mitchell, the chief mechanic for a coal - Operates on O-27 Track Thauler in eastern Pennsylvania, designed The PRR used the Class H10, which - Detailed Cab Interior the original 2-8-0. The Pennsylvania was the largest of the “Pennsy - Electronic Reverse Unit Railroad (PRR) was the first to apply Consolidations,” on its lines west of - Operating Metal Coupler the 2-8-0 type engine by rebuilding a Pittsburgh. The RailKing PRR 2-8-0 - Operating ProtoSmoke® System Baldwin flexible-beam engine to a 2-8-0 Steam Engine is a detailed “Near-Scale” configuration. In the 1910s, the PRR prototype, available with the standard - Optionally Equipped with Proto-Sound® Digital ordered many Consolidation-type (this features and optional equipment listed. Sound and Train Control System Featuring is how the 2-8-0’s were identified) Squeaking Brakes, Freight Yard Proto-Effects™ Sounds and Remotely Controlled Proto- Coupler® By - Locomotive Measures: 19 3/8” x 2 1/2” x 3 5/8”

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New York Central 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler Steamer Item No. 30-1158

M.S.R.P. 30-1158-0 ...... $129.95 M.S.R.P. 30-1158-1 ...... $229.95

4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler Steamer FEATURES INCLUDE In 1900, the most common locomotive (NYC) by Alco. These moderate duty was the 4-6-0 Steam Engine that freight passenger engines were appealing - Die-Cast Boiler and ABS Tender weighed 165,500 pounds and claimed enough to be copied by other railroad four times as much tractive effort as lines in the early 1900s, when they were - Die-Cast Metal Drivers other locomotives of that time. The first produced for the NYC Railroad. - Metal Handrails and Decorative Whistle and Bell I“10-wheelers,” as these engines were The original cylinders on this engine - Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motor known, were actually first put into serv- were 22” by 26”, the drivers were 69”, - Operating Headlight ice in the 1840s. They gained favor as a the boiler pressure was 200lbs., and the - Metal Wheels and Gears passenger locomotive in the 1860s, and tractive force was 31,000 lbs. went into the Twentieth Century work- - Operates on O-27 Track ing as a freight and passenger engine, The steam engines of the New York - Detailed Cab Interior found to be great on fuel and water Central Railroad had a very distinctive - Electronic Reverse Unit economy. aristocratic appearance. The M.T.H. - Operating Metal Coupler RailKing 4-6-0 Steam Engine accurately - Operating ProtoSmoke® System The 4-6-0 Steam Locomotive was depicts this unique characteristic with its - Optionally Equipped with Proto-Sound® Digital among the most memorable of the “10- realistic detail, standard features and wheelers” built for the New York Central optional equipment listed. Sound and Train Control System Featuring Squeaking Brakes, Freight Yard Proto-Effects™ Sounds and Remotely Controlled Proto- Coupler® By - Locomotive Measures: 18 3/4” x 2 1/2” x 3 1/2”

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RAILKING ELECTRIC

Brill Semi-Convertible Trolley Item No. 30-2512

M.S.R.P. 30-2512...... $99.95

FEATURES INCLUDE

- Directionally Controlled Headlights Brill Semi-Convertible Trolley - Durable ABS Intricately Detailed Body - Operates on O-27 Track - Operating Trolley Pole In the early 1900s, as cities grew in size “Eureka Maximum Traction Truck,” to - Colorful, Authentic Markings and complexity, so too did the traffic assist in the design of a much-needed problems and transportation needs. A mass transit vehicle that was heavy - Die-Cast Truck Blocks with All-Metal Wheels vehicle that could operate effectively enough to operate well and thus was and Gears and efficiently while transporting many born the wonderful trolley car. - Equipped with DCRU® Electronic Reverse Unit Ipeople was required. Initially, multi- - Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motor passenger vehicles were horse-drawn. The Trolley Car went through several - Operating Marker Lights and Interior Lights These cars were designed to be light- iterations first as an open car, the semi- - Optionally Equipped with Proto-Sound® Digital weight, so when they were ultimately open car, the convertible, and the semi- converted into the first electric street- convertibles. The most popular was the Sound and Train Control System Featuring cars, they were deficient in tractive semi-convertible design because it faired Squeaking Brakes and Station Stop Proto- power. Two things occurred which led well in all kinds of weather. Effects™ Sounds By to the production of an almost univer- - Measures Approximately: 11 5/8” x 2 5/8” x 3 1/2 sally accepted electric car construction. The creation of M.T.H.’s RailKing First, Frank Sprague created a separate Electric Trolley Car was based on the Brill metal truck for these cars. Then John semi-convertible design. Adding this Albert Brill, the leading engineer of the Trolley Car to any model train layout will J.G. Brill Company, developed the idea for the add a sense of character and history to the display.

18 19 NEW Pennsylvania, FA-2 AA Diesel Set Item No. 30-2173 Add a Optional B Unit Add a Optional B Unit M.S.R.P. 30-2173-0 ...... $159.95 M.S.R.P. 30-2173-1 ...... $259.95

Baltimore & Ohio, FA-2 AA Diesel Set Item No. 30-2174

RAILKING DIESEL M.S.R.P. 30-2174-0 ...... $159.95 M.S.R.P. 30-2174-1 ...... $259.95

Add a Pennsylvania 6-Car Freight Set Pennsylvania, FA-2 B Unit See Page 43 Item No. 30-2173-3

M.S.R.P. 30-2173-3 ...... $49.95 NEW Baltimore & Ohio, FA-2 B Unit Item No. 30-2174-3

M.S.R.P. 30-2174-3 ...... $49.95

FEATURES INCLUDE AA UNITS Add a Baltimore & Ohio 6-Car Freight Set - Operating Headlights See Page 43 - Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots, and Fuel Tank FA-2 AA Diesel Sets - Colorful Paint Schemes - Operates on O-27 Track - DCRU® Electronic Reverse Unit - Electronic Horn The original FA-2 prototype generated the equiva- The original FB-2 Locomotive Booster prototype - Decorative Metal Horn lent of 1600 horsepower with its twelve cylinder was a “cab-less” unit that generated the equivalent - 2 Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors in the 244 engine. It was first built in the early 1950’s by of 1600 horsepower. The FB-2 Locomotive Unit Powered A Unit Alco. The FA-2 Locomotive Engine is is distinguished by its B-B wheel - Optionally Equipped with the Proto-Sound® characterized by its flatnose cabs. The arrangement and the location of its radi- Digital Sound and Train Control System engine is also recognized by its Alco-GE ator shutters and fan which are found T Featuring Squeaking Brakes, Freight Yard Proto- grille seen around the headlight. There considerably forward of the car body. Effects™ Sounds and Two Remote Controlled were passenger designated FA-2s that The original FB-2 was 52 feet 8 inches. Proto-Couplers® By were built and identified as FPs, instead The FB-2s, like the FB-1s, are built to - AA Diesel Locomotive Set Measures: of just F. The FA-2 prototype was 53 allow room for a steam generator in the 25” x 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” feet 6 inches long, which is a couple of space where a cab is located in the A feet longer than the FA-1. This addi- Units. tional length on the FA-2 allowed for a B-UNITS steam generator compartment at the The M.T.H. RailKing FB-2 - Die-Cast Truck Sides and Fuel Tank rear of the unit. Locomotive Booster Unit is available - Colorful Paint Schemes with the markings of the Pennsylvania - Pre-wired for Use with Proto-Sound® Equipped The M.T.H. RailKing FA-2 AA Diesel and Baltimore & Ohio Railroads. This A Units Set includes two A units back-to-back. Booster Unit can be added to the - Operates on O-27 Track It is available with the markings of the RailKing FA-2 AA Diesel Set to create - Locomotive Measures: 12” x 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio the classic railroad engine unit arrange- Railroads and is authentic in detail. ment (A-B-A) for your trains. 20 21 NEW

RAILKING SUBWAY

Chicago, 4-Car Modern Subway Set Item No. 30-2175

M.S.R.P. 30-2175-0 ...... $199.95 M.S.R.P. 30-2175-1 ...... $299.95

FEATURES INCLUDE

- Operating Headlight - Durable ABS Bodies 4-Car Modern Subway Set - Operating Metal Couplers - Detailed Car Interiors - Undercarriage Chassis Detail - DCRU® Electronic Reverse Unit Closely resembling the 1970 vintage ment, the cars can be easily retrofitted - Overhead Interior Lighting Boeing built 2400 series cars, the 3200 from 3rd rail pickups to overhead pan- Series subway car first began appearing tographs. A unique operator’s compart- - Die-Cast Trucks on Chicago’s famed “L” in early 1993. ment provides multi-purpose opera- - Operating Electronic Horn Produced by the Morrison Knudsen tor/conductor/passenger seating capa- - Operates on O-27 Track CCorporation (their first order for new bilities. - 2 Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors in transit cars) the consists have been in use Powered Unit throughout the Chicago system. Adding the unique look and style of a modern subway consist to your layout - Set includes 1 Twin Motored Powered Unit and The design and performance characteris- has never been easier. Choose from Three Non-Powered Coaches tics of the new 3200 series cars are a far models equipped with or without - Optionally Equipped with Proto-Sound® Digital leap over previous subway type passen- Proto-Sound® and receive all of the Sound and Train Control System Featuring ger equipment. Utilizing state-of-the-art standard features. Squeaking Brakes, Station Stop Proto-Effects™ microprocessor propulsion control and Sounds, and Remotely Controlled Proto- inverter auxiliary power supply equip- Couplers® By - Each Car Measures: 13 1/2” x 2 1/2” x 3 3/8”

22 23 New York Central, SW-8 Switcher Item No. 30-2176

M.S.R.P. 30-2176-0 ...... $129.95 M.S.R.P. 30-2176-1 ...... $229.95 RAILKING DIESEL Great Northern, SW-8 Switcher Item No. 30-2177

M.S.R.P. 30-2177-0 ...... $129.95 SW-8 & SW-9 M.S.R.P. 30-2177-1 ...... $229.95 Texas & Pacific, SW-8 Switcher Switchers Item No. 30-2178 M.S.R.P. 30-2178-0 ...... $129.95 M.S.R.P. 30-2178-1 ...... $229.95

Boston & Maine, SW-9 Switcher One of railroadings most revolutionary diesel Item No. 30-2179 switchers rolled out of General Motors Electro Motive Division shops over 40 years ago, yet it is M.S.R.P. 30-2179-0 ...... $129.95 still a common sight on today’s rails. The venerable M.S.R.P. 30-2179-1 ...... $229.95 EMD SW-8 and SW-9 switchers were first produced Oas replacements for the aging NW-2 diesel switcher. With a combined production run of over 1,000 units, this little workhorse FEATURES INCLUDE has proved its tenacity over the years thanks to its - Operating Headlight and Backup Light reliability and strength. - Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots, and Fuel Tank Adding switcher motive - Colorful Paint Schemes power to your O Gauge - Die-Cast Metal Chassis layout has never been so - Operates on O-27 Track easy. Choose from three - DCRU® Electronic Reverse Unit exciting SW-8 roadnames - Electronic Horn and one SW-9 roadname. As with all RailKing - Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn diesels, the SW-8 and SW- - 2 Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors 9 feature the standard and - Optionally Equipped with Proto-Sound® Digital optional features listed. Sound and Train Control System Featuring Squeaking Brakes, Remote Controlled Proto- Couplers® and Freight Yard Proto-Effects™ Sounds By - Measures: 12 1/2” x 2 5/8” x 3 3/4”

24 25 Seaboard, E-8 AA Diesel Set Item No. 30-2181 M.S.R.P. 30-2181-0 ...... $179.95 M.S.R.P. 30-2181-1 ...... $279.95

Seaboard, E-8 B Unit Item No. 30-2181-3 M.S.R.P. 30-2181-3 ...... $59.95 RAILKING DIESEL Add a Seaboard 4-Car 60’ Streamlined Union Pacific, E-8 AA Diesel Set Item No. 30-2180 Passenger Car Set M.S.R.P. 30-2180-0 ...... $179.95 E-8 AA Diesel Sets See Page 48 M.S.R.P. 30-2180-1 ...... $279.95 Union Pacific, E-8 B Unit Item No. 30-2180-3 M.S.R.P. 30-2181-3 ...... $59.95 First constructed in the early 1950s, the E-8 locomotive proved to be one of the most popu- Add an Optional B Rock Island, E-8 AA Diesel Set lar engines in EMD's "E" series. One of the last Item No. 30-2187 EMD locomotives to sport the streamlined, M.S.R.P. 30-2187-0 ...... $179.95 "bulldog" nose first seen on "E" and "F" units of M.S.R.P. 30-2187-1 ...... $279.95 the 1940s. The engine was originally outfitted F Rock Island, E-8 B Unit with a 2,250hp power plant. The requirement Item No. 30-2187-3 for so much power provided the E-8 with the M.S.R.P. 30-2181-3 ...... $59.95 ability to pull passenger trains on most major express passenger routes. There was enough power for the streamlined locomotive to pull its Add a Union Pacific 4-Car 60’ Streamlined FEATURES INCLUDE consists at speeds up to 100mph. The drastic Passenger Car Set AA UNITS decline in passenger service in the 1960s led to See Page 48 - Operating Headlights most of the E units being traded in on general - Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots, and Fuel Tank purpose locomotives. - Colorful Paint Schemes - Operates on O-31 Track Only dominating passenger routes for a little - DCRU® Electronic Reverse Unit more than a decade, the E-8 earned its railroading Add an Optional B - Electronic Horn reputation for its looks and - Decorative Metal Horn performance. Often mated - 2 Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors In the with an additional A Unit Powered A Unit and cab-less B Unit, the long - Optionally Equipped with the Proto-Sound® streamlined shape made for Digital Sound and Train Control System an awesome sight. Now that Featuring Squeaking Brakes, Passenger Station sight can be replicated on Proto-Effects™ Sounds and Two Remote your own O Gauge model Controlled Proto-Couplers® By railroad with the exciting - AA Diesel Locomotive Set Measures: RailKing version of the clas- Add a Rock Island 4-Car 60’ Streamlined 29 3/4” x 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” sic E. Choose from models Passenger Car Set B UNITS with and without Proto- See Page 48 - Die-Cast Truck Sides, and Fuel Tank Sound®, and add an option- - Colorful Paint Schemes al non-powered B Unit for - Pre-Wired for Use with Proto-Sound® the ultimate recreation of one of EMD’s greatest Equipped A Units locomotives. - Operates on O-31 Track 26 Add an Optional B - B-Unit Measures: 13 1/2” x 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” 27 New York Central, RDC Budd Car Set RAILKING DIESEL Item No. 30-2182

M.S.R.P. 30-2182-0 ...... $179.95 M.S.R.P. 30-2182-1 ...... $279.95

Canadian Pacific, RDC Budd Car Set Item No. 30-2183

M.S.R.P. 30-2183-0 ...... $179.95 M.S.R.P. 30-2183-1 ...... $279.95

RDC Budd Car Set FEATURES INCLUDE

- Operating Headlights Even at the height of passenger railroad- that resembled a vista dome found on - Die-Cast Trucks ing, it was still quite expensive for rail- streamlined passenger cars. This roads to serve passengers on small arrangement kept the equipment out of - Operating Metal Couplers branch lines and secondary mainlines. the way and allowed for more passenger - Operates on O-31 Track These high-cost, low ridership routes room, multiple unit capability and bi- - DCRU® Electronic Reverse Unit Erequired an innovative solution from the directional operation flexibility. A testa- - Lighted Cab Interiors railroads that appeared in the form of the ment to their excellent design, RDCs - Electronic Horn RDC (Rail Diesel Car) a self-propelled were common on U.S. railroads for over - Two Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors In passenger car. 30 years. The Powered A Unit Commonly known as “Budd” cars, these Now, thanks to M.T.H., Budd cars can - Optionally Equipped with Proto-Sound® streamlined Rail Diesel Cars were essen- once again ride your main, secondary or Digital Sound and Train Control System tially a cross between a locomotive and a branch lines! These 2-car sets are sure to Featuring Squeaking Brakes, Remote Controlled passenger car. The diesel motors were bring to life today’s modern commuter Proto-Coupler® and Passenger Station Proto- placed beneath the car frame, and the railroads’ earliest beginnings. exhausts, radiators and air intakes were Effect™ Sounds By mounted in a top section above the roof - 2-Unit Set Measures: 32” x 2 1/2” x 3 7/8”

28 29 Add an Optional B Unit Add an Optional B Unit Chesapeake & Ohio, F-3 AA Diesel Set Item No. 30-2185

M.S.R.P. 30-2185-0 ...... $159.95 M.S.R.P. 30-2185-1 ...... $259.95

Denver Rio Grande, F-3 AA Diesel Set Item No. 30-2184

RAILKING DIESEL M.S.R.P. 30-2184-0 ...... $159.95 M.S.R.P. 30-2184-1 ...... $259.95 Add a Chesapeake & Ohio 4-Car Set See Page 47 Chesapeake & Ohio, F-3 B Unit Item No. 30-2185-3

M.S.R.P. 30-2185-3 ...... $49.95

Denver Rio Grande, F-3 B Unit Item No. 30-2184-3

M.S.R.P. 30-2184-3 ...... $49.95

Add a Denver Rio Grande 4-Car Streamlined Passenger Set FEATURES INCLUDE See Page 47 F-3 AA Diesel Sets AA UNITS - Die-Cast Truck Sides and Pilots - Colorful Paint Schemes - Operates on O-27 Track In 1946, EMD began production of one of the most The RailKing F-3 AA set makes a perfect choice for - Decorative Metal Horn famous and recognizable locomotives of all time: any model railroad fan looking to add the classic - 2 Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors in the the F-3 diesel. Proclaimed as the "widest range looks of one of railroading’s most enduring sym- Powered A Unit locomotive in history", a record produc- bols. The addition of the optional non- - DCRU® Electronic Reverse Unit tion of 1800 units sold in just two years. powered B Unit simply completes the - Electronic Horn package. I - Optionally Equipped with Proto-Sound® Digital Demonstrating remarkable proficiency Sound and Train Control System Featuring at both fast-passenger and heavy-freight The F-3’s sleek streamlined shape Squeaking Brakes, Remote Controlled Proto- service, the F-3's flexibility cemented it housed a powerful 1500 horsepower Coupler® and Passenger Station Proto-Effect™ as a mainstay on most large railroads. power plant that sometimes fell short of Sounds By These 1,500 horsepower units were so expectations. Depending on consist - AA Diesel Set Measures: 23” x 21/2” x 31/2” successful that the F-3 is credited with lengths and route conditions, many rail- accelerating many railroads' path to roads opted to purchase additional B UNITS dieselization. The engine's initial field power units that contained no cab. - Die-Cast Truck Sides tests were conducted among 20 different These cab-less B Units were slaved with - Colorful Paint Schemes railroads winning over many diesel the engineer controlled A Units and - B-Units Pre-wired for Use with Proto-Sound® doubters with their fuel efficiency and gave railroads additional power when Equipped F-3 A Units easy maintenance. Once purchased, the conditions warranted it. - Optional Proto-Coupler® Kit Available for railroads were quick to recognize that Remote Uncoupling With Proto-Sound® the F-3's sleek streamlined shape was a By adding a B Unit to your AA consist, Equipped F-3 A Unit perfect canvas for the colorful, imaginative paint model railroaders can enjoy the same excitement - Operates on O-27 Track schemes many railroads used on their locomotives that a long, colorful diesel consist created whenever - Locomotive Measures: as a way to showcase their passenger trains. it appeared on a railroads route. 11 1/2” x 2 5/8” x 3 1/2” 30 31 Pennsylvania 4-Car 60’ Aluminum Passenger Set 18K Gold and Platinum Plated Item No. 30-6707

M.S.R.P. 30-6707...... $599.95

Pennsylvania, GG-1 Electric Engine RAILKING MILLENNIUM 18K Gold and Platinum Plated Item No. 30-2514

M.S.R.P. 30-2514...... $699.95 In the millennium Year 2000, model railroad opera- Pennsylvania, Boxcar tors and collectors can choose from a variety of Millennium Celebration products that are sure to 18K Gold and Platinum Plated commemorate model railroading;s past as well as its Item No. 30-7446 future. At M.T.H. Electric Trains, we’ve created sev- M.S.R.P. 30-7446...... $79.95 Ieral excellent examples of how we want to remem- ber model railroading’s first century. Rediscover these truly remarkable icons of model railroading’s FEATURES INCLUDE past, each recreated in special 18K Gold and ENGINE Platinum-plated finishes guaranteed to mark these - 18K Gold-Plated Finish items as uniquely special. - Directionally Controlled Headlights - Durable Die-Cast Metal Body - Operates On O-31 Track GG-1 Electric Engine & Cars - Operating Electronic Horn The Raymond Loewy - Operating Pantographs - Colorful, Authentic Markings inspired GG-1 locomo- - Die-Cast Platinum-Plated Trucks With All-Metal tive was a fixture on the Wheels & Gears Pennsylvania Railroad for - Equipped With DCRU® Electronic Reverse Unit over 30 years. Nothing - 2 Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors could match the awesome - Measures Approximately 15” x 2 5/8” x 4” power produced by its PASSENGER CARS twelve motor, 8,500 - Genuine 18K Gold-Plated Finish horsepower chassis. That - Die-Cast Platinum-Plated 4 Wheel Trucks strength and glory made - Operating Platinum-Plated Die-Cast Couplers the GG-1 one of the most - Authentic Pennsylvania Markings recognizable locomotives - Operates On O-31 Curves of all time and a perfect - Each Car Features Four Interior Lamps choice for our - Each Car Measures: 16” x 2 1/2” x 3 3/8” Millennium Celebration. FREIGHT BOXCAR For the Celebration, - Genuine 18K Gold-Plated Finish we’ve chosen our RailKing version of the Pennsy - Platinum Plated Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks Classic and have mated it up with an optional set of - Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers 18K Gold and Platinum-Plated Aluminum - Operates on O-27 Track Passenger Cars and or a semi-scale boxcar. - Decorative Brake Wheels - Fast-angle Wheel Sets - Needle-point Axles - Sliding Car Doors Celebrate the New Millennium - Stamped Metal Floors on Most Cars Celebrate the New Millennium - Measures Approximately: 32 11 1/2” x 2 5/8” x 4” 33 Chicago & Northwestern, Doodlebug Item No. 30-2159

M.S.R.P. 30-2159-3 ...... $49.95 RAILKING DIESEL Baltimore & Ohio, Doodlebug Perfect Compliment for the 1999 CNW Powered Doodlebug Item No. 30-2134 Doodlebug M.S.R.P. 30-2134-3 ...... $49.95 Santa Fe, Doodlebug Non-Powered Diesel Item No. 30-2135

M.S.R.P. 30-2135-3 ...... $49.95

A predecessor to lightweight, streamlined alu- minum Budd Cars, the “Doodlebug” was the first Pennsylvania, Doodlebug passenger/motive power combination for small Item No. 30-2158

branch line commuter railroads. Like its later M.S.R.P. 30-2158-3 ...... $49.95 cousin, the Doodlebug was essentially a cross Abetween a locomotive and a passenger car. The Perfect Compliment for the 1998 Baltimore & Ohio Powered front section housed an internal combustion engine and the rear housed a passenger or freight com- partment. Larger consists housed the baggage and freight in the rear compartment and pulled a pas- FEATURES INCLUDE senger car behind the Doodlebug. At their peak of popularity in the 1920s Doodlebugs rode the rails in every part of the country. - Operating Headlight - Die-Cast Truck Sides and Pilots Non-powered Doodlebugs now join - Colorful Paint Schemes the RailKing lineup - Operates on O-31 Track to complement previ- - Locomotive Measures: 16” x 2 1/2” x 3 3/4” ously released pow- Perfect Compliment for the 1998 Santa Fe Powered Doodlebug ered Doodlebug cars. Painted to match their earlier counter- parts, these non-pow- ered units will help your growing com- muter line handle its increased ridership.

Perfect Compliment for the 1999 Pennsylvania Powered Doodlebug 34 35 RAILKING ELECTRIC

Pacific Electric, PCC Electric Street Car Item No. 30-2513

M.S.R.P. 30-2513-0 ...... $99.95 M.S.R.P. 30-2513-1 ...... $199.95

FEATURES INCLUDE

- Directionally Controlled Headlights

- Durable ABS Intricately Detailed Body PCC Electric Street Car - Operates on O-27 Track - Operating Trolley Pole

- Colorful, Authentic Markings In the 1920s the great rise in the popu- This year, the classic rich colors of Pacific - Die-Cast Truck Blocks with All-Metal Wheels larity of automobiles gave way to a des- Electric grace the sides of the RailKing perate effort to save the dying streetcar PCC car in the fifth edition of MTH’s and Gears industry. The automobile's success made ongoing series of this venerable street - Equipped With DCRU® Electronic Reverse Unit it essential that a modern street car be car design. Like our previous PCCs, the - Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motor Odesigned both with a high level of com- model is optionally outfitted with the fort and an ability to travel safely amidst Proto-Sound® Digital Sound and Train - Operating Marker Lights and Interior Lights automobile traffic. The resulting effort Control system which includes PA - Optionally Equipped with Proto-Sound® Digital gave us the PCC Electric Street Car. announcements at each stop as well as the sounds of passengers embarking and Sound and Train Control System Featuring disembarking. It truly makes for an Squeaking Brakes and Station Stop Proto-Effects™

exciting model railroad accessory. Sounds By

- Measures Approximately: 11 5/8” x 2 5/8” x 3 1/2

36 37 NEW Burlington Pioneer Zephyr

RAILKING DIESEL SET

Burlington, Zephyr Diesel Item No. 30-2186 The Budd Company has long been held synony- mous with passenger car construction. Yet Budd M.S.R.P. 30-2186-0 ...... $279.95 M.S.R.P. 30-2186-1 ...... $379.95 proved to be very revolutionary in the design of self- propelled passenger cars as well. One of their most unique designs came from a project commissioned Tby the Burlington Railroad which simply asked for a stainless steel train, powered by a diesel engine and capable of travelling 100 miles per hour. The FEATURES INCLUDE consist needed to be equipped with a Railway Post Office compartment, contain space enough for 25 - Operating Headlights tons of baggage and express and be capable of seat- ing 70 passengers. The Burlington left it up to the - Durable ABS Bodies Budd company as to how they would accomplish - Operating Metal Couplers the request. - Detailed Car Interiors

The 3-unit articulated consist - Undercarriage Chassis Detail that Budd ultimately delivered - DCRU® Electronic Reverse Unit employed the use of light- - Overhead Interior Lighting weight stainless steel construc- tion that borrowed on aircraft - Die-Cast Trucks fuselage technology. By using - Operating Electronic Horn a tubular shape, Budd was able to disperse the cars weight over - Operates on O-31 Track fewer trucks while creating a - 2 Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors in stronger design than tradition- Powered Unit al car bodies afforded. The final design was unique not - Set includes One Twin Motored Powered Unit only in appearance but in function as well. The low, and Two Non-Powered Coaches and One sweeping design and rounded “shovel” nose made Powered Observation Car Zephyr’s a popular siting attraction and frequent subject of railfan shutterbugs all over the country. - Optionally Equipped with Proto-Sound® Digital Sound and Train Control System Featuring MTH is proud to introduce the Zephyr to our Squeaking Brakes, Passenger Station Proto- RailKing lineup. Its sleek look and smooth operat- ing performance are sure to please both the opera- Effects™ Sounds, and Remotely Controlled tor and collector. Available in two different ver- Proto-Couplers® By sions, the Zephyr features all of the standard and - Each Car Measures: 49” x 2 1/2” x 3 1/8” 38 optional features. 39 NEW

Flat Car w/Ertl® 1970 Nova - MTH Auto Transport Flat Car w/Ertl® 1965 Ford Cobras - MTH Auto Transport Baltimore & Ohio, Bobber Caboose Baker’s Chocolate, Tank Car Great Northern, 3-Dome Tank Car Semi-Scale Item No. 30-7661 M.S.R.P. $39.95 Item No. 30-7660 M.S.R.P. $39.95 Item No. 30-7728 M.S.R.P. $39.95 Item No. 30-7324 M.S.R.P. $29.95 Item No. 30-7326 M.S.R.P. $32.95 Rolling Stock

Expand your model railroad empire with an exciting array of RailKing ready-to-run NEW freight cars. Each car features Flat Car w/Ertl® 1940 Woody Wagon - MTH Auto Transport Southern Pacific, Box Car Union Pacific, Bobber Caboose Corn Industrial, Tank Car Conrail, 3-Dome Tank Car a precision molded ABS plastic Item No. 30-7662 M.S.R.P. $39.95 Item No. 30-7441 M.S.R.P. $32.95 Item No. 30-7729 M.S.R.P. $39.95 Item No. 30-7321 M.S.R.P. $32.95 Ebody mounted atop die-cast, Item No. 30-7325 M.S.R.P. $29.95 sprung trucks* with operating metal couplers. Every truck comes equipped with needle- point axles and fast-angle metal wheels for a smooth rolling, quiet ride. The intricately detailed body sports an attrac- NEW tive paint scheme and detailed graphics that make RailKing freight cars an incredi- Auto Carrier Flat Car w/Ertl® 1967 Camaro SS & 1967 Shelby New York Central, Box Car Southern Pacific, Steel Caboose New York Central, Modern Tank Car Item No. 30-7666 M.S.R.P. $59.95 Item No. 30-7440 M.S.R.P. $32.95 ble model railroading value. Because every Item No. 30-7731 M.S.R.P. $39.95 Item No. 30-7322 M.S.R.P. $32.95 RailKing locomotive is engineered to pull at least a NEW dozen freight cars, today’s RailKing model railroad- er is able to create long, realistic consists with vari- Union Pacific, American Crane Car ous cars for a truly realistic look. Item No. 30-7931 M.S.R.P. $49.95 FEATURES INCLUDE NEW - Durable ABS Plastic Santa Fe, Flat Car Baltimore & Ohio, Box Car - Die-Cast 4 or 6-Wheel Trucks Reading, Steel Caboose Santa Fe, Modern Tank Car - Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers Item No. 30-7664 M.S.R.P. $32.95 Item No. 30-7445 M.S.R.P. $32.95 Item No. 30-7733 M.S.R.P. $39.95 Item No. 30-7323 M.S.R.P. $32.95 - Colorful Paint Schemes - Most Cars Operate on O-27 Track - Decorative Brake Wheels - Detailed Caboose Interiors** - Fast-Angle Wheel Sets - Needle-Point Axles - Sliding Car Doors - Each Car Measures Approximately: 10 1/2” x 2 1/2” x 3 3/4”

* Excluded On Most Cabooses and Depressed Flats NEW ** Detailed Interiors Not Found On All RailKing Cabooses Pennsylvania, Flat Car Western Pacific, Box Car Western Maryland, Steel Caboose Pennsylvania, N5c Caboose Pennsylvania, American Crane Car Item No. 30-7665 M.S.R.P. $32.95 Item No. 30-7444 M.S.R.P. $32.95 Item No. 30-7730 M.S.R.P. $39.95 Item No. 30-7932 M.S.R.P. $49.95 40 Item No. 30-7732 M.S.R.P. $39.95 41 Semi-Scale 6-Car Freight Car

NEW

Great Northern ,Ore Car Union Pacific, 50’ Modern Box Car Great Northern, Rotary Snow Plow Item No. 30-7529 M.S.R.P. $32.95 Item No. 30-7443 M.S.R.P. $34.95 Item No. 30-7929 M.S.R.P. $59.95 Pennsylvania, 6 Car Freight Set Perfect Compliment for the PRR 2-8-0 Steamer on Page 15 or PRR FA-2’s on Page 21 Item No. 30-7007 M.S.R.P. $199.95

NEW

Jersey Central, Ore Car Lehigh Valley, 50’ Modern Box Car Southern Pacific, Rotary Snow Plow Louisville & Nashville, 6 Car Freight Set Item No. 30-7528 M.S.R.P. $32.95 Item No. 30-7442 M.S.R.P. $34.95 Item No. 30-7930 M.S.R.P. $59.95 Item No. 30-7008 M.S.R.P. $199.95

CP Rail, 6 Car Freight Set Perfect Compliment for the 1999 CP Rail SW-8 NEW NEW NEW Item No. 30-7009 M.S.R.P. $199.95 W.A.R.R., Gondola Car - 19th Century Union Pacific, Airslide Hopper Car Seaboard, Airslide Hopper Car Item No. 30-7216 M.S.R.P. $32.95 Item No. 30-7532 M.S.R.P. $34.95 Item No. 30-7533 M.S.R.P. $34.95

Die-Cast Rolling Stock Baltimore & Ohio, 6 Car Freight Set Perfect Compliment for the 1999 B&O Steamer or B&O FA-2’s on Page Item No. 30-7010 M.T.H.’s past years of die-cast metal casting experience M.S.R.P. $19.95 NEW have taught us ways to combine state-of-the-art casting techniques with computer-aided design tools. Each NEW W.A.R.R., Wooden Tank Car - 19th Century process ensures the creation of the very finest die-cast Item No. 30-7320 M.S.R.P. $32.95 metal rolling stock ever produced for O Gauge railroaders Erie Lackawanna, Die-Cast Reefer Car Item No. 30-8601 M.S.R.P. $44.95 - all at prices more affordable than ever. Pennsylvania, 4-Bay Hopper 6 Car Set Perfect Compliment for the PRR URSA Mallet Steamer on Page 11 Item No. 30-7530 RailKing die-cast freight cars feature precision molded cast M.S.R.P. $199.95 metal bodies mounted atop die-cast, sprung trucks (excluding cabooses) with operating metal couplers. Each truck features needle-point axles and fast-angle metal wheels for a smooth rolling, quiet ride despite the NEW increased weight of the metal die-cast bodies. RailKing NEW W.A.R.R., 34’ Box Car - 19th Century die-cast freight cars an incredible model railroading value. Northern Pacific, 4-Bay Hopper 6 Car Set Perfect Compliment for the Northern Pacific URSA Mallet Steamer on Page 11 Santa Fe, Die-Cast Reefer Car Item No. 30-7439 M.S.R.P. $39.95 Item No. 30-7531 Item No. 30-8602 M.S.R.P. $44.95 M.S.R.P. $199.95 42 43 Baltimore & Ohio, 4-Car O-27 Madison Passenger Set Perfect Compliment for the Baltimore & Ohio FA-2’s on Page 21 MADISON PASSENGER SETS Item No. 30-6265 M.S.R.P. $159.95 Madison and Overton Passenger Baltimore & Ohio, O-27 Madison Coach Car Sets Item No. 30-6266 Enjoy years of realistic operating fun with M.S.R.P. $79.95 RailKing Madison “Heavyweight” pas- senger cars. Each car is sturdily con- structed and features die-cast metal trucks and operating couplers mounted under Denver Rio Grande, 3-Car Overton Passenger Coach Set Perfect Compliment for the Denver Rio Grande Ten-Wheeler Steamer on Page 13 Etough and rugged ABS plastic bodies. Item No. 30-6406 Each passenger car includes detailed, illu- M.S.R.P. $119.95 minated car interiors and end-of-car diaphragms for an authentic, realistic look. In addition, all RailKing passenger cars feature smooth rolling needle point axles for less drag and easy pulling. Reading, 2-Car O-27 Madison Combine/Diner Set Item No. 30-6268 M.S.R.P. $79.95 FEATURES INCLUDE Wanderer, 3-Car Overton Passenger Coach Set Perfect Compliment for the 1999 Wild Wild West 4-4-0 Steamer - Die-Cast 6 or 4-Wheel Trucks Item No. 30-6405 M.S.R.P. $119.95 - Operating Metal Couplers

- Interior Detail in Passenger Cars

- Two 3rd Rail Pickups per Car

- Each Passenger Car Features Overhead Lighting

- Operates on O-27 Curves

- Undercarriage Detail

- Each Car Measures Approximately: Jersey Central, 2-Car O-27 Madison Combine/Diner Set 13 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" Item No. 30-6267 M.S.R.P. $79.95

44 45 STREAMLINED PASSENGER SETS Chesapeake & Ohio, 4-Car O-27 Streamlined ABS Passenger Set Perfect Compliment for the Chesapeake & Ohio F-3 Sets on Page 31 Southern Pacific, O-27 Streamlined Full-Length Vista Dome Item No. 30-6141 Item No. 30-606 M.S.R.P. $159.95 M.S.R.P. $39.955 Streamlined Passenger Sets Choose from two exciting styles of RailKing streamlined passenger cars - an all new smooth Denver Rio Grande, 4-Car O-27 Streamlined ABS Passenger Set Perfect Compliment for the Denver Rio Grande Sets on Page 31 roof 60’ model measuring nearly 15” in length Item No. 30-6139 or the O-27 rib-sided 13” car that set the stan- Milwaukee Road, O-27 Streamlined Full-Length Vista Dome dard for RailKing passenger cars. No matter M.S.R.P. $159.95 Item No. 30-6092 Cwhich model is chosen, each is designed for years of operating fun thanks to their sturdily M.S.R.P. $39.95 constructed die-cast metal trucks and operating couplers mounted beneath tough ABS plastic Chesapeake & Ohio, O-27 Streamlined Coach Car Item No. 30-6142 bodies. Each four-car set includes detailed, illu- minated passenger car interiors and end-of-car M.S.R.P. $39.95 diaphragms for an added touch of realism. As with all RailKing passenger cars, each car truck features fast-angle wheels and smooth rolling needle point axles for less drag and easy pulling. New Haven, O-27 Streamlined Full-Length Vista Dome New Haven, 2-Car O-27 Streamlined Combine/Diner Set Item No. 30-6144 EMD Demonstrator, O-27 Streamlined Full-Length Vista Dome Item No. 30-6137 FEATURES INCLUDE Item No. 30-6143 M.S.R.P. $39.95 M.S.R.P. $79.95 M.S.R.P. $39.95

- Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks

- Operating Metal Couplers Denver Rio Grande, O-27 Streamlined Coach Car - Interior Detail in Passenger Cars Item No. 30-6140 - Each Passenger Car Features Overhead Lighting M.S.R.P. $39.95

- Operates on O-27 Curves

- Undercarriage Detail Reading, O-27 Streamlined Observation Car Reading, 2-Car O-27 Streamlined Combine/Diner Set - Each Car Measures Approximately: Santa Fe, O-27 Streamlined Full-Length Vista Dome Item No. 30-6136 Item No. 30-6138 13 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" Item No. 30-6145 M.S.R.P. $39.95 M.S.R.P. $79.95 M.S.R.P. $39.95 46 47 4-Car 60’ Pullman Standard Streamlined ABS Passenger Sets

STREAMLINED PASSENGER SETS

Union Pacific, 4-Car 60’ Streamlined ABS Passenger Set Item No. 30-6702 M.S.R.P. $179.95

Union Pacific, 60’ Streamlined ABS Coach Car Item No. 30-6702 M.S.R.P. $45.95

Seaboard, 4-Car 60’ Streamlined ABS Passenger Set Item No. 30-6703 M.S.R.P. $179.95

Rock Island, 60’ Streamlined ABS Coach Car Item No. 30-6704 M.S.R.P. $45.95

Santa Fe, 4-Car 60’ Streamlined ABS Passenger Set Item No. 30-6705 M.S.R.P. $179.95

Santa Fe, 60’ Streamlined ABS Coach Car Item No. 30-6706 M.S.R.P. $45.95

Rock Island, 4-Car 60’ Streamlined ABS Passenger Set Item No. 30-6708 Rock Island, 60’ Streamlined ABS Coach Car M.S.R.P. $179.95 Item No. 30-6709 M.S.R.P. $45.95 48 49 Operating Passenger Station

NEW Add to your RailTown™ passenger station with the new Operating Passenger Platform. When connected to a track activation device or an insulated section of track, the plat- form’s passengers board their departing train! After the train pulls away from the station, the passengers on the plat- RAILKING BUILDINGS form have left. The secret to the disappearing passengers is an ingenious design that hides the passengers up under the roof of the platform, giving the illusion that they have boarded the train. The RailTown™ Operating Passenger RKL Engine Shed RailTown™ Buildings Platform is just one example of the exciting and all-new Measures: 24” x 8 1/2” x 13 1/2” operating accessories from M.T.H. Electric Trains. Half the fun of model railroading is Item No. 30-9030 building a layout, and with RailKing M.S.R.P. $79.95 RailTown™ buildings, layout expan- sion is just a few steps away. These Gray w/Blue Trim, Switch Tower Measures: 16 1/8” x 10 1/2” x 9 1/2” easy-to-use buildings require no Item No. 30-9011 assembly. Simply remove them from M.S.R.P. $29.95 the box, wire up the pre-installed Passenger Station w/dual Platforms lights and start enjoying their attrac- Measures: 19” x 9” x 8 1/2” (Maroon/Gray) tive, detailed looks on your O Gauge Item No. 30-9014 M.S.R.P. $79.95 Train Arrives... pike. Constructed from sturdy ABS First City Bank plastic and brightly painted and Measures: 9 1/2” x 17 15/16” x 9 1/8” Item No. 30-9017 detailed, RailTown™ buildings are a M.S.R.P. $39.95 NEW perfect addition on any O-27 or O Gauge layout, as each is sized for use Operating Transfer Dock with all O Gauge locomotives and rolling stock. Moving freight is what most of today’s railroading is all about. The new MTH RailKing Transfer Dock is the perfect accesso- ry to showcase your layout’s freight activity. Passengers Board... FEATURES INCLUDE This attractively detailed, ABS structure features a truck load- Passenger Station w/dual Platforms Pennsylvania, Switch Tower ing dock and elevated rail platform perfect for simulating Measures: 16 1/8” x 10 1/2” x 9 1/2” - Completely Pre-Assembled Measures: 19” x 9” x 8 1/2” (Orange) Passenger Station Platform freight movement between tractor trailer and rail car. There’s Measures: 10” x 3 1/2” x 4” Item No. 30-9031 - Fully Decorated and Painted Item No. 30-9005 lots of activity on this dock thanks to the moving dock workers M.S.R.P. $79.95 Item No. 30-9006 M.S.R.P. $29.95 - Easy-to-Wire Interior Lights M.S.R.P. $19.95 who tirelessly hand truck their freight from platform to ware- house. Featuring near-silent operation and realistic movement, this fully functioning accessory comes completely assembled, painted and decorated for right-out-of-the-box use. Train Departs! FEATURES: FEATURES INCLUDE - ABS Construction

- Completely Pre-Assembled - Silent Solenoid Driven Action - Lighted Interior - Fully Decorated - Decorated Passenger Figures - Operating Dock Workers - Operating Platform Lights - Easy-to-Wire - Comes Fully Assembled and Pre-Wired Row House #1 Row House #2 Hardware Store #4 Country House #6 Farm House Measures: 8 1/4” x 8” x 7” Measures: 8 1/4” x 8” x 7” Measures: 9 1/8” x 8 3/4” x 9” Measures: 11” x 4 1/4” x 11 3/4” Measures: 8 1/4” x 8” x 7” Operating Passenger Station Platform Operating Transfer Dock Item No. 30-9023 Item No. 30-9024 Item No. 30-9018 Item No. 30-9015 Item No. 30-9016 Measures: 10” x 3 1/2” x 4” Measures Approx.: 20” x 9” x 9 1/2” M.S.R.P. $24.95 M.S.R.P. $24.95 M.S.R.P. $29.95 M.S.R.P. $29.95 M.S.R.P. $29.95 Item No. 30-9107 Item No. 30-9110 M.S.R.P. $49.95 M.S.R.P. $149.95 50 51 Miscellaneous Accessories Big Mo Trailer Measures: 10 1/2” x 2 1/2” x 3 3/4” Item No. 30-50004 Great accessories have been a part of the M.S.R.P. $24.95 RailKing line since its inception and MTH continues that tradition in the new Millennium. Model railroaders can choose White Picket Fence Set from several exciting brand new MTH operat- Measures: 16” x 13” ing accessories as well as some past RailKing Item No. 30-50002 favorites. Modern Operating Crossing Signal M.S.R.P. $9.95 Measures: 7” Tall In addition to RailKing Operating Accessories, Item No. 30-11006 you’ll find an incredible selection of die-cast M.S.R.P. $49.95 metal lamp sets and trackside accessories in both Traditional and O Scale sizes. At a frac- tion of the cost of typical O Gauge accessories, RailKing accessories are the easiest way to bring traditional looks and color to your O O Standard Gauge Gauge layout Lighted Lockon Item No. 10-1021 The operating American flag, created by for- M.S.R.P. $3.99 mer Lionel Trains designer Frank Pettit, fea- tures a detailed base and metal pole and sports Operating Flag a patented motor drive that actually waves the Measures: 11” Tall flag. With the simple push of a switch, the flag Item No. 30-9103 will slowly unfurl as if a sudden breeze has M.S.R.P. $29.95 caught its surface and stretched it completely outright. As long as the switch remains on, the flag flutters in the breeze in an incredibly real- O Scale Operating istic manner that you have to see to believe! Crossing Gate Signal Measures: 8 1/2” x 2” x 8” Snap this lighted lock-on into any manufactur- O Gauge Item No. 30-11012 er’s tubular O, O-27 or standard gauge track Track Activation Device (TAD) section. The built-in lamp will light whenever M.S.R.P. $59.95 Item No. 10-1037 power is applied to the rails providing an easy, M.S.R.P. $9.95 O Scale Operating illuminating reference to which track sections Block Signal are powered up. Measures: 8” Tall Item No. 30-11005 Operate your RailKing accessories or any man-Protosmoke® Fluid M.S.R.P. $29.95 ufacturer’s trackside accessories with this easy- 7oz. Bottle NEW to-use track activation devicefor tubular track. Item No. 60-1045 Simply slide the TAD under your tubular track M.S.R.P. $9.95 12 Piece Figure Set #1 section, dial in the weight setting of your con- 3 Women Sitting sist, wire up the connectors to your accessory 1 Woman Standing and you’re ready for hands-free accessory oper- 4 Men Sitting ation! 1 Man Standing The Z-750™, for the operator on a budget - 2 Children Sitting packing 75 watts of power - is an excellent Z-750 Transformer 1 Child Standing power choice for small and medium sized lay- Item No. 40-750 Item No. 30-11016 outs or for anyone looking to power model M.S.R.P. $79.95 M.S.R.P. $19.95 railroading accessories. Featuring a U.L. approved design, the Z-750™ utilizes a trans- former and separate controller which contains bell, horn and direction buttons that can con- trol any manufacturer’s locomotives and sound systems including Proto-Sound® equipped steam, diesel and electric locomotives. Bag of Coal Item No. 30-50005 M.S.R.P. $3.45 53 RAILKING ACCESSORIES

Traditional

#64 Highway Lamp Set #64 Highway Lamp Set #54 Double Arc Lamp Set Accessories (Dark Green) Measures: 8 3/4” Tall (Silver) Measures: 8 3/4” Tall (State Car Brown) Measures: 9” Tall Item No. 30-1065 Item No. 30-1095 Item No. 30-1066 Creating a model railroad requires more M.S.R.P. $19.95 M.S.R.P. $19.95 M.S.R.P. $27.95 than just acquiring motive power and rolling stock. Most of the fun of model railroading comes in the creation of a lay- out. RailKing accessories are the perfect solution to most of your modeling needs. Many of the lights and accessories fea- tured on the following pages feature stamped metal or die-cast metal construc- tion. You won't find plastic bases and poles in any of these full sized accessories ensuring their ruggability for generations of railfans to come. #580-2 Teardrop Lamp Set #580-2 Teardrop Lamp Set #580-1 Teardrop Lamp Set #580-1 Teardrop Lamp Set (Silver) Measures: 8 3/4” Tall (Maroon) Measures: 8 3/4” Tall (Green) Measures: 8 3/4” Tall (Silver) Measures: 8 3/4” Tall Item No. 30-1082a Item No. 30-1081a Item No. 30-1070 Item No. 30-1078a M.S.R.P. $19.95 M.S.R.P. $19.95 M.S.R.P. $19.95 M.S.R.P. $19.95

#262 Crossing Gate/Signal #154 Highway Flashing Signal #152 Operating Crossing Gate #153 Operating Block Signal Operating Banjo Signal #151 Operating Semaphore Measures: 11” Tall Measures: 8 3/4” Tall (Red/Aluminum) Measures: 9” Tall Measures: 9” Tall Measures: 8 3/4” Tall (Green Base) Measures: 9” Tall Item No. 30-1073 Item No. 30-1074 Item No. 30-11008 Item No. 30-1076 Item No. 30-1093 Item No. 30-1075 M.S.R.P. $39.95 M.S.R.P. $29.95 M.S.R.P. $29.95 M.S.R.P. $29.95 M.S.R.P. $29.95 M.S.R.P. $29.95 54 M.T.H. RealTraxTM & Switches

RealTraxTM 10” Straight Track Section Item No. 40-1019M.S.R.P. $3.50 MTH RealTrax™ is the revolutionary new track design that makes traditional O Gauge track virtually obsolete. RealTrax™ Left Hand Track Siding Layout is the first O Gauge track system to feature an authentic-look- (1) Left Hand O-31 Switch, (4) 10” Straights, (1) O-31 Curve, (1) RealTrax® Bumper O-72 Right Switch ing roadbed built in to each track section. Every section utilizes Item No. 40-1026M.S.R.P. $79.95 RAILKING REALTRAX™ Item No. 40-1020 realistic looking track ties, solid nickel silver outside rails and a TM M.S.R.P. $69.95 RealTrax 3.5” Track Section blackened center rail, with quick connectors that eliminate the Item No. 40-1018M.S.R.P. $3.50 RealTraxTM Adapter Track Section Item No. 40-1011M.S.R.P. $7.99 need for track pins which can be lost or bent. RealTrax™ is so easy to snap together that a child can set up an oval in minutes. In fact, you can set RealTrax™ up anywhere - even on carpet. Best of all, you won't suffer from cut hands, stained carpet or the frustration that today's traditional O Gauge track offers TM RealTrax 4.25” Track Section Left Hand Track Siding Layout Item No. 40-1017M.S.R.P. $3.50 (1) Right Hand O-31 Switch, (4) 10” Straights, (1) O-31 Curve, (1) RealTrax® Bumper MTH RealTrax™ switches are not your everyday O gauge Item No. 40-1027M.S.R.P. $79.95 turnouts. There are no plastic or metal pins to lose or confuse. O-72 Right Switch Yet each RealTrax™ Switch performs all of the functions of Item No. 40-1021 other switches more efficiently and reliably. Inside the Switch M.S.R.P. $69.95 Block (lantern housing) are four powerful, efficient and quiet

RealTraxTM 5” Track Section solenoid coils that drive the switch points back and forth at TM o TM RealTrax 90 Crossover Track RealTrax Track Activation Device Item No. 40-1016M.S.R.P. $3.50 lower voltage and current draws than other O Gauge track Item No. 40-1028M.S.R.P. $19.95 Item No. 40-1006M.S.R.P. $19.95 switches: In fact, RealTrax™ Switches operate on only 10Volts and 1.25Amps. Each switch contains a spring-loaded mecha- TM RealTraxTM 10” Insulated Straight Track nism that ensures that the points always will be in the correct RealTrax I.T.A.D. Item No. 40-1029M.S.R.P. $3.50 position. Each switch utilizes a double-micro switch-driven non-derailing feature. With RealTrax™ Switches, worries about TM derailments or inconsistent operation are a thing of the past. The days of spring loaded activation devices and insu- RealTrax 5.5” Track Section Item No. 40-1012M.S.R.P. $3.50 lated track sections are now over thanks to the all-new Each RealTrax™ Switch is constructed of sturdy ABS plastic, O-31 Right Switch RealTrax™ I.T.A.D. Infrared Track Activation solid extruded nickel silver rails and simple yet sturdy electron- Layout Builder 8 Piece Contains Item No. 40-1004 Device. Utilizing the quick connect port found on RealTraxTM Non-Slip Track Pads (50 pcs.) ics. The simple, functional design includes Switch Block (4) O-31 Curves, (4) 10” Straights, (1) Lighted Lockon, (1) O90Crossover M.S.R.P. $49.95 Item No. 40-1046M.S.R.P. $4.95 Covers that hide the opening to the switch's underside and a every section of RealTrax™ track, the RealTrax™ Item No. 40-1025M.S.R.P. $49.95 I.T.A.D. detects the presence of a passing train using RealTraxTM 45o Crossover Track Screw Terminal Cover that hides the traditionally unsightly yet a laser beam. When the train is in front of the beam, Item No. 40-1007M.S.R.P. $19.95 RealTraxTM O-31 Half Curved Track Section Layout Builder 8 Piece Contains necessary wire connections. The design mimics other Item No. 40-1022M.S.R.P. $3.50 (not shown) RealTrax™ items so that it blends into your layout, instead of your accessory is activated. Once the train is past, the RealTraxTM O-42 Half Curved Track Section (2) 3.5” Half Tracks, (2) 4.25” Half Tracks, (2) 5” Half Tracks, (2) 5.5” Half Tracks standing out. With their ruggedness and slim styling, I.T.A.D. is switched off. Thanks to a 10 amp capac- Item No. 40-1045M.S.R.P. $3.50 Item No. 40-1023M.S.R.P. $29.95 RealTrax™ Switches will give you years of trouble-free opera- ity, you can run quite a few signals and other acces- tion on either your RealTrax™ or your tubular rail O Gauge sories off of one RealTrax™ I.T.A.D. Layout Builder model railroad.

Expand your RealTrax™ layout quickly and easily with MTH Layout builder packs. Each FEATURES INCLUDE RealTraxTM Lighted Bumper Item No. 40-1024M.S.R.P. $12.95 pack includes all you need to turn your loop or oval into a figure 8. Thanks to easy to - Easy To Connect Snap-Together Track Sections RealTraxTM O-31 Curved Track Section O-31 Left Switch FEATURES INCLUDE assemble sections and color-coded wiring terminals, RealTrax™ Layout Builder packs will - Molded Realistic Roadbed Item No. 40-1002M.S.R.P. $3.50 help you expand your empire in no time. Item No. 40-1005 RealTraxTM Uncoupling Track Section M.S.R.P. $49.95 - Authentic Looking Railroad Ties - Plug-In Connection Item No. 40-1008M.S.R.P. $29.95 FEATURES INCLUDE - Solid Nickel-Silver Rails - Multiple Accessory Control - Does Not Require Connecting Pins or Rail Joiners - Easy To Connect Snap-Together Track Sections O-42 Right Switch - 10 Amp Capacity (not shown) - Dual Micro-Switch Non-Derailing Feature - Molded Realistic Roadbed Item No. 40-1043M.S.R.P. $59.95 - Reversible Switch Motor - Measures: 5” x 2” x 1 1/4” RealTraxTM O-72 Curved Track Section - Authentic Looking Railroad Ties - Rotating Switch Lantern With Working Light (3 3/4” long when plugged into RealTraxtm) Item No. 40-1010M.S.R.P. $4.99 O-42 Left Switch TM RealTraxTM 10” Straight Track Section RealTrax O-42 Curved Track Section - Solid Nickel-Silver Rails (not shown) - Removable Connector Terminal Cover Item No. 40-1042 (Not Shown)M.S.R.P. $3.50 Item No. 40-1044M.S.R.P. $59.95 Item No. 40-1001M.S.R.P. $3.50 - Does Not Require Connecting Pins or Rail Joiners - Rugged, Slimline Styling 56 57 RAILKING REALTRAX™

RealTrax™ Lighted Lockon Item No. 40-1003 M.S.R.P. $4.99

Single Tunnel Portal Double Tunnel Portal ABS Construction ABS Construction Item No. 40-9014 Item No. 40-9015 M.S.R.P. $14.95 M.S.R.P. $19.95 Hell Gate Bridge Red & Gray Item No. 30-9020 M.S.R.P. $199.95

RealTrax™ Wire Harness Item No. 40-1015 Hell Gate Bridge Cream & Green M.S.R.P. $3.99 Item No. 30-9021 M.S.R.P. $199.95 Hell Gate Bridge

Early Dutch sailors named the stretch of rip current high main arch finally opened in 1917. A tribute to FEATURES INCLUDE between what is now Wards Island and Queens, Lindenthal's abilities, Hell Gate Bridge remained Long Island the "Gates of Hell" for the numerous fully operational until 1994 without any significant wrecks and high losses it tolled. Hundreds of years maintenance. After many owners and in much need - ABS Plastic Construction later, passage across these waters posed perhaps the of repair, the Hell Gate Bridge finally received nec- - Compatible With Any O Gauge Track Design Elast large obstacle for the Pennsylvania Railroad in essary upkeep and a fresh coat of paint to bring it to - Flashing Arch Light its quest to surpass the New York Central as the the high splendor of its original beauty. - Measures: 33” Long x 20” Tall x 15” Wide nation's largest railway. - Clearance 5 3/4” MTH Electric Trains is proud to introduce a fully To achieve its goal, the Pennsylvania Railroad joined operational replica of the Hell Gate Bridge for 1999. forces with the New York-New Haven & Hartford Measuring 33" long with sturdy ABS plastic con- Railroad to form the New York Connecting struction and vibrant decoration, the MTH O Steel Arch Bridge Railroad. The centerpiece of the new link to New RailKing Hellgate Bridge will surely be the center- ABS Construction Measures: Bridge 30” Long England from the south and west was to be the now piece of your railroad as it was for the New York Additional Girder Sections 10” Long O Bridge Girder famous Hell Gate Bridge. Connecting Railroad and for all those who traveled Item No. 40-1031 ABS Construction or shipped goods through New York City. M.S.R.P. $59.95 Measures: 10” long It took more than two decades of planning, $17 mil- Includes 2 stone bridge supports Item No. 40-1032 lion, and a dozen years of construction, but Chief M.S.R.P. $19.95 Engineer Gustav Lindenthal's 1,017' long and 305' 58 59 O-31 RealTrax™ Layout Design - Item No. 40-9904 O-31 RealTrax™ Layout Design - Item No. 40-9905 M.S.R.P. $570.95 M.S.R.P. $329.95

O-31 RealTrax™ Layout Design - Item No. 40-9901 M.S.R.P. $399.95

RAILKING LAYOUTS

O-31 RealTrax™ Layout Design - Item No. 40-9903 M.S.R.P. $419.95

O-42 RealTrax™ Layout Design - Item No. 40-9907 M.S.R.P. $559.95

O-31 RealTrax™ Layout Design - Item No. 40-9902 O-31 RealTrax™ Layout Design - Item No. 40-9906 M.S.R.P. $479.95 M.S.R.P. $345.95

O-42 RealTrax™ Layout Design - Item No. 40-9908 M.S.R.P. $419.95

60 61 O-72 RealTrax™ Layout Design - Item No. 40-9912 O-72 RealTrax™ Layout Design - Item No. 40-9911 M.S.R.P. $489.95 M.S.R.P. $729.95 O-72 RealTrax™ Layout Design - Item No. 40-9913 M.S.R.P. $489.95

RAILKING LAYOUTS

O-72 RealTrax™ Layout Design - Item No. 40-9909 M.S.R.P. $619.95

O-72 RealTrax™ Layout Design - Item No. 40-9910 M.S.R.P. $499.95 O-72 RealTrax™ Layout Design - Item No. 40-9914 M.S.R.P. $829.95

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Premier Diesel and Electrics O-Scale Rolling Stock ...... 40 Rectifier Electrics ...... 18 O-Scale 6-Car Freight Sets ...... 42 M.T.H. also is moving towards introducing the hobby of model railroading into the “M.T.H. is indeed the best ticket to fun and excitement in SD-70MAC Diesels ...... 20 lives of those who haven't yet been bitten by the "train bug," and to jogging the mem- O Gauge model railroading!” SD40-2 Diesels ...... 22 M.T.H. Madison Passenger Sets ory of those folks who have perhaps forgotten the wonder of this magical experience. F-3 ABA Diesel Sets ...... 24 M.T.H. Madison Passenger Sets ...... 46 The variety of trains and accessories available at M.T.H. make it easy for someone just starting out to choose individual items as well as complete sets that are high quality, DL-109 Diesels ...... 26 appealing and affordable. For those who may be motivated by a sense of nostalgia, we As you learn more about M.T.H. 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Electric Trains for the first time, we are 1-888-640-3700 offering some items to help guide you on your journey through model railroading and Volume One the world of M.T.H. Electric Trains. These include an historical hard-cover book about Visit our Website www.mth-railking.com 2 3 TAKE THE TheThe Proto-Sound®Proto-Sound® SystemSystem Virtual Journey Designed By THROUGH THE EXCITING WORLD Almost every M.T.H. engine can be ordered with the exciting M.T.H. Proto-Sound® system - a state-of-the-art digital sound and train con- OF trol system that requires no additional equipment or wiring to your layout. You simply hook up any compatible transformer and begin expe- riencing the digital world of model railroading. M.T.H. ELECTRIC TRAINS To operate Proto-Sound®, just put your engine on the track, right out of the box. As soon as you power-up your transformer, you will hear the authentic sounds of your diesel, steam or electric engine awaken as it awaits your command to start moving. Your transformer's throttle Visit the M.T.H. Web Site at www.mth-railking.com to find answers to many of your questions about product delivery, and its whistle button activate all the Proto-Sound® features listed. There is no need to purchase a whole new control system with dozens of new product announcements and information on using M.T.H. products. buttons and keystrokes to memorize; Proto-Sound® works with almost any AC transformer.

CD-LIKE QUALITY EXCLUSIVE PROTO-EFFECTS™ COMPUTER ON-BOARD PROTO-SOUND® FEATURES INTERESTED IN JOINING THE M.T.H. RAILROADERS CLUB? FIND A RETAILER WHO MIGHT HAVE THAT HARD-TO-FIND MTH When ordered with Proto-Sound®, your Every Proto-Sound® equipped engine All of the Proto-Effects™ sounds and fea- You can join with just a few clicks on our web site. Once you join, you’ll be able to visit a PRODUCT IN STOCK? RailKing or Premier locomotive contains also features our exclusive Proto- tures, like the Proto-Sound® digital DIESEL ENGINES special Members Only section of the web site where you and your fellow members will get Check out our all new Dealer Locator and Product Locator. These easy-to-use tools are high quality digital sounds you just have Effects™, a series of true-to-life sound sounds themselves, are controlled n Variably Controlled 8 Level Diesel Sound to learn inside details about new products and programs coming from M.T.H. You’ll also now on our web site. The Dealer Locator calculates distance and includes maps which to hear to believe! For example, our and train control effects that make model through the Proto-Sound® microproces- n Authentic Diesel Horn be able to read and leave messages on our MTHRRC message board, create your own MTH makes finding an authorized M.T.H. retailer easier than ever. The Product Locator will steam engines come equipped with syn- railroading with M.T.H. a unique and sor. This microprocessor gives the oper- n Authentic Diesel Bell Member Web Page and have an electronic M.T.H. Newsletter delivered to you every month. find all M.T.H. retailers who have in stock any M.T.H. item you search for. It’s so smart, chronized steam chuffing, authentic fun experience. Proto-Effects™ sounds ator remote control ability from any n Squeaking Brakes it will even tell you who the closest dealer is from your location. whistle and bell sounds, air compressor include squeaking brakes that, when acti- compatible transformer for an array of n Randomly Activated Cab Chatter Sequences pump and let-off sounds, and randomly vated, will let our an authentic sound features. The features include remote n Passenger Station or Freight Yard Proto-Effects™ We’ve upgraded our business systems so that our customers can stay in touch and have activated sounds like steam pop-off, piercing your ears as you throttle down volume adjustment and remote engine n Remote Controlled Engine Volume Adjustment access to the latest news on our products and retailers. Customers needing to return an blow down and injector sounds. Even the engine to a stop or enter a turn. lock-out control as well as perhaps the n Remote Controlled Engine Lockout Setting item for repair to the M.T.H. Service Department can obtain a return authorization num- when sitting still, a Proto-Sound® Imagine the fun of entering a station or most exciting of all the Proto-Sound® n Operates with any Compatible AC Transformer ber through the M.T.H. web site. Eventually, the system will allow a customer to check equipped M.T.H. Steam Engine sounds switch yard, or even a curve after high- features - remote control over your n Self-Recharging Battery Backup with Auto Shut-off on the status of their returned item’s repair as it moves through the M.T.H. Service like it's “alive and breathing” . Proto- balling down a straightaway and hearing engine's coupler from anywhere on the n Directionally Controlled Headlights* Center. Once an item has been repaired, our system will even e-mail you with its deliv- Sound® equipped diesel engines sport the sound of your engine's brakes as you layout. No additional wiring, uncou- n Constant Voltage Headlights* ery schedule and tracking number giving you the ultimate in peace of mind information. many of the same sound qualities as their slow down. With Proto-Effects™ you pling track sections or modifications to n Remote Controlled Die-Cast Metal Proto-Couplers® steam counterparts, including 8 levels of also get special sounds for your freight or your layout are required. Each feature Naturally, a visit to the M.T.H. Web Site will allow you to e-mail various departments, diesel motor sound, authentic sounding passenger engine that you won't find can be activated by simply using the STEAM ENGINES check out our latest catalogs or visit our online store. Our Internet staffers will continu- horn and bell sounds, and air compressor anywhere else. When the Proto-Effects™ transformer's whistle controller. n Synchronized Steam Chuffing Sound JUST PURCHASED AN MTH PRODUCT? ously update our site so that you will never be far from the latest model railroading news. pump and let-off sounds. Additionally, are activated, your freight or passenger n Authentic Steam Whistle every Proto-Sound® equipped diesel line steam or diesel engine will play spe- n Authentic Steam Bell also comes with our exclusive Cab cial freight yard or passenger station n Air Compressor Pump & Let-off Sounds Chatter Proto-Effects™ - digitally cap- sounds once the engine comes to a halt. n Squeaking Brakes tured radio transmissions of actual engi- n Randomly Activated Steam Neutral Sounds neers and dispatchers going about the n Passenger Station or Freight Yard Proto-Effects™ business of train switching, loading and n Remote Controlled Engine Volume Adjustment unloading. Best of all these sounds are n Remote Controlled Engine Lockout Setting controlled by the Proto-Sound® micro- n Operates with any Compatible AC Transformer processor, so they are each randomly n Self-Recharging Battery Backup with Auto Shut-off activated to prevent constant repetition n Remote Controlled Die-Cast Metal Proto-Couplers® Now you can fill out your warranty card or complete an M.T.H. survey and give Proto-Sound® owners a true- online instead of mailing in the forms. Both are simple and easy to do. www.mth-railking.com to-life sound experience. * Found on M.T.H. Premier engines only 4 5 ®

The M.T.H. Premier Line offers railfans superior ¼ inch scale models in the O Gauge market. M.T.H. Premier is of a Many of the Diesels also feature the ProtoSmoke® smoke system which produces such remarkably realistic smoke, that variety and quality distinct enough to satisfy the passions of even the most discriminating model railroader. you would swear you were out on the actual rails experiencing the real thing! Included among our other distinctive fea- tures are metal grill details, spinning roof fans, operating marker lights, and illuminated number boards. Premier Steam locomotives have all the features model railroad operators need to create dramatic and realistic layouts. The M.T.H. Premier Steam Locomotives display high quality craftsmanship, which is evident in their captivating appear- In the Millennium Year 2000, model railroad operators will applaud the enhancements that our Premier Line rolling stock ance. Each of the Premier Steam Locomotives includes die-cast boiler and tender construction, flywheel-equipped power features. For example, many of our Premier Line Cabooses now contain additional detail like attractive and extensive from Pittman® motors, billowing smoke from the ProtoSmoke® system, and authentic digital sound effects from the interior decor and overhead lighting. At M.T.H. our mission is to offer the best possible to all railroad fans. That is Proto-Sound® Digital Sound and Train Control System. Perhaps most important of all is the unequivocal commanding why we constantly strive to improve and enhance our existing products while at the same time create ingenious new ones. power demonstrated in all Premier Steam Locomotives. As you wander through the Premier Section of our first Millennium Year 2000 Catalog, let your imagination and enthu- Our Premier Diesel Engines are also in a class by themselves. The outstanding workmanship exhibited on each engine siasm guide you as you discover a level of O Gauge excellence and excitement that can only be found in M.T.H. trains! offers every model railroader who adds one to his/her collection or miniature empire a great sense of pride in ownership. The Premier Line of Diesel Engines feature two flywheel-equipped motors along with the Proto-Sound® Digital Sound and Train Control System, which includes the easy-to-use remote uncoupling Proto-Coupler® system.

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- LCD Display - The Remote Commander Handheld informs the user through the LCD Display commanded track voltage during normal train operation and simplifies Proto-Sound® feature selection during programming. - Controls Two Tracks - Using the Track Selector Switch, operators can switch between two different tracks on the fly. The Z-4000 Remote Commander Handheld will remember each track's settings and display them when the PREMIER ACCESSORIES track is selected. - Rotary Throttle Dial - Simply roll the thumb-wheel style throttle on the Remote Commander Handheld upward or downward to control the speed of your trains. The rotary style throttle enables switching between active tracks while retaining the previous throttle setting. Doubles as a Program Mode Z-4000™ Transformer selector by allowing the user to scroll through Proto-Sound® features. - Bell Button - Activates the bell sound in any manufacturer's sound equipped Operators of any O, S or Standard Gauge locomotive, regardless of manufacturer, will appreciate the power and control features found in the 400-Watt Z-4000™ transformer - engines. The button is also used to select a feature in the Program Mode the only U.L. Approved 400-Watt transformer available today. The transformer's control when programming Proto-Sound® equipped locomotives. panel has a voltage display, amperage display, and horn, bell, direction, and programming - Whistle/Horn Button - Activates the whistle or horn sound in any manufac- buttons for two track outputs. Two additional fixed voltage outputs are also available mak- turer's sound equipped engines. The button is also used to activate the Proto- ing the Z-4000™ the perfect choice for operating locomotives and accessories. Coupler® found in Proto-Sound® equipped locomotives. Programming Proto-Sound® equipped locomotives simply requires the operator to scroll - Program Button - Enables the user to toggle in and out of the Program Mode through the features on the LED display by using the whistle and direction buttons. when programming Proto- Sound® equipped locomotives. Macro features have also been included in the Z-4000™ transformer giving the Proto- - Direction Button - Interrupts the track power to allow any manufacturer's Sound® owner the opportunity to use popular Proto-Sound® features, like directional engine to change direction. lock-out, with just a few button clicks. Z-4000 Remote - Boost/Brake Button - Self-centering rocker switch that allows users to accel- erate or decelerate any manufacturer's locomotive during operation inde- Perhaps the most exciting feature of the Z-4000™ is its microprocessor-controlled operat- and ing system. There is actually a powerful home computer-type "brain" that makes the Z- Commander™ pendent of the throttle setting. Releasing the button will return the throttle 4000™ highly upgradeable. In fact, the Z-4000™ has been designed so that future add- voltage to the previously selected setting. ons like a walk-around throttle system will be easy and quick to install and use. This prod- If you want to operate your model railroad in a new yet familiar way - Emergency Stop Button - Immediately sets the commanded track voltage of uct has earned the UL listing mark. with the freedom of a wireless hand-held controller, M.T.H. Electric both tracks to zero. Trains has the perfect solution. In fact, today's best value in walk- - Simultaneous Operation With Z-4000 Transformer - Allows the user to con- around technology can only be found in the all-new M.T.H. Electric FEATURES INCLUDE Trains' Z-4000 Remote Commander™ System. trol the track with either the Z-4000 stationary controls, the Z-4000 Remote - UL Listed To US and Canadian Safety Standards Commander Handheld's controls or both. The system automatically switch- - Pure Sine Wave Power Signal This state-of-the-art system interfaces quickly and easily with the es between the Z-4000 Remote Commander Handheld and the Z-4000 - (2) 21v Variable Track Outputs powerful 400 Watt Z-4000™ Transformer to bring simple, portable Control Panel whenever a change in the controls is made. Z-4000 Remote Commander System - (1) 14v Fixed-Voltage Output control to your model railroad empire in ways not found in other Includes: (1) Remote Commander Handheld and - (1) 10v Fixed-Voltage Output - Multiple Remote Control Operation - The Z-4000 Remote Commander remote control systems. Simplistic design with easy-to-use func- (1) Remote Commander Receiver - Internal Cooling Fan tionality make the Z-4000 Remote Commander™ System the best System allows for up to 3 individual Z-4000 Remote Commander - On/Off Power Switch Item No. 40-4001 remote system available for model railroaders looking to break away Handhelds to be used simultaneously with one Z-4000 Remote Commander - Expansion Port for Z-4000 Remote Commander™ System from a stand-alone transformer. - Compatible As Power Source For All O Gauge AC-Powered Locomotives Receiver. Additionally, one Remote Commander Handheld can control three Z-4000 Remote Commander™ Receiver - (2) Voltage LED Displays Remote Commander Receivers when attached to three Z-4000 transformers. Item No. 40-4002 Equipped with features that simplify and enhance operating your - (2) Amperage LED Displays - Power Source Management - Built-in Sleep Mode allows Z-4000 Remote - Resettable Circuit Breakers for Each Output trains, the similarity in controls to the Z-4000™ Transformer will Z-4000 Remote Commander™ Handheld Commander to go inactive when not in use to preserve battery life. - Large Red LED Overload Indicator have you up and running your trains in minutes. Get down to track Item No. 40-4003 - Large Green LED Power On Indicator Z-4000™ Transformer and Optional Remote Commander level, follow your trains around or operate from the comfort of your - Operates All Manufacturer's AC Powered Locomotives - Provides full con- easy chair. It's all possible thanks to the fun and excitement of the Z- - Measures: 8 3/4" High, 11 1/8" Front to Back, 14 3/4" Wide Z-4000™ Transformer ventional control of all AC 3-Rail trains when used in conjunction with a Z- 4000 Remote Commander™ 4000 transformer giving the operator the added freedom that can only be Item No. 40-4000 provided by a wireless hand-held remote control. 8 9 NEW

PREMIER STEAMER Norfolk & Western, 2-6-6-4 Class A Steamer Item No. 20-3036-1, 3-Rail w/Proto-Sound® Item No. 20-3036-2, 2-Rail

Add a Norfolk & Western 6-Car Hopper Set See Page 43

FEATURES INCLUDE

2-6-6-4 Class A Steamer - Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Bodies - Constant Voltage Headlight - Die-Cast Truck Sides The Norfolk & Western’s (N&W) 2-6- The appearance of the M.T.H. Premier - Precision Pittman® Flywheel-Equipped Motor 6-4 Class A Steam Engine was referred N&W 2-6-6-4 Class A Steam Engine is - Remote Controlled Proto-Coupler® to as “the best steam locomotive made” one of power and speed. This impressive by those who engineered it. The 2-6-6- Steam Engine conveys a message of “get- - Firebox Glow 4 was capable of performing all kinds of ting the job done” whether hauling pas- - 2 or 3 -Rail Versions Twork -- heavy passenger or slow freight sengers or freight, on flat land or an - Metal Handrails and Decorative Whistle -- in just about any terrain. In the inclined plane. The authentic details, as - Proto-Sound® Digital Sound and Train Control Spring of 1936, the first 2-6-6-4 Class A well as the standard features listed below, System with Squeaking Brakes and Freight Yard Steam Locomotive was produced for make the 2-6-6-4 Class A Steam Engine Proto-Effects™ Sounds By the N&W Railway, out of the Roanoke a prize for any model railroad collection. Shops. It was a single expansion articu- - Lighted Cab interior lated engine with seventy inch drivers, - Metal Engineer and Fireman Figures and a wheel base that was as long as - Operating ProtoSmoke® System possible for the driver size, turntables, - Operates on O-72 Curves and track curves. It had four cylinders, - Measures: 30” x 2 5/8” x 4” and a huge boiler.

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PREMIER STEAMERS Pennsylvania, 4-4-4-4 T-1 Duplex Steamer Item No. 20-3043-1, 3-Rail w/Proto-Sound® Item No. 20-3043-2, 2-Rail

Look For A Matching Pennsylvania Passenger Car Set in the Next M.T.H. Catalog

4-4-4-4 T-1 Duplex Steamer FEATURES INCLUDE

The M.T.H. Premier 4-4-4-4 T-1 Ultimately the Poppet valve maintenance - Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Bodies Duplex Steam Engine is a classic exam- costs were found to be too high, and as a - Constant Voltage Headlight ple of railroad motive power. In reality result, performance of the T-1 suffered. - Die-Cast Truck Sides the rugged built 4-4-4-4 style of engine - Precision Pittman® Flywheel-Equipped Motor was an engineering modification of the Over the years many distinctive engines Twell-known and favored, 4-8-4. With became a part of the Pennsy Roster of - Remote Controlled Proto-Coupler® its doubled cylinders and machinery, the equipment, but none were so admired - Firebox Glow 4-4-4-4 offered considerable power, as for its character, style and public favor. - Metal Handrails and Decorative Whistle well as a number of other practical Now M.T.H. offers this unique locomo- - Proto-Sound® Digital Sound and Train Control advantages over the 4-8-4. The loco- tive in the markings of the PRR. This System with Squeaking Brakes and Passenger motive’s construction consisted of powerful locomotive is equipped with lighter machinery, shorter cylinder Proto-Sound Digital Sound and Train Station Proto-Effects™ Sounds By strokes, smaller and lighter moving Control System featuring squeaking - Lighted Cab interior parts, lower piston thrust, small cylin- brakes, passenger station Proto-Effects - Metal Engineer and Fireman Figures ders, and a rigid frame. When the Sounds and remotely controlled Proto- - Operating ProtoSmoke® System engine was produced, the PRR insisted Coupler by QSI. Additional features are - Operates on O-72 Curves they be made with Poppet valves. listed. - Measures: 31 1/4” x 2 5/8” x 3 7/8”

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PREMIER STEAMER Pennsylvania, 4-4-2 Atlantic Steamer Item No. 20-3038-1, 3-Rail w/Proto-Sound® Item No. 20-3038-2, 2-Rail

Look For A Matching Pennsylvania Passenger Car Set in the Next M.T.H. Catalog

4-4-2 Atlantic Steamer FEATURES INCLUDE First appearing in the early 1900’s, the praise as the “nicest hand fired engines 4-4-2 Atlantic quickly gained accept- ever built”. Capable of achieving top - Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Bodies ance among railroad men as a viable speeds of 100 mph, the E-6 would get a replacement for the aging fleet of 4-4-0 little “tipsy” around 75 mph before - Constant Voltage Headlight Americans. Praised for their ability to smoothing out at 80 mph. This top - Die-Cast Truck Sides Fmeet fast schedule requirements, the heavy sensation often scared the E-6’s - Precision Pittman® Flywheel-Equipped Motor Atlantic quickly became the standard crew, but once settled, the engine could - Remote Controlled Proto-Coupler® for mainline, heavy-duty power. keep right on climbing with no effect on - Firebox Glow riding quality. Pennsylvania’s E-6 Atlantics ultimately - Metal Handrails and Decorative Whistle became everyones favorite despite never The E-6 makes its debut in the Premier - Proto-Sound® Digital Sound and Train Control being equipped with modern engineer- Line Steam Engine family this year. Like System with Squeaking Brakes and Passenger ing conveniences like stokers, feedwater all Premier engines, the E-6 comes Station Proto-Effects™ Sounds By heaters or power reversers. They equipped with standard and optional - Lighted Cab interior required a lot of work, but earned the equipment. - Metal Engineer and Fireman Figures - Operating ProtoSmoke® System - Operates on O-31 Curves - Measures: 19 3/4” x 2 5/8” x 3 5/8”

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PREMIER TURBINE ELECTRIC Chesapeake & Ohio, M-1 Steam Turbine Electric Add a Chesapeake & Ohio Passenger Set Item No. 20-3042-1, 3-Rail w/Proto-Sound® See Page 51 Item No. 20-3042-2, 2-Rai

M-1 Steam Turbine Electric FEATURES INCLUDE

- Constant Voltage Headlight The steam-turbine-electric (S-T-E unusual. The coal bunker was at the - ABS Intricately Detailed Boiler Principle) locomotive was originally front of the locomotive, and it was fol- - Die-Cast Tender Body designed in 1938 by General Electric for lowed by the cab, locomotive boiler, and - Two Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers® Union Pacific Railroad, but the design turbine generator compartment. Right of this engine was based on an oil-fired behind the engine was the 25,000 gallon - Operates On O-72 Track Tlocomotive. In the 1940s, the water tender. The wheel arrangement - Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Railroad was 4-8-0-4-8-4 with three axles of each - Opening Cab Doors conferred with officials of Baldwin power truck and both axles of the trail- - Available In 2 or 3-Rail Versions Locomotive Works and the ing truck powered. - Illuminated Number Boards Westinghouse Electric Company to develop a coal-fired steam-turbine-elec- The M.T.H. Premier C&O M-1 Steam - Two Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors tric locomotive. The result was the pro- Turbine Electric Engine is streamlined - Lighted Marker Lights duction of the magnificent M-1. with its nose and upper body painted in - Operating ProtoSmoke® System classic C&O Yellow. This Premier - Metal Chassis The arrangement of the main compo- Engine is realistically detailed and it - All Metal Wheels and Gears nents within the unit was somewhat includes the special features. - Lighted Cab Interior - 2 Engineer Cab Figures - Proto-Sound® Digital Sound and Train Control System Featuring Squeaking Brakes and Passenger Station Proto-Effects™ Sounds By - Locomotive Set Measures: 39” x 2 1/2” x 4”

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New Haven, Rectifier Electric Item No. 20-5508-1

Conrail, Rectifier Electric Item No. 20-5509-1

PREMIER ELECTRICS NEW

FEATURES INCLUDE

- Directionally Controlled Headlights Add a New Haven or Conrail 6-Car Freight Set - Intricately Detailed ABS Body See Pages 42 & 43 - Die-Cast Trucks, Pilots and Undercarriage Detail Rectifier Electrics - Two Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers® - Operates on O-31 Track - Operating Metal Pantographs The operating history of the Rectifier The E-33 Rectifier Electric Train has a - Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell Electric Locomotive dates back to the somewhat complicated history in that it - Metal Chassis 1890s when Peter Cooper-Hewitt dis- first made an appearance as the Virginian - 2 Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors covered how a mercury rectifier actually EL-3a. Once the Virginia Railway - All Metal Wheels and Gears works. About the same time, Charles merged with the Norfolk & Western, - Lighted Cab Interior TSteinmetz of General Electric (GE) was these locomotives were classified as EF- also working on this operating principle 4s. That’s when the New Haven Railroad - 2 Engineer Cab Figures to identify converters for commercial bought several of them for $20,000 each. - Proto-Sound® Digital Sound and Train Control and industrial applications for the System Featuring Squeaking Brakes and Freight process. A railway vehicle application The E-33 Rectifier Electric Locomotive Yard Proto-Effects™ Sounds By occurred in 1906, which initiated years represents a significant point in the elec- - Measures: 16 7/16” x 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” of rail car experimentation on a few rail- trification and modernization of rail- road lines. Following World War II, a roads. The M.T.H. Premier Line E-33 device known as the Ignition came to Rectifier Electric Locomotive reflects the the forefront in the experimentation of importance of this engine in its authentic rectifier technology. The use of the detail and special features listed. Ignition on railway units helped to open the door for electrification and modernization of railroads. 18 19 BNSF (Pumpkin Scheme), SD-70MAC Diesel Item No. 20-2215-1

BNSF (Blue), SD-70MAC Diesel Item No. 20-2221-1 PREMIER DIESELS CSX, SD-70MAC Diesel Item No. 20-2224-1 SD-70MAC Diesels Add a BNSF 6-Car Freight Set - See Page 43

Before the SD70 MAC made its appearance at the beginning of the 1990s, the standard for diesel engines was a DC traction motor. However, with more horsepower and increased traction to the FEATURES INCLUDE rails, AC power has become the more desirable Balternative. - Directionally Controlled Headlights - ABS Intricately Detailed Body General Motors’ EMD - Die-Cast Trucks, Pilots and Fuel Tanks railroad division received its first major bid from - Two Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers® Burlington Northern, - Operates on O-31 Track (BN) which invested - Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn $675 million to make - Spinning Roof Fans 350 SD70 MACs. In - Illuminated Number Boards December 1993, BN received its first MAC - Lighted Marker Lights and ushered in a new era - Operating ProtoSmoke® System of diesel motive power. - Metal Chassis Since then, the BN has - 2 Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors merged with the Santa Fe - All Metal Wheels and Gears to form the BNSF. - Lighted Cab Interior In 1997, M.T.H. released - 2 Engineer Cab Figures the first BNSF SD70 MAC diesel for the O Gauge - Proto-Sound® Digital Sound and Train Control market. This year, M.T.H. will be releasing two System Featuring Squeaking Brakes and Freight additional BNSF paint schemes as well as a CSX Yard Proto-Effects™ Sounds By version of railroading’s current motive power of - Measures: 18 1/2” x 2 5/8” x 4” choice. Choose from any or all of these exciting paint schemes and enjoy the long list of standard features listed. Add a CSX 6-Car Freight Set See Page 44

20 21 Chessie, SD40-2 Diesel Item No. 20-2216-1 PREMIER DIESELS Burlington Northern, SD40-2 Diesel Add a Chessie 6-Car Freight Set Item No. 20-2217-1 See Page 44

FEATURES INCLUDE

- Directionally Controlled Headlights Add a Burlington Northern 6-Car Freight Set - ABS Intricately Detailed Body See Page 43 - Die-Cast Trucks, Pilots and Fuel Tanks SD40-2 Diesels - Two Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers® - Operates on O-31 Track - Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn Offering better reliability and lower 2 from its earlier cousin, the SD35 and - Spinning Roof Fans maintenance costs than the higher pow- were the result of the SD40-2’s require- - Illuminated Number Boards ered SD-45, the SD40-2 enjoyed a long ment for a longer frame which helped production run. The 3,000 horsepow- increase the locomotive tractive effort. - Lighted Marker Lights er diesel was the primary motive power - Metal Chassis Ofor many railroads throughout the The SD40-2 returns to the M.T.H. lineup - 2 Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors 1970’s and 80’s. Eventually, General and is ready to perform on your layout as - All Metal Wheels and Gears Motors’ Electro Motive Division pro- well as it did on the real railroad. Choose - Lighted Cab Interior duced over 3,100 SD40-2’s. from two exciting paint schemes, each of - 2 Engineer Cab Figures which is available with the special features One of the most striking features of the listed. - Proto-Sound® Digital Sound and Train Control EMD workhorse was its long “back System Featuring Squeaking Brakes and Freight porch” or decking that extended in Yard Proto-Effects™ Sounds By front and behind the locomotive’s cab. - Measures: 17 5/8” x 2 3/4” x 3 3/4” These porches differentiated the SD40-

22 23 Santa Fe, F-3 ABA Diesel Set Item No. 20-2219-1

Pennsylvania, F-3 ABA Diesel Set Add a Santa Fe 6-Car Freight Car Set Item No. 20-2218-1 See Page 44 PREMIER DIESELS Great Northern, F-3 ABA Diesel Set Item No. 20-2220-1

FEATURES INCLUDE

Add a Pennsylvania 6-Car Freight Car Set - Directionally Controlled Headlights See Page 43 - ABS Intricately Detailed Bodies - Die-Cast Trucks, Pilots and Fuel Tanks - Two Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers® On Each ABA Set - Operates on O-31 Track - Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn - Spinning Roof Fans - Opening Cab Doors Add a Great Northern 6-Car Passenger Set - Illuminated Number Boards See Page 51 - Lighted Marker Lights F-3 ABA Diesel Sets - Metal Chassis - 2 Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors In Each A Unit O Gauge model railroading has never had a path to dieselization. The engine's initial - All Metal Wheels and Gears more popular diesel locomotive than General field tests were conducted among 20 differ- - Lighted Cab Interior Motors F-3. Appearing as an O Gauge engine ent railroads, winning over many diesel - 2 Engineer Cab Figures In Each A Unit shortly after the first F-3 locomotives began doubters with their fuel efficiency and easy - Proto-Sound® Digital Sound and Train Control appearing on the nation’s railroads in 1946, maintenance. Othe O Gauge F-3 has actually been in use System Featuring Squeaking Brakes and Freight longer than its real life counterpart. Like the real railroad’s penchant for utilizing Yard or Passenger Station Proto-Effects™ the F-3’s sleek streamlined shape as a way to Sounds By Demonstrating remarkable proficiency at both show off the road’s colors, M.T.H. has long - ABA Set Measures: 40 1/4” x 2 1/2” x 3 7/8” fast-passenger and heavy-freight service, the utilized the F-3 as a way to show off our real F-3s flexibility cemented it as a mainstay abilities. These latest three roadnames are on most large railroads. These 1,500 horse- M.T.H.’s 27th, 28th and 29th versions of power units were so successful that the F-3 is EMD’s classic Bulldog. credited with accelerating many railroads' 24 25 NEW

Milwaukee Road, DL-109 Diesel Item No. 20-2222-1 PREMIER DIESELS Santa Fe, DL-109 Diesel Item No. 20-2223-1

Add a Milwaukee Road Passenger Car Set See Page 51

NEW

FEATURES INCLUDE

- Directionally Controlled Headlights - ABS Intricately Detailed Body - Die-Cast Trucks, Pilots and Fuel Tanks - Two Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers® Add a Santa Fe Passenger Car Set - Operates on O-42 Track DL-109 Diesels See Page 51 - Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn - Spinning Roof Fans - Illuminated Number Boards Alco replicated Electro-Motive’s plans DL-109 had extremely high gearing to produce its first streamlined road which made it able to attain a speed of - Operating ProtoSmoke® System passenger diesels by manufacturing a 120 mph. These diesel locomotives were - Opening Cab Doors twin engine 2000 horsepower unit. designed by Otto Kuhler and appeared - Metal Chassis The DL-109 unit was powered by two on the railroad scene in 1941. - 2 Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors six cylinder turbocharged 539T series A - All Metal Wheels and Gears engines, and differed slightly from the The Milwaukee Road and Santa Fe were - Lighted Cab Interior DL-103b, DL-105 and DL-107 in always considered to be extraordinary external design. The major noticeable and colorful lines. The M.T.H. Premier - 2 Engineer Cab Figures differences in outward appearance of Line DL-109 Diesel Engine clearly - Proto-Sound® Digital Sound and Train Control these diesels were the number of head- reflects the characteristics of these his- System Featuring Squeaking Brakes and Passenger lights (one or two), and the nose treat- toric roads with their beautiful paint Station Proto-Effects™ Sounds By ment of the engine. (There were two schemes recreated on each powerful O - Measures: 18 7/8” x 2 3/8” x 3 1/2” sets of radiator grilles located next to Gauge locomotive. Each engine comes each engine as opposed to being equipped with the long list of features. grouped at the back of the unit.) The 26 27 Long Island Railroad, GP38-2 Diesel Item No. 20-2226-1

Bangoor & Aroostook, GP38-2 Diesel Item No. 20-2227-1 PREMIER DIESELS Canadian National, GP38-2 Diesel Item No. 20-2228-1 GP38-2 Diesels

In the late 1960s, General Motors EMD Division responded to repeated complaints about the dependability of the GP30 and GP35 with the GP38 “General Purpose” diesel locomotive. A FEATURES INCLUDE descendant of the famous EMD F Series, the IGP38-2 became just as much a staple on railroads - Directionally Controlled Headlights in its time as the F units were in theirs. - ABS Intricately Detailed Body - Die-Cast Trucks, Pilots and Fuel Tanks While the GP38-2’s prime mover pro- - Two Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers® vided less horse- - Operates on O-31 Track power than its con- - Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn temporaries, its - Spinning Roof Fans excellent reputation - Illuminated Number Boards made it one of the best selling Geeps - Lighted Marker Lights ever. Almost every - Metal Chassis domestic railroad, - 2 Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors big or small, has - All Metal Wheels and Gears had its name paint- - Lighted Cab Interior ed on the side of a - 2 Engineer Cab Figures GP-38. Many of these locomotives - Proto-Sound® Digital Sound and Train Control are still in use System Featuring Squeaking Brakes and Freight today, in spite of the fact that the fleet is well past Yard Proto-Effects™ Sounds By its twentieth anniversary. - Measures: 15 3/8” x 2 3/4” x 3 7/8”

The GP38-2 can now be a stalwart on your rail- road just as it was and is on today’s roads. Choose from three exciting paint schemes, each of which is available with the special features listed.

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Southern Pacific, Auxiliary Water Tender PREMIER DIESELS New York Central, B Unit Item No. 20-3037 Item No. 20-2176-3 F-3 B Units

The F-3’s sleek streamlined shape housed a powerful 1500 horsepower power plant that sometimes fell short of expectations. Adding a full scale die-cast water Depending on consist lengths and route con- tender behind your Southern Pacific Gs-4 makes a great way ditions, many railroads opted to purchase Southern, B Unit T additional power units that contained no cab. to complete the prototypical Item No. 20-2177-3 These cab-less B Units were used with the Alook of this streamlined master- engineer controlled A Units and gave railroads piece. Quality constructed of additional power when conditions warranted die-cast metal and featuring die- it. cast trucks with operating Proto- Couplers®, the water tender By adding a non-powered B Unit to your ear- comes equipped with a plug-in lier Premier Line F-3 ABA consist, model rail- harness that allows full synchro- roaders can create the incredible sight of an nization of the water tender ABBA lash-up and almost feel the rumble and Proto-Coupler® with the Proto- excitement that a long, colorful diesel consist Sound® sound system inside created when it appeared on a railroad’s route. your regular Gs-4 tender. Southern Pacific, B Unit FEATURES INCLUDE Item No. 20-2199-3

- Durable ABS bodies - Stamped Metal Chassis - Die-cast Trucks with Metal Wheels and Axles - Die Cast Fuel Tank - Metal Body Grills - Operates on O-31 Track - Metal Couplers - Measures: 13 1/4” x 2 1/2” x 3 7/8” Reading, B Unit 31 Item No. 20-2198-3 30 In the Millennium Year 2000, model railroad operators and collectors can choose from a variety of Millennium Celebration products that are sure to commemorate model railroading’s past as well as its future. At M.T.H. Electric Trains, we’ve created several excellent examples of how we want to remember model railroadings first century. Throughout the next few pages, rediscover these truly remarkable icons of model railroading’s past, each recreating special 18K Gold and Platinum-plated finishes guaranteed to mark Celebrate the New Millennium these items as uniquely special.

32 33 New York Central 5-Car 70’ Madison Passenger Set Item No. 20-4029

New York Central 4-6-4 J-1e Hudson Steamer

® Item No. 20-3040-1

PREMIER MILLENNIUM New York Central, Y2K Boxcar Item No. 20-93037 FEATURES INCLUDE M.T.H. is offering a Premier Millennium Special ENGINE with the 18K Gold and Platinum-Plated edition of -18K Gold-Plated Finish the 4-6-4 J-1e Hudson Steam Engine sporting the -Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Bodies New York Central roadname. -Constant Voltage Headlight -Die-Cast Truck Sides -Precision Pittman® Flywheel-Equipped Motor In February of 1927, NYC presented its most pub- -Remote Controlled Proto-Coupler® licized steam locomotive -- the J-1 Hudson. The -Firebox Glow MJ-1s became very well known because they were -Metal Handrails and Decorative Whistle used in all kinds of advertising. Photos of these -Proto-Sound® Digital Sound and Train Control engines appeared in a variety of publication media, System with Squeaking Brakes and Passenger Station Proto-Effects™ Sounds By including calendars and newspaper ads for every- -Lighted Cab interior thing from soup to nuts. -Metal Engineer and Fireman Figures -Operating ProtoSmoke® System The first 4-6-4 was developed -Operates on O-42 Curves as a result of the huge increase -Measures: 25” x 2 5/8” x 3 3/4” in railroad passenger business PASSENGER CARS in the mid-1920s. The 4-6-4 -18K Gold-Plated Intricately Detailed Bodies -Detailed Seat Interiors With Overhead Lighting wheel configuration was nec- -Die-Cast Platinum-Plated 6-Wheel Trucks essary to create a more power- -Operating Platinum-Plated Die-Cast Metal ful engine with a larger boiler Couplers and firebox, capable of haul- -Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes -Operates 0n O-42 Track ing a long train of 12 to 14 -Decorative Brake Wheels heavyweight Pullmans. -Separate Metal Handrails -Fast-Angle Wheel Sets The Premier Millennium -Needle-Point Axles Gold and Platinum-Plated edition of the NYC’s 4- -Sliding Baggage Car Doors -Undercarriage Detail 6-4 J-1e Hudson Steam Engine is the Mercedes of -Each Car Measures: 18” x 2 1/2” x 3 5/8” O Gauge Steam Engines, and an exceptional addi- BOX CAR tion to any model railroad empire. The Premier -Genuine 18K Gold-Plated Body Millennium Special is available with all of the spe- -Platinum Plated Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks cial features listed. -Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers -Operates On O-31 Track -Decorative Brake Wheels Add a Matching NYCGold-Plated Box Car -Fast-Angle Wheel Sets -Needle-Point Axles -Sliding Box Car Doors -Stamped Metal Floor 34 Celebrate the New Millennium -1:48 Scale Dimensions 35 NEW Millennium Presidential Passenger Set Item No. 10-1126-0, Traditional Item No. 10-1126-1, Contempoary

TINPLATE MILLENNIUM

FEATURES INCLUDE

ENGINE - 18K Gold-Plated Finish With Platinum Plated Highlights - Stamped Metal Body - Die-Cast Pilot Trucks Millennium Presidential Passenger - Operating Metal Latch Coupler - Operating Headlight - Metal Wheels and Axles Millennium lovers will find this special version of commemorative update of the classic looks and col- - Locomotive Measures: 19 7/8” x 3 3/4” x 6 1/2” one of the most stunning Standard Gauge locomo- ors of the original President’s Special Set. As with tive sets to ever grace a 3-rail pike partic- the original, the set features an 19 1/2 AVAILABLE IN TWO CONFIGURATIONS ularly attractive. Featuring a twelve- inch long locomotive modeled after the - Traditional: AC Motor, Ringing Bell and wheel electric locomotive and four New York Central’s P2 Box Cab Electric Mechanical E-unit Mmatching passenger cars, the original and features a big American Eagle on its - Contemporary: Precision Pittman® Motor and American Flyer® set was handsomely front porch. The four matching passen- painted in a two-tone Rolls Royce blue ger cars, each measuring 21 inches long, Proto-Sound® Digital Sound and Train Control paint scheme. The train was name The utilize a total of 12 interior lamps and System Featuring Squeaking Brakes and Passenger President’s Special and radiated a rich- feature brightly polished platinum plat- Station Proto-Effects™ Sounds By ness of color and boasted an array of ing on their six-wheel trucks. The Rolls solid brass and polished nickel trim that Royce blue paint found on the original PASSENGER CAR FEATURES: could not be found in any other toy train President’s Special has been replaced of its time. with 18K gold plating resulting in a - 18K Gold-Plated Finish With Platinum-Plated truly stunning standard gauge creation Highlights This extremely limited version of the worthy of the Millennium Celebration. - Metal Latch Couplers President’s Special has been included in - Operating Interior Lights M.T.H.’s Millennium offerings with a - Detailed Seat Interiors - Metal Wheels & Axles - Cars Measure Approximately: Celebrate the New Millennium 21” x 3 5/8” x 5 1/4” 36 37 Pennsylvania 4-Car 60’ Aluminum Passenger Set 18K Gold and Platinum Plated Item No. 30-6707

Pennsylvania, GG-1 Electric Engine RAILKING MILLENNIUM 18K Gold and Platinum Plated Item No. 30-2514

Pennsylvania, Boxcar GG-1 Electric 18K Gold and Platinum Plated Item No. 30-7446 Engine and Cars FEATURES INCLUDE ENGINE The Raymond Loewy inspired GG-1 locomotive - 18K Gold-Plated Finish was a fixture on the Pennsylvania Railroad for - Directionally Controlled Headlights over 30 years. Nothing could match the awe- - Durable Die-Cast Metal Body some power produced - Operates On O-31 Track by its twelve motor, - Operating Electronic Horn 8,500 horsepower - Operating Pantographs T - Colorful, Authentic Markings chassis. That strength - Die-Cast Platinum-Plated Trucks With All-Metal and glory made the Wheels & Gears GG-1 one of the most - Equipped With DCRU® Electronic Reverse Unit recognizable locomo- - 2 Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors tives of all time and a - Measures Approximately 15” x 2 5/8” x 4” perfect choice for our PASSENGER CARS Millennium - Genuine 18K Gold-Plated Finish Celebration. For the - Die-Cast Platinum-Plated 4 Wheel Trucks Celebration, we’ve cho- - Operating Platinum-Plated Die-Cast Couplers sen our RailKing ver- - Authentic Pennsylvania Markings sion of the Pennsy - Operates On O-31 Curves Classic and have mated - Each Car Features Four Interior Lamps it up with an optional - Each Car Measures: 16” x 2 1/2” x 3 3/8” set of 18K Gold and Platinum-Plated Aluminum FREIGHT BOXCAR Passenger Cars and or a semi-scale boxcar. - Genuine 18K Gold-Plated Finish - Platinum Plated Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks - Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers - Operates on O-27 Track - Decorative Brake Wheels - Fast-angle Wheel Sets - Needle-point Axles - Sliding Car Doors - Stamped Metal Floor - Measures Approximately: 11 1/2” x 2 5/8” x 4”

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M.T.H. Transport, Flat Car w/M.T.H. Die-Cast Fire Trucks Great Northern, Flat Car w/Bulkheads Burlington, Extended Vision Caboose O-Scale Rolling Stock Item No. 20-98114 Item No. 20-98113 Item No. 20-91023 Chicago Northwestern, O Scale Crane Item No. 20-98238 Simply put, no other O Gauge manufacturer has released the variety of rolling stock found in the M.T.H. Premier Line. If you want to create or enhance a model railroad with exciting, realistic rolling stock, look no further than MTH Electric Trains. NEW S Florida East Coast, 50’ Box Car Norfolk & Western, 50’ Double Door Plugged Box Car M.T.H. Premier Line Freight Cars feature precision Florida East Coast, Flat Car w/Bulkheads Denver Rio Grande, Extended Vision Caboose Item No. 20-93035 Item No. 20-93033 Item No. 20-98112 Item No. 20-91024 molded ABS plastic bodies mounted atop die-cast, sprung trucks (excluding some cabooses) with operat- ing metal couplers. Each truck features needle-point Chicago Northwestern, O Scale Crane Tender axles and fast-angle metal wheels for a smooth rolling Item No. 20-98240 quiet ride. Each intricately detailed body sports an attractive paint scheme and detailed graphics that are bound to make these M.T.H. Premier Scale Freight Cars stand NEW out amongst your roster. Boston & Maine, 50’ Waffle Box Car Southern Pacific, 50’ Double Door Plugged Box Car CP Rail Center Beam Flat Car Domino Sugar, Tank Car Item No. 20-93028 Item No. 20-93032 Item No. 20-92012 In fact, at M.T.H. our designers are Item No. 20-98234 always searching for new ways to add more detail to our rolling stock. You’ll find that all our Premier Line Cabooses now feature additional detail components like car interiors and separate metal handrails for Santa Fe, O Scale Crane Car even further realism. NEW Item No. 20-98237

Seaboard, 50’ Waffle Box Car Union Pacific Pacific, 50’ Double Door Plugged Box Car Conrail, Corrugated Auto Carrier Engelhard Chemical, Tank Car FEATURES INCLUDE Item No. 20-93029 Item No. 20-93034 Item No. 20-20-98241 Item No. 20-92013 - Durable ABS Intricately Detailed Bodies - Caboose Interiors With Overhead Lighting - Die-Cast 4 or 6-Wheel Trucks - Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers - Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes - Most Cars Operate On O-31 Track - Decorative Brake Wheels - Separate Metal Handrails (on cabooses) - Fast-Angle Wheel Sets - Needle-Point Axles - Sliding Box Car Doors - Stamped Metal Floors (on most cars) Boston & Maine, 50’ Box Car Chessie, Double Door 50’ Box Car Long Island, Snow Plow Duluth , Missabe & Iron Range, Snow Plow Santa Fe, O Scale Crane Tender Item No. 20-98235 Item No. 20-98236 Item No. 20-98239 40 - 1:48 Scale Dimensions Item No. 20-93036 Item No. 20-93031 41 Burlington Northern, 6 Car Freight Set Item No. 20-90014 Perfect Compliment for the Burlington Northern SD40-2 on Page 23

Chesapeake & Ohio, Reefer Car Norfolk & Western, Steel Caboose Southern, Steel Caboose Item No. 20-94014 Item No. 20-91027 Item No. 20-91025

Pennsylvania, 6 Car Freight Set Perfect Compliment for the Pennsylvania F-3 ABA’s on Page Item No. 20-90018

Union Pacific, Steel Caboose Nestle, Reefer Car Burlington Northern, Steel Caboose Item No. 20-91022 Item No. 20-94015 Item No. 20-91026

Largest ‘O’ Gauge Freight Car Ever Produced Measures Over 2 Feet in Length NEW BNSF, 6 Car Freight Set Perfect Compliment for the BNSF SD-70MAC’s on Page 21 Item No. 20-90010

3-Car Slag Car Set Westinghouse, Westinghouse Schnabel Item No. 20-90011 Item No. 20-98232

New Haven, 6 Car Freight Set Perfect Compliment for the New Haven Rectifier on Page 19 Item No. 20-90020

Conrail, 6 Car Freight Set Perfect Compliment for the Conrail Rectifier on Page 19 Item No. 20-90009

Norfolk & Western, 4-Bay Hopper 6 Car Set Perfect Compliment for the Norfolk & Western on Item No. 20-97061 DMIR, 6 Car Freight Set Perfect Compliment for the 1999 DMIR Yellowstone Item No. 20-97062 Item No. 20-97507 Each Car Individually Numbered 42 43 Merger Series™ Freight Car Boxed Sets

Chesapeake & Ohio, 6 Car Freight Set Item No. 20-90015

Continuing a tradition started in BNSF, Merger Series Freight Car Set - Part II 1999, the Millennium Year 2000 finds Item No. 20-90021 New York Central, 6 Car Freight Set two more additions to M.T.H.’s Item No. 20-90017 Merger Series Freight Car Sets. This on-going series will cover the many, many mergers that America’s railroads & have been involved in over the years. Each series will span several catalogs depending on how many railroads BURLINGTON were swallowed up by the final rail- NORTHERN Chessie, 6 Car Freight Set Perfect Compliment for the Chessie SD-40 on Page 23 road during its acquisition of other Item No. 20-90012 roads. In this edition, Part II of our Burlington Northern Merger Series and Part I of our Union Pacific Merger Series are featured.

FEATURES INCLUDE Chicago Northwestern, 6 Car Freight Set -durable ABS Intricately Detailed Bodies Item No. 20-90016 -Die-Cast 4 or 6-Wheel Trucks -Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers -Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes -Most Cars Operate On O-31 Track Union Pacific, Merger Series Freight Car Set -Decorative Brake Wheels Item No. 20-90008 -Fast-Angle Wheel Sets CSX, 6 Car Freight Set Perfect Compliment for the CSX SD-70MAC on Page 21 -Needle-Point Axles Item No. 20-90019 -Sliding Box Car Doors -Stamped Metal Floors (on most cars) -1:48 Scale Dimensions

Santa Fe, 6 Car Freight Set Perfect Compliment for the Santa Fe F-3 ABA’s on Page 24 Item No. 20-90013 44 45 2-Car 70’ Combine Diner Passenger Car

MADISON PASSENGER SET Chesapeake & Ohio, 2-Car 70’ Madison Combine/Diner Passenger Set Item No. 20-4128 Madison Passenger

Over the years, MTH has captured many beautiful paint schemes in our Madison Union Pacific, 2-Car 70’ Madison Combine/Diner Passenger Set passenger sets. Each two-car or five-car set Item No. 20-4131 features attractively decorated passenger cars with undercarriage detail, interior seat- Oing, overhead lighting, and rubber end-of- car diaphragms. The cars' durably con- structed ABS bodies sit atop die-cast metal trucks with operating metal couplers. Each car measures approximately 18" in length. 5-Car 70’ Madison Passenger Car Sets Chicago Northwestern, 2-Car 70’ Madison Combine/Diner Passenger Set FEATURES INCLUDE Item No. 20-4130 - Durable ABS Intricately Detailed Bodies - Detailed Seat Interiors With Overhead Lighting - Die-Cast 6-Wheel Trucks - Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers - Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes - Operates On O-42 Track Union Pacific, 5-Car 70’ Madison Passenger Set Item No. 20-4031 - 5-Car Sets Feature 1 Baggage, 3 Coaches and 1 Observation Car - 2-Car Sets Feature 1 Combine and 1 Diner Car - Decorative Brake Wheels - Separate Metal Handrails - Fast-Angle Wheel Sets - Needle-Point Axles

- Sliding Baggage Car Doors Chicago Northwestern, 5-Car 70’ Madison Passenger Set - Undercarriage Detail Item No. 20-4030 - Each Car Measures: 18 1/8” x 2 1/2” x 3 5/8” 46 47 70’ ABS Streamlined Passenger Sets

STREAMLINED PASSENGER SET

70’ ABS Full Length Vista Dome Passenger Cars Perfect Compliment for the Milwaukee Road DL-109 on Page 27 Milwaukee Road, 5-Car 70’ ABS Passenger Set Item No. 20-6552

Kansas City Southern Item No. 20-6735 Perfect Compliment for the Chesapeake & Ohio Class M on Page 17 Chessie, 5-Car 70’ ABS Passenger Set Item No. 20-6549

Union Pacific Florida East Coast, 5-Car 70’ ABS Passenger Set Item No. 20-6738 Item No. 20-6550

Perfect Compliment for the Great Northern F-3 ABA Set on Page 25 Great Northern, 5-Car 70’ ABS Passenger Set Electro Motive Division Item No. 20-6551 Item No. 20-6734 50 51 ®

PREMIER ACCESSORIES

History Video History Book Item No. 60-1320 Item No. 60-1321

Premier “O” Scale accessories are accurately sized for modelers look- ing for “near scale” perfection. These exciting accessories are a sim- 40’ Container Set ple way to expand your O Scale layout. Add an auxiliary tender to Item No. 20-95038 Measurements: 10” x 2.5” x 2.3” your MTH Premier Line Gs-4 Daylight special or replace those loads on MTH Premier Line TTUX sets. Best of all, you can add passengers to any of your Premier Line passenger cars with our pas- senger figure assortment.

48’ Container Set Item No. 20-95039 Measurements: 12” x 2.4” x 2.1”

Coal Load Item No. 20-30002

20’ Container Set Item No. 20-95040 Measurements: 5” x 2.2” x 2” 53 ™

By MTH Electric Trains®

M.T.H. founder, Mike Wolf, has always had a special place in his heart for the world of Standard Gauge Model As its name implies, the Tinplate Traditions Line offers reproductions of what collectors have long called tinplate trains. Railroading. As the President of M.T.H., he is immensely proud of our collection of Tinplate Traditions. These products are constructed mainly of sheet metal, and they are treasured not so much for their authentic detail as for their creative and At M.T.H., we understand that the hobby of model railroading is rooted deeply in the hearts and minds of many rail- nostalgic character. fans. For this reason M.T.H. takes great care in developing and enhancing our Tinplate Traditions Line. The cherished memories and magical moments of days gone by are what is represented in our beautiful collection of Standard Gauge As you travel through the Tinplate Section of MTH's first Millennium Year 2000 Catalog, you will journey through the trains and accessories, known as Tinplate Traditions. past, experiencing model railroading as it "used to be." You will appreciate the integrity and marvelous history of model railroading . . . and hopefully gain a deep understanding of what sets this hobby apart from the rest!

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TINPLATE LOCOMOTIVES Black, #1134 Ives Steamer, Contemporary Item No. 10-1123-1

Black, #1134 Ives Steamer, Traditional Item No. 10-1123-0

#1134 Ives Steamer FEATURES INCLUDE - Baked Enamel Finish

- Die-Cast Metal Body The legendary Ives #1134 Steamer inal of yesteryear. The boiler, tender, - Die-Cast Metal Chassis returns to life again as part of the M.T.H. and running gear are made entirely of Tinplate Traditions line. One of the the metal. All painted surfaces are decorat- - Operating Metal Coupler largest Ives standard gauge steamers, the ed with a baked enamel finish. A sure - Operating Headlight 1134 will evoke memories of yesteryear favorite, the beautiful and durable 1134 Twhile (optionally) using the technology is the perfect locomotive to pull the Ives - Metal Wheels and Axles of today. Patterned after the Baltimore & Circus Set. Operators will appreciate - Locomotive Measures: 29” x 5 1/4” x 4 1/4” Ohio’s 4-4-0 President Washington, the the option of purchasing their 1134 die-cast metal boiler and die-cast chassis equipped with a precision Pittman® were released by the Ives Company in motor, ProtoSmoke®, and the Proto- Available In Two Configurations various colors and configurations before Sound® Digital Sound and Train - Traditional: AC Motor and Mechanical E-unit settling on the 4-4-2 wheel arrangement Control System. Traditionalists will - Contemporary: Precision Pittman Motor, in 1930. enjoy the option of a standard mechani- cal reversing unit and AC motor. ProtoSmoke® and Proto-Sound® Digital Sound Like all M.T.H. Tinplate Traditions and Train Control System Featuring Squeaking pieces, the 1134 closely models the orig- Brakes and Passenger Station Proto-Effects™

Sounds By

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TINPLATE CARS Ives 6-Car Circus Set Item No. 10-1125 Ives Circus Set FEATURES INCLUDE 1928 proved to be a monumental year for the Ives Company with the first release of the - Stamped Metal Construction Railway Circus Set in Wide Gauge, or what we now refer to as Standard Gauge. The set - Brightly Painted, Baked Enamel Finish consisted of six cars and was pulled by a - Metal Wheels and Axles I#1134 Ives Standard Gauge Steam - Mechanical Latch Couplers Locomotive. Each car was brightly painted and featured one of two lettering name plates - “The Ives Railway Circus” or “The Ives Railway Show”. SET FEATURES Animal cages were set on two flat cars and the cages had canvas covers which could be rolled down to protect the animals when the train - 2 Flat Cars with Animal Cages and Animals was moving. Each car featured stamped metal construction and metal trucks and wheels but - Stock Car with Horses none of the cars used in the Circus Set were - Flat Car with Ticket Booths ever sold separately, which made them highly - Box Car prized amongst Ives collectors. - Combine Car For the first time since 1928, the Ives Circus Cars return to life in the M.T.H. Tinplate Traditions lineup. Like the original Ives cre- ations, the M.T.H. Circus Set features exact reproductions of the original set components employing the same stamped metal construc- tion, detail and colors, thus ensuring an accu- rate reproduction any collector would be proud to own.

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TINPLATE LOCOMOTIVES Presidential Passenger Set Item No. 10-1122-0, Traditional Item No. 10-1122-1, Contemporary

FEATURES INCLUDE

LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: - Baked Enamel Finish - Stamped Metal Body - Die-Cast Pilot Trucks - Operating Metal Coupler - Operating Headlight Presidential Passenger Set - Metal Wheels and Axles - Locomotive Measures: 19 7/8” x 3 3/4” x 6 1/2”

Available In Two Configurations Perhaps one of the most stunning Standard Gauge York Central’s P2 Box Cab Electric and features a locomotive sets to ever grace a 3-rail pike is the big American Eagle on its front porch. The four - Traditional: AC Motor, Ringing Bell and original American Flyer® President’s matching passenger cars, each measuring Mechanical E-unit Special. Featuring a twelve-wheel elec- 19 inches long, utilize a total of 15 inte- - Contemporary: Precision Pittman Motor, tric locomotive and four matching pas- rior lamps and feature brightly polished ProtoSmoke® and Proto-Sound® Digital Sound senger cars, the set was deliciously nickel plating on their six-wheel trucks. P and Train Control System Featuring Squeaking painted in a two-tone Rolls Royce blue There simply is no finer looking standard paint scheme. The President’s Special gauge passenger set. Brakes and Passenger Station Proto-Effects™ simply radiated a richness of color and Sounds By boasted an array of solid brass and pol- Standard Gauge lovers can choose to pur- ished nickel trim that could not be chase the entire set, locomotive and cars, PASSENGER CAR FEATURES: found in any other toy train of its time. in two different versions, Traditional or - Brightly Painted Stamped Metal Bodies Contemporary. The passenger set and - Metal Latch Couplers Now, for the first time, the classic looks locomotive may also be purchased sepa- and color of the President’s Special rately if desired. The features listed - Operating Interior Lights come to M.T.H.”s Tinplate Traditions below can be found in your President’s - Detailed Seat Interiors line. The set features an 18 1/2 inch Set, no matter which option is chosen. - Metal Wheels & Axles long locomotive modeled after the New - Cars Measure Approximately: 21” x 3 5/8” x 5 1/4”

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