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4-6-4 HIAWATHA HUDSON STEAM ENGINE Features - Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body - Real Coal Load - Metal Wheels and Axles - Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke™ - Constant Voltage Headlight System - Die-Cast Truck Sides - Engineer and Fireman Figures - Precision Flywheel Equipped Motor - Proto-Sound® 2.0 With The Digital - Remote Controlled Proto-Coupler™ Command System Featuring Passenger - Operating Marker Lights Station Proto-Effects™ - Operating Tender Back-up Light - Unit Measures: 22 5/16” x 2 1/2” x 3 3/4” - Locomotive Speed Control in Scale MPH - Operates On O-31 Curves Increments W the steam-poweredHiawathaswerepreserved. styled bydesignerBrooksStevens.Sadly, noneof replaced bydiesel-poweredHiawathasmagnificently adecade,theF7sandtheirtrainswere dying. Within ever, theF7swerebornjustastheirtechnologywas more poweratspeed.UnliketheNYC Hudsons,how- firebox, higherboilerpressure,tallerdrivers(84"),and Central J-seriesHudsonsinalmosteveryway:larger massive F7soutclassedthemore-famousNewYork 1938. AmongtheheaviestHudsonseverbuilt, coal-burning F74-6-4HudsonsturnedoutbyAlcoin trains andlargerlocomotives.EntertheKuhler-styled The popularityoftheservicesoonmandatedlonger standup cocktailbaronAmericanrails. that includedtheTip Top Tap Room,thefirst seduced passengerswithluxurioussurroundings asked me,'Isthatadiesel?'"TheHiawathas get disgustedeverytimeanuninitiatedperson Otto Kuhler —wholamented,however, that"Idid orful, aerodynamicstylingbyindustrialdesigner and theirentiretrainswererenownedforcol- 100 mileperhourdailyoperations.Theengines Alco 4-4-2Atlanticscreatedspecificallyforintense The Hiawathaswereinitiallyheadedbyoilburning motives oftheday. Theresults didnotdisappoint. Locomotive Works todesign thefasteststeamloco- — theMilwaukeeRoadhadturnedtoAmerican ing theBurlington'spioneeringdieselTwin Zephyrs between ChicagoandMinneapolis/St.Paul —includ- Pressured byintensecompetitionontheroute Hiawatha passengerserviceonMay29,1935. Milwaukee RoadinaugurateditsChicago-Twin Cities theboldslogan"NothingFasterWith onRails,"the 018- /rt-on . $399.95 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-1488-1 Santa Fe $399.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-1487-1 Louisville &Nashville $399.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-1486-1 Lehigh Valley - 4-6-4StreamlinedHudsonSteamer - 4-6-4StreamlinedHudsonSteamer - 4-6-4StreamlinedHudsonSteamer 018- /rt-on . $499.95 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-1489-1 Milwaukee Road - 4-6-4Hiawatha Passenger Set 7

RailKing Steam Locomotives 8 4-8-4 “J” NORTHERN STEAM ENGINE W 017- /rt-on . $449.95 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-1479-1 Norfolk &Western mand system. with theincredibleProto-Sound2.0digitalcom- and returnstotheRailKinglineofsteamengines Today, theNorfolkandWestern Jisaliveandwell steam programin1960. finally causedtheendofAmerica'slastmainline changing horsepowerneedsandotherfactors parts supplyshortages,achangingcoalmarket, pliers wererapidlygoingoutofbusiness.The many necessaryparts.Manyoftheseoutsidesup- Roanoke, Virginiashops,outsidesourcessupplied Even thoughN&WbuilttheirJ'sinown shops onceevery1½years. advancements, J'sonlyhadtovisittherepair theseandother cylinders andtheoilpumps.With cal lubricatorsoiledotherbearings,thesteam The J'saxleboxeshadrollerbearings.Itsmechani- roads hadwithsteamlocomotives:maintenance. N&W addressedoneofthemainproblemsthatrail- The Jwassosuccessfulbecauseinitsdesign, erful 4-8-4Northerneverbuilt. passenger-hauling J, themost modern,mostpow- Class AandY6bfreightarticulatedsthe Trinity ofSteam",builtintheroad's ownshops:the motives thatledthefightwereN&W's"Holy railroad foughtdieselizationforsolong.Theloco- itably usingsteampoweruntilthe1960s.Noother by the1950s,NorfolkandWestern wasprof- While mostrailroadshadswitchedtodieselpower - 4-8-4“J” Northern SteamEngine 018- /rt-on . $449.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-1480-1 Norfolk &Western - RemoteControlledProto-Coupler™ - PrecisionFlywheelEquippedMotor - Die-CastTruck Sides - ConstantVoltage Headlight - MetalWheelsandAxles - ColorfulPaint Scheme - Die-CastMetalChassis - Die-CastBoilerandTender Body Features - 4-8-4“J” NorthernSteamEngine - OperatingTender Back-up Light - EngineerandFiremanFigures - LocomotiveSpeedControlinScaleMPH ProtoSmoke™ - SynchronizedPuffing - DecorativeMetalWhistle - MetalHandrailsandDecorativeBell Increments System ADD AMATCHING PASSENGER SET! - Proto-Sound - RealCoalLoad - LightedNumberBoards - Operates On O-31 Curves - OperatesOnO-31 - UnitMeasures:221/8”x21/2”37/8” See Page 69 Station Proto-Effects™ Command SystemFeaturing Passenger ® 2.0 With TheDigital 2.0 With 9

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4-6-2 PACIFIC STEAM ENGINE

Features - Die-Cast Metal Chassis - Die-Cast Truck Sides - Locomotive Speed Control in Scale MPH - Metal Wheels and Axles - Colorful Paint Scheme Increments - Precision Flywheel Equipped Motor - Remote Controlled Proto-Coupler™ - Unit Measures: 21” x 2 7/16” 3 11/16” - Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell - Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke™ System - Operates On O-31 Curves - Decorative Metal Whistle - Engineer Cab Figure - Operating Marker Lights - Proto-Sound® 2.0 With The Digital Command - Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body System Featuring Passenger Station - Constant Voltage Headlight Proto-Effects™ T American History inWashington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution's NationalMuseumof design andistoday acenterpieceexhibitin the green andsilverPs-4, wasbasedontheUSRA Pacific everconstructed,theSouthernRailway's 6-0 writeuponpage81.)Perhaps thehandsomest (For seethePremierUSRA0- moreontheUSRA, be oneofthebest-designed Pacifics everbuilt. Railroad Administrationandconsideredbymanyto developed duringWorld War IbytheUnitedStates Our RailKingmodelreplicatestheUSRAPacific, end ofsteam. remained theprimarypassengerhauleruntil Mississippi. ButinmuchofthecountryPacific and inmountainousterritorywestofthe prominence, especiallyontheNewYork Central 1920s, largerHudsonsandNorthernscameinto the adventofsuperpowersteamerainlate and thechancesareitwasledbyaPacific. With by 1930.Pickanynametrainofthe1920sor'30s about 6800enginesbuiltintheU.S. andCanada nant NorthAmericanpassengerlocomotive,with Ocean. Inanycase,the4-6-2becamedomi- their subsequentshipmentacrossthePacific Works in1901,andclaimsthe namederivedfrom ordering thefirstPacifics fromBaldwinLocomotive story, however, creditsNewZealandRailwayswith hence thenamePacific. TheBritishversionofthe was deliveredin1902totheMissouriPacific, The firsttruePacific, accordingtomostaccounts, power thanafreightengineofsimilarsize. Higher driversgaveaPacific morespeedbutless to pullan800-900tontrainofheavyweightcars. wood tosteel,sixdriversdeliveredenoughpower and, aspassengercarconstructionevolvedfrom ed abiggerfireboxthanwaspossiblewith4-6-0 senger speeds,atwo-wheeltrailingtrucksupport- truck allowedthePacific totrackwellathighpas- Wheelers and4-4-2Atlantics.Afour-wheel lead development oftheturn-of-the-century 4-6-0Ten early twentiethcentury. Itwasthenextlogical The Pacific was the passenger locomotiveofthe 017- /rt-on . $399.95 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-1475-1 Southern $399.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-1472-1 Baltimore &Ohio $399.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-1474-1 New York Central 017- /rt-on . $399.95 John Deereisaregisteredtrademarkof&Company. w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-1473-1 John Deere - 4-6-2Pacific SteamEngine - 4-6-2Pacific SteamEngine - 4-6-2Pacific SteamEngine - 4-6-2Pacific SteamEngine ADD AMATCHING PASSENGER SET! ADD AMATCHING PASSENGER SET! ADD AMATCHING PASSENGER SET! UL H “CARDINAL”! BUILD THE See Pages 73 See Pages 72 See Pages 72 See Passenger SetsonPage 72&73 1 1 RailKing Steam Locomotives 12 4-6-2 K-4s PACIFIC STEAM ENGINE

Features - Constant Voltage Headlight - Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body - Precision Flywheel Equipped Motor - Engineer and Fireman Figures - Remote Controlled Proto-Coupler™ - Illuminated Cab and Operating Firebox Glow Did You Know? - Authentic, legible builder's plates - Real Coal Load No. 1737 was the first K-4 produced for the Pennsylvania Railroad. - Illuminated marker lights - Proto-Sound® 2.0 With The Digital Command No. 1361, formerly displayed at Horseshoe Curve currently resides in Scranton, Pennsylvania and is being rebuilt at Steamtown. - Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke™ System System Featuring: Passenger Station - Metal Wheels and Axles Proto-Effects™ - Locomotive Speed Control in Scale MPH - Unit Measures: 20” x 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” Increments - Operates On O-31 Curves * Catalog photo does not show all Imperial features. O your collectionforyearstocome.. 4s willquicklyfindahomeonyourlayoutorin steam locomotivetheindustry'sbestvalue,yourK- the craftsmanshipanddetailthatmakeanM.T.H. the firsttimeinourImperialline.Featuring allof rendition ofthismagnificentsteamlocomotivefor Prewar 1927versionandanall-new1947Postwar M.T.H. ElectricTrains isproudtoreleasethe generator belowtheheadlight. boiler frontheadlightandtheadditionofasteam included asoliddrop-couplerpilot,repositioned the 1947Postwar orModernversion oftheK-4 and needs. Themostapparentchangesshowedupon went aseriesofchangestobetterservethose needs changedandtheK-4's appearanceunder- Later, afterWorld War IIconcluded,thePennsy's that railroad'ssteampower. Pennsylvania's rails,andbecame synonymouswith the K-4s wasacommonandbeautifulsightonthe consist, on eastcoastlimitedsinfrontofaPullman blend ofspeedandpower. Oftendoubleheaded passenger hauler, possessingaconsummate The 4-6-2K-4s becamethePennsylvania's principal Juniata andBaldwinShops. 1917 to1928,atotalof425unitswerebuiltatthe designs, theK-4s wasaninstantsuccess.From passenger classesutilizingcommonboiler gram begunin1914todevelopheavyfreightand Pennsylvania K-4s Pacific. Evolvingfromapro- locomotive wasmorereveredthanthelegendary On perhapsthegreatestrailroadever, nosteam 017- /rt-on . $399.95 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-1478-1 Pennsylvania (Pre-War) $399.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-1477-1 Pennsylvania (Post War) $399.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-1476-1 Pennsylvania (Tuscan) - 4-6-2K-4s Pacific SteamEngine - 4-6-2K-4s Pacific SteamEngine - 4-6-2K-4s Pacific SteamEngine ADD AMATCHING PASSENGER SET! See Page 73 1 3 RailKing Steam Locomotives 14

4-6-4 EMPIRE STATE EXPRESS STEAM ENGINE

Features - Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body - Remote Controlled Proto-Coupler™ - Operating Tender Back-up Light Did You Know? - Die-Cast Metal Chassis - Metal Handrails - Real Coal Load ® In addition to the New York Central’s - Colorful Paint Scheme - Decorative Metal Whistle - Proto-Sound 2.0 With The Digital Command streamlined Hudsons, industrial design- - Metal Wheels and Axles - Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke™ System System Featuring Passenger Station Proto- er Henry Dreyfus’ creations include the - Constant Voltage Headlight - Locomotive Speed Control in Scale MPH Effects™ Honeywell circular wall thermostat and - Die-Cast Truck Sides Increments - Unit Measures: 21 3/4” x 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” the black desktop telephone that was - Precision Flywheel Equipped Motor - Engineer and Fireman Figures - Operates On O-31 Curves AT&T’s standard for 40 years.

* Features listed apply to both streamlined Hudsons shown here. E 019- /rt-on . $429.95 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-1490-1 New York Central railroading aswellMTH. recreates theexcitement,soundsandlookofreal real thing.Noothermodelrailroadmanufacturer Sound 2.0aresuretobringbackmemoriesofthe and theincrediblesoundsfeaturesofProto- equipped motor. OurpuffingProtoSmokesystem and rods,metalcoupler, andaprecisionflywheel engine liesadie-castmetalchassis,drivers tive famous.Underneaththedie-castskinofeach with theblackandsilverliverythatmadelocomo- Empire's die-castboilerandtenderaredecorated built forthe1938Twentieth CenturyLimited.The lineup, alongwithanotherDreyfus-styledHudson ance oftheEmpireStateHudsontoourRailKing MTH isproudtoreintroducetheawesomeappear- it passby. awe inspiringsighttoallwhohadtheprivilegesee Express synonymouswithluxuryrailtravel,andan built streamlinedcoachesmadetheEmpireState famous blackandsilverliverymatchingBudd- Cleveland routein1941.TheEmpireStateHudsons’ over NewYork Central'sdaylightNewYork to stainless steelshrouding,twoJ-3aHudsonstook fans andmodelersalike.Beautifullyoutfittedwith Empire StateHudsonhaslongbeenafavoriteofrail- steam enginesofalltime,theNewYork Central Easily oneofthemostattractiveandrecognizable - 4-6-4EmpireState ExpressSteamEngine 014- /rt-on . $429.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-1443-1 New York Central - 4-6-4DreyfussSteamEngine ADD MATCHING PASSENGER CARS! ADD AMATCHING PASSENGER SET! See Page 69 See Page 71 1 5 RailKing Steam Locomotives 16 0-8-0 STEAM ENGINE

Features - Die-Cast Metal Chassis - Die-Cast Truck Sides - Locomotive Speed Control in Scale MPH Did You Know? - Authentic Paint Scheme - Operating Tender Back-up Light Increments The last new rod-driven steam engine built for - Metal Wheels and Axles - Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke™ - Unit Measures:18 1/2 " x 2 1/2 " x 3 3/4" a U.S. Class 1 railroad was not a super-power - (2) Remote Controlled Proto-Couplers™ System - Operates On O-31 Curves articulated or Northern, but a lowly USRA-style - Precision Flywheel Equipped Motor - Real Coal Load 0-8-0: Norfolk and Western no. 244, Roanoke - Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell - Engineer and Fireman Figures * Imperial Upgrades Include Legible Shops, 1953. - Decorative Metal Whistle - Proto-Sound® 2.0 With The Digital Builder's Plates, Painted Backhead Gauges, - Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body Command System Featuring Freight Yard Cab Interior Light, and Tender Truck Safety - Constant Voltage Headlight Proto-Effects™ Chains (Not Shown in Photo) S 016- /rt-on . $399.95 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-1466-1 Illinois Central $399.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-1470-1 Northern Pacific exciting roadnames. dy alldie-castmodelcomesinthemarkingsofsix any twentiethcenturysteam-eralayout.Thisstur- The RailKing0-8-0isperfectforworkingtheyardof took overswitchingdutiesinlargeyards. than itssmaller0-6-0counterpart,soitgenerally 0-8-0 switcherwasabletodomuchheavierwork road steamers.Thankstothetwoextradrivers, needed smallerfireboxes,boilers,andtanksthan waiting fortheirassignments,sosteamswitchers yards, switchenginesspentmuchoftheirtime nature oftheirwork,movingcarsaroundrailroad their kinthatworkthemainline.Becauseof of railroadequipmentthatlookquitedifferentfrom Switch enginesareanessential,specializedpiece - 0-8-0SteamEngine - 0-8-0SteamEngine 016- /rt-on . $399.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-1469-1 Nickel PlateRoad 016- /rt-on . $399.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-1468-1 New York Central - 0-8-0SteamEngine - 0-8-0SteamEngine 016- /rt-on . $399.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-1467-1 Southern 017- /rt-on . $399.95 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-1471-1 Pittsburgh & Lake Erie - 0-8-0SteamEngine - 0-8-0SteamEngine 1 7 RailKing Steam Locomotives 18 4-8-4 FEF NORTHERN STEAM ENGINE

Features - Die-Cast Metal Chassis - Die-Cast Truck Sides - Precision Flywheel Equipped Motor - Metal Wheels and Axles - Authentic Paint Scheme - Proto-Sound® 2.0 With The Digital Command - Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell - Remote Controlled Proto-Coupler™ System Featuring Passenger Station or Freight - Decorative Metal Whistle - Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke™ System Yard Proto-Effects™ - Operating Marker Lights - Real Coal Load - Unit Measures: 23 1/8” x 2 9/10” x 4 1/6” - Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body - Locomotive Speed Control in Scale MPH - Operates On O-31 Curves - Constant Voltage Headlight Increments - Engineer Cab Figure

* Catalog photo does not show all Imperial features. D of anewcar. FEF-3 wentfor$150,000,nearly100timestheprice water, and19centsforcrewwages.Brandnew, an of which40centswentforcoaloroil,3 In 1946itcost$1.19permiletooperateanFEF-3, Did You Know? interior light,andtendertrucksafetychains. LED illumination,paintedbackheadgauges,cab legible builder'splates,markerlightswithindividual der andadditionalImperialfeaturesthatinclude 2008 we'veupgradedthismodelwithalargerten- and thecoal-firedversionhasarealcoalload.For vent smokefromobscuringtheengineer'svision- "elephant ears"-smokedeflectorsdesignedtopre- The threeoil-burningversionshavethedistinctive authentic passengerandfreightpaintschemes. The FEF-3 returnstotheRailKinglineinfour excursion service. U.S. railroad.You canridebehind ittodayinUP being theonlysteamlocomotiveneverretiredbya The lastFEF-3 built,No.844,hasthedistinctionof bumped themtofreightserviceinplainblacklivery. and othercrackUPpassengertrains.Dieselslater the OverlandLimited,Portland Rose, Challenger early years,dressedintwo-tonegrey, theypulled and designedtocruiseatover100mph.Intheir apex ofsuper-power steam: modern,handsome, ("FEF" for"Four EightFour") Northernswerethe Delivered in1944,theUnionPacific's tenFEF-3 018- /rt-on . $429.95 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-1484-1 Union Pacific (withYellow Stripes) - 4-8-4FEFNorthern SteamEnginewithOilTender 018- /rt-on . $429.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-1485-1 Union Pacific (withSilverStripes) $429.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-1483-1 Union Pacific $429.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-1482-1 Union Pacific - 4-8-4FEFNorthernSteamEnginewithOilTender - 4-8-4FEFNorthernSteamEnginewithCoalTender - 4-8-4FEFNorthernSteamEnginewithOilTender 1 9 RailKing Steam Locomotives