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MANUFACTURER INFORMATION
FEATURES
Recreate the beauty of first-class passenger travel with these Walthers Mainline ALCO PA locomotives and matching Walthers Proto passenger cars in a variety of schemes for the Walthers Fallen Flag Series.
• Limited edition - one time run of these road numbers!
• NEW Available with factory-Installed ESU sound for
DCC & DC layouts featuring:
- Fully DCC compatible
- 14, 28, 128 speed steps
- Dual mode DC and DCC
- 5 air horns changeable by CVs:
Wabco Single
Chime – Default, Leslie A-200, Leslie S3L, Leslie S5, Nathan M5
- 2 Alco bells changeable by CVs
- Full 8-notch prime mover sounds
- Compressor
- Dynamic brake
- Multiple realistic lighting effects
• Same powerful drive as WalthersProto locos featuring:
- 14:1 gear ratio
- Helical-cut gears for quiet
operation and easy multiple unit operation
- All-wheel drive and electrical pickup
- Dual machined brass flywheels
- Heavy die-cast metal chassis
- Constant LED lighting
• Molded drill starter points for grab irons
- easily added with Alco PA-PB Diesel Detail Kit 910-252, (sold
separately)
• RP-25 metal wheels
• Proto MAX metal
knuckle couplers
HISTORY
The ALCO PA was far out sold by EMD E units, but is widely viewed as the most beautiful first-generation diesel locomotive. They just looked so right leading the streamlined passenger trains during the fading glory of passenger service in the United States.
ALCO built a total of 294 PA's and PB's from 1946 to 1953. Much of the locomotive’s aesthetic look was designed by Ray Patten, the head of General Electric industrial design. GE was not building road locomotives yet and was working with ALCO in the locomotive business.
GE made the electrical equipment for all ALCO diesels during this time. ALCO PA’s & PB’s had ALCO 244 16 cylinder 2000 horsepower prime movers. They were geared in accordance with railroad requirements and could operate up to 100 mile per hour.
An unfortunate characteristic of these prime movers is the turbocharger lag that resulted in these units belching black smoke until the turbocharger came up to speed. This gave the units the distinction of being “honorary steam locomotives” in the view of many railfans.