Description
This is MTH 30-20130-1 Alco PA AA Set Am Frdm3.0. Alco PA AA diesel set with Proto-Sound 3.0, American Freedom. Cab numbers: 1776 & 1947. The PA was Alco’s glamour girl. While Electro-Motive’s E-units easily beat Alco’s passenger engine in terms of popularity, the PA is widely regarded as the most beautiful first-generation diesel – period. Perhaps no other locomotive looked so right at the head of the streamlined trains of the late forties and fifties that were the last hurrah of American long-distance passenger service. The 294 PA’s and cabless PB’s built between 1946 and 1953 powered some of the most famous name trains from coast to coast, from the Santa Fe’s Super Chief to the New Haven’s Merchants’ Limited.
The muscular PA profile and its elegant nose with the characteristic grille around the headlight were designed by Ray Patten of General Electric. At the time, GE and Alco were partners in the locomotive business, with GE making the electrical equipment for all Alco diesels. While Alco would later fall by the wayside, GE went on to become America’s largest locomotive builder by the early 1990’s. Under the hood of the PA beat a 16-cylinder model 244 prime mover that developed 2000 hp. Depending on their gearing, PA’s could hustle a passenger consist along at up to 100 mph.
Its key features are:
Metal chassis
Intricately detailed ABS bodies
Metal wheels, axles and gears
Directionally controlled headlights
Diecast truck sides, pilots and fuel tank
Two remotely controlled Proto-Couplers®
Two precision flywheel equipped motors
Locomotive speed control in scale MPH increments
Proto-Sound 3.0 with The Digital Command System featuring: passenger station Proto-Effects
Unit measures: 28 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 3 5/8
Operates on O-31 curves
Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)
Manufacturer: MTH
Model Number: 30-20130-1
Road Name: American Freedom Train (AFTX)
MSRP: $399.95
Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Diesel Loco
The Trainz SKU for this item is P11964654.
Trainz Product Id: 11964654
