Lionel JLC 6-38058 Chesapeake & Ohio C&O H-7 2-8-8-2 #1580 - TMCC - kgtrains
Joshua Lionel Cowen Series
H-7 Class 2-8-8-2 Locomotives
This third entry of the Joshua Lionel Cowen Series represents the first time that this historic steamer has ever been offered in die-cast metal O gauge. The H-7 Class was the first fleet of simple articulated steam locomotives in America and influenced later designs such as the Challenger and Allegheny.
First built for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in 1924, the H-7 2-8-8-2 articulated became the mainline freighter of choice through the 1930s. Even with the advent of more modern power, the H-7 class served on the C&O through the end of steam in the 1950s.
Some of these "Simple Simons" even worked far away from their eastern origins. During World War II, the Union Pacific purchased 30 of these steamers from the C&O. Equipped with big 21,000 gallon tenders, the H-7's fought up Sherman Hill with Challengers and Big Boys.
Living up to a level of detail worthy of the Joshua Lionel Cowen Series, virtually all piping and appliances on the H-7 locomotives are separately applied. The cab interior is accurately detailed and painted. Each version includes running boards, handrails and tenders specific to their particular prototype. Both tenders include separately applied coal, as well as easy-to-access RailSounds controls under opening tender water hatches.
The Lionel H-7 locomotives also mark the debut of the RailSounds 5.0 sound system. New CrewTalk and TowerCom announcements allow increased interaction between the train crew and the dispatcher. Announcements even vary when the locomotive is moving or when it is stopped. Updated DynaChuff synchronized chuffing includes 15 levels of intensity that shift automatically with the locomotive's speed or can be adjusted manually for customized effects. The enhanced MultiWhistle effect now doubles the variety of whistle sounds. An all-new, independently adjustable volume control allows you to lower the level of background effects such as chuffing or the compressor from your CAB-1 Remote Controller while keeping operator-controlled effects such as whistle and bell at full volume. For those who prefer to run the H-7 in a non-TMCC environment, most of the RailSounds 5.0 effects, even CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements, are accessible with most conventional transformers
FEATURES:
Produced from all-new tooling
TrainMaster Command Control equipped—able to run in Command Control Mode or in Conventional Transformer Control Mode
Odyssey System for speed control with ON/OFF switch
Refined Conventional Transformer Control Mode with lower starting speeds, improved smoke output and simplified Odyssey System controls
New RailSounds 5.0 sound system with new intelligible CrewTalk dialog, more TowerCom announcements and additional operator-controlled sound effects such as a water injector
Distinctive, custom recorded RailSounds effects, prototypical for each road name
New DynaChuff synchronized chuffing, including a manual mode that allows the operator to easily shift chuff intensity between 15 different levels
FatBoy speaker system for the ultimate in sound reproduction
High-torque Pittman® motor with momentum flywheel
Wireless Tether connection between locomotive and tender
Directional lighting with operating headlight and back-up light on rear of tender
Illuminated classification lights
Die-cast metal locomotive body, frame, pilot and trucks
Chassis suspension for smooth operation over switches and uneven trackage
Scale front coupler with interchangeable O gauge coupler
Four traction tires
Synchronized fan-driven smoke unit
Separately applied details including whistle cord and flexible air hoses
Painted exterior valve handles
Accurate separately applied builder's plates
Flickering ashpan
Flickering firebox in cab
Authentically detailed, painted and illuminated cab interior
Opening cab roof hatches
Sliding cab windows with window glass
Engineer and fireman figures
Die-cast metal tender body and trucks
Individually opening tender water hatches reveal
easy-to-access RailSounds controls
Realistic, separately applied coal load
ElectroCoupler on rear of tender
Illuminated marker lights on rear of tender
Locomotive Road Number: 1580
Gauge: Standard O
Dimensions: Lenght: 30 1/2"
RailLine: Chesapeake & Ohio
Minimum Curve: O-72
