BLI 6764 HO Scale I1sa 2-10-0 Steam Loco with Short Tender Pennsylvania PRR 4578 DCC/Sound/Paragon4

In 1916, the Pennsy railroad developed a new, supersized 2-10-0 steam engine that was powerful enough to move the tremendous amounts of coal and ore being moved on the system. Initial tests were impressive, and between 1918 and 1923, the PRR built 598 Class I1s Decapods. They were the largest 2-10-0 steam locomotives in the United States, and they became the dominant freight locomotives on the PRR railroad system until World War II. Sometimes called “hippos”, the I1s’s were huge. Unfortunately, the large boiler size limited the amount of space for large driving wheels, and the result was a hard ride and hard work for crews. Their power was undeniable, and they remained in service until the end of PRR steam in 1957. BLI’s model is of the sub-class I1sa locomotives. With the conversion to I1sa, Pennsy increased the maximum steam cut-off, boosting low speed tractive effort. 489 of the hippos were eventually converted.

In this 2021 production run, BLI is offering three variations of the I1sa: one with the original headlight position and a short 90F82 tender, one with a modernized headlight position and the short 90F82 tender, and a third variation with the modern headlight but with a 210F82A long haul tender. They will also offer one painted but unlettered model – it has the original headlight position and 90F82 short tender.

FEATURES:

• ALL-NEW Paragon4 Sound & Control System
• Synchronized Puffing Smoke with Chuff Sound
• Variable Puffing Smoke Intensity and timing
• Integral DCC Decoder with Back EMF for Industry Best Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC
• Precision Drive Mechanism engineered for continuous heavy load towing and smooth slow speed operation
• 5-Pole Can Motor with Skew Wound Armature
• ABS Plastic Boiler, ABS Plastic Tender Body, Die Cast Chassis for Increased Tractive Effort
• Premium Caliber Painting with Authentic Paint Scheme
• Prototypical Light Operation with Golden White LED Headlight, Rear Light
• Factory-installed Engineer and Fireman Figures
• Prototypically Accurate Road Numbers for each Model
• Many Separately Applied Details such as Handrails, Ladders, Piping, Whistle, and Brass Bell
• Equipped with Rubber Traction Tires for Increased Pulling Power
• Recommended Minimum Radius: 18 inches
• Accurate Prototypical Sounds for a PRR I1sa, Including the Distinctive Banshee Whistle

Broadway Limited Imports is proud to introduce Paragon4: The new benchmark for premium HO sound-equipped locomotives. These DC and DCC-Sound equipped locomotives feature the ALL-NEW Paragon4 sound and control system. Each Paragon4 locomotive comes with BLI’s own integral DCC Decoder factory installed. Paragon4 locomotives offer Dual Mode DC and DCC operation with superb back EMF motor control, improved DC motor control, built-in capacitor pack for more reliable electrical pick-up, industry best on-board sound with Rolling Thunder functionality, Pro Lighting Mode for prototypical light control, Switcher model for precise low speed control, recordable DCC operation for automated playback, and the same excellent detail level as Broadway Limited’s Paragon3 Series models.

Paragon4 Sound & Control System Features:

• Operates in DC & DCC with improved DC speed control (use DCMaster for DC Sound)
• Built-In capacitor pack to navigate imperfect track
• Capacitor Pack automatically disabled on program track for full compatibility with JMRI Decoder Pro
• Pro Lighting Mode offers individual control of all lights on model
• Switcher Mode for precise low speed control.
• Record & Play Operation – Records and plays back sounds and movements once or repeatedly for automatic operation
• High Resolution Audio
• Quillable Whistle for various whistle lengths and patterns
• Choice of 3 selectable Horns
• Alternate Whistle / Horn where applicable for locomotive with air horn and steam whistle – both the main whistle and alternate can be easily played
• Adjustable bell ringing interval for faster or slower bell
• Numerous user-mappable functions with available keys
• Johnson Bar Sound at Direction Change
• Multiple realistic passenger and crew sounds play on command
• Grade Crossing Automatic Signal
• Automatic Forward / Reverse Signal – When activated, stopping triggers and stop whistle toot. When moving forward from a stopped position, toots twice. When moving in reverse. toots three times.
• Chuff sound intensity varies with load
• Individually adjustable sound volumes for each effect
• EZ Reset Button for quick return to factory default settings

NOTE: Road number may vary from picture shown.