Motive Power Industries MP36PH-3C diesel locomotive
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct-current model with speaker and ditch lights, $229.95; with dual-mode ESU LokSound sound decoder, $339.95. Add $10 for MBTA models.
Era: Present day
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com
Motive Power Industries MP36PH-3C diesel locomotive features:
- Die-cast metal underframe
- Ditch lights and in-cab light
- Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels
- Golden-white light-emitting-diode headlights
- Metal couplers
- Multiple unit and trainline hoses
- Recommended radius with Atlas passenger cars: 22”
- Separate, factory-installed windshield wipers and metal grab irons
- Scheduled for release in second quarter 2023
Road names: Metra (silver, blue, and black in three road numbers, Milwaukee Road and Rock Island heritage schemes in one number each); MBTA (purple, gray, black, and yellow in two numbers), Metrolink (white and blue in three numbers), and West Coast Express (blue, yellow, and white in one number).
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