Union Pacific General Electric standard turbine
Scale: N (1:160)
Price: Direct current with Next18 connector – without tender, $144.99; with tender, $189.99. With ESU LokSound 5 Micro Digital Command Control and sound decoder with Full Throttle, Next18 connector, and sugar cube speaker – without tender, $244.99; with tender, $289.99.
Era: 1950s to 1962 (varies depending on road number)
Manufacturer: ScaleTrains, 4901 Old Tasso Rd. NE, Cleveland, TN 37312; 844-987-2467; scaletrains.com
Features on models without tender
- Light-emitting diode (LED) lighting
- Farr side grills
- Front and rear trainline hoses with silver gladhands
- Wire grab irons
- Cab interior with floor, control stand, seats, and rear wall
- All-wheel electrical pickup
- Minimum radius, 11”; recommended radius, 18”
Additional features on models with tender
- Operating LED-illuminated directional rear tender light with lens
- Photo-etched metal tender deck walkway
- End ladders
- Separate, factory-applied air tank, brake cylinder, and control valve
- Minimum radius, 11”; recommended radius, 18”
Release date: May 2023
Road numbers: Union Pacific (without tender in one road number, with tender in four numbers).
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