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PRRs I1s decapod
design was so successful that by 1924, this 2-10-0 was considered the standard
heavy freight hauler of the railroad up until WWII. In 1930, the original I1s
underwent a revision of the cylinder steam vents to admit steam for 78% of the
stroke. This boosted tractive effort from 90,000 to 96,000 lbs and made the new
class I1sa. Through the years, many I1s engines were changed over to the
modified I1sa design. By July 1947, the 598-unit fleet was divided into 109 I1s
and 489 I1sa locomotives. They remained in service until the end of PRR steam in
1957.
Decapods outperformed Mikado L1s by a whopping 41% more horsepower while
consuming 12% less steam. Nicknames for the type included Decs and Hippos, the
latter possibly from the fat boiler.
DID YOU KNOW? The I1sa short tender (90F82) has coal board sides that are bent
inward a few degrees. Even the most expensive of brass models have missed this
detail. BLIs I1sa will properly model this detailan industry first. Thank
you, PRRT&HS Modeling Committee, especially Bob Johnson, for your keen eyes!
Industry-Leading Features:
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Product Information:
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- ALL-NEW Paragon2 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
- Premium Caliber Painting with Authentic
Paint Schemes
- Prototypical Light Operation with Golden
White LED Headlight, Rear Light
- Factory Installed Engineer and Fireman
Figures
- Near-Brass Caliber Detail at a Plastic
Price
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- ABS Body with
Heavy Die
Cast chassis for Maximum Tractive Effort
- Locomotive + Tender Length (coupler to
coupler): 11.6 inches
- Locomotive
Weight: 13 oz.
- Metal Kadee-compatible Couplers (2)
- All-Driver Drive and All-Wheel
Electrical Pick-up except for pilot trucks/trailing trucks
- Separately Applied Handrails, Ladders,
Whistle, and Brass Bell
- Operating Cab Roof Vents
- Will Operate on Code 70, 83, and 100
rail
- Recommended Minimum Radius: 18 inches
- Accurate
prototypical sounds for the PRR I1sa
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Broadway Limited Imports is proud to introduce
Paragon2: The new benchmark for premium HO sound-equipped locomotives. These DC
and DCC-Sound equipped locomotives feature the ALL-NEW Paragon2 sound and
control system. Each Paragon2 locomotive comes with BLI's own integral DCC
Decoder factory installed. Paragon2 locomotives offer Dual Mode DC and DCC
operation with: superb back EMF motor control in DC and DCC, recordable DCC
operation for automated playback, the same detail level as the original Paragon
Series, and the familiar sturdy maroon box!
Industry-Leading
SOUND Features:
- Operates in DC & DCC (use DCMaster
for DC Sound)
- Record & Play Operation - Records and
plays back sounds and movements once or repeatedly for automatic operation
- 16-bit Sample Rate for exceptional
high frequency sound clarity
- Playback Whistle for multiple 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
- Passenger Station Ambient Sounds -
Controlled with Function Key
- Freight Yard Ambient Sounds -
Controlled with Function Key
- Lumber Yard Ambient Sounds -
Controlled with Function Key
- Farm Ambient Sounds - Controlled with
Function Key
- Crew Radio Communications -
Controlled with Function Key
- Maintenance Yard Ambient Sounds -
Controlled with Function Key
- Demo Mode for display and
demonstrations
- Grade Crossing Automatic Signal
- Simple Programming with Integral DCC
Decoder
- 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
**Specifications on this page subject to
change.
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