MTH HO New York Central Dreyfuss Steam Locomotive

New for 2009, M.T.H. introduces the most fun-to-operate HO model of this landmark locomotive ever made. Our Dreyfus Hudson is offered in several prototypical versions with either the original 1938 paint scheme with blue edging on the stripes, or the cleaner, more simplified 1940 scheme. Play the departure announcements for the Twentieth Century Limited and begin your trip so smoothly that your passengers won't realize they're moving. Listen to the chuff sounds and synchronized puffs of smoke accelerate as your train picks up speed. If you're operating with the M.T.H. DCS system, you can even make your own signature sounds with the quillable whistle feature. In model railroading, it doesn't get any better than this.

The 1938 edition of the Twentieth Century Limited is often regarded as the high water mark of the American passenger train. Thirty-six years to the day after passengers strode down a red plush carpet to the first run of the Century - inspiring the phrase "red carpet treatment" - the new incarnation of America's most famous train pulled out of Grand Central Station behind a homely boxcab electric. Thirty-three miles later, at Harmon, New York, the train was turned over to a streamlined Hudson with a prow reminiscent of a Roman gladiator's helmet, and the effect was complete. From engine to observation car, in every detail down to the dining car china and matchbook covers, the train had been styled by Henry Dreyfus, a giant in the then-new profession of industrial design. The design was so handsome and striking that it became a symbol of the New York Central railroad and, later, of the entire Art Deco era. Decades later, Time magazine selected the locomotive as its single symbol of the twentieth century.

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• Central
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[zippybomb]

Do you make n-scale?

[MTHElectricTrains]

@zippybomb I am afraid at this time MTH does not make any N Scale products.

[jamcgar]

While I remember.......

Here's a hint for the hard-working staff at MTH: Check out the German Fleischmann steam locomotives. They've been able to close that gap.

Thanks for the opportunity to comment.

[MTHElectricTrains]

@jamcgar Our HO trains have a drawbar with multiple holes so it is possible for the customer to draw the tender closer to the back of the engine and close the "gap". However, the closer the tender is to the engine, the wider the minimum curve operation becomes. The layout we use for our videos has 18" and 22" radius curves which prevent us from running the tender as close to the cab as is possible with the multiple hole drawbar.

[ReagonProductions]

Great! :D

[Trainbrain1949]

Great looking locomotive! If you did a Milwaukee Road F7 Hudson or a C&NW E4 I would almost seriously consider a switch back to HO. I love my "O" gauge model.

[4676CamW]

Holy fuck I totally forgot how complicated and badass trains are!

[seano12]

beautiful train

[th3trueking]

awesome looking

[legotech101]

you guys need to focus more on your g-scale!

[nyc3001]

@MTHElectricTrains I have a Dreyfuss that I got about a year ago, and I heard that you have created a "patch" to allow advanced consisting. How do I upgrade my engine?

[southern4501isawesom]

@MTHElectricTrains i dont under stand that cause my gs-4 has just 1 hole ... not 2

[bigboy4016]

What are the lights for around 4:00 on the Drivers?... I know it's not firebox... are they Driver lights?...

[deme7063]

beautiful model! any ballpark on price? didn't know MTH built HO