Built during World War II after war restrictions put a limit on new diesel locomotives, the EM-1 was the last steam locomotive class used by the B&O. This simple articulated engine provided tremendous power at high speeds, making it an ideal hauler of heavy loads through the mountains of West Virginia. The B&O president, Roy B. White, was so impressed after viewing the first one that he exclaimed, “Well, I must say, they have everything!”  Bachmann follows in this tradition by providing a feature-rich DCC-equipped EM-1 2-8-8-4  using the latest N scale technology.   

Features include: 

•  DCC-equipped for speed, direction, and lighting
• • die-cast boiler
• • flywheel drive
• • all-tender wheel pickup
• • soft white LED headlight and backup light
• • separately applied handrails and stanchions
• • detailed backhead
• • traction tire equipped
• • chemically blackened wheels
• • E-Z Mate ®  Mark II couplers