As World War II was drawing to a close in 1945, the Reading Railroad examined their existing roster of motive power and realized they did not own any of the “Super-Power” steam locomotives that most all other railroads owned and operated. The decision to obtain some of these locomotives was paramount, but with the “wartime restrictions” still in place the Reading had to look to their existing fleet for conversion.

So the Reading started the “in-house” conversion of 30 of these locomotives to a new class and the Super-power T1 4-8-4 was born. The Reading shops started delivering the T1 in the late summer of 1945, ending deliveries in 1947. In freight service, the T1’s made the Reading proud, as they comprised the “Fast Freight” position that the railroad needed to meet the increased post war demands that now faced the entire nation.

Features:

• Die cast body with heavy die cast chassis for maximum tractive effort
  
• Paragon3 with Rolling Thunder sound & control system (Rolling
  
• Thunder transmitter onboard)
  
• Integral DCC Decoder with back EMF for slow speed operation in DC and DCC
  
• Precision drive mechanism engineered for continuous heavy load towing and smooth slow speed operation
  
• Powerful can motor
  
• Synchronized puffing smoke with chuff sound
  
• Variable puffing smoke Intensity and timing
  
• Authentic paint schemes
  
• Prototypical light operation with golden white LED headlight, rear light
  
• Flickering firebox glow
  
• Operating metal knuckle couplers
  
• Factory installed engineer and fireman figures
  
• Separately applied handrails, ladders, whistle, and brass bell
  
• Near-brass caliber detail at a die cast price
  
• Will operate on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
  
• Minimum radius: 22" radius or greater recommended
• Operates in DC & DCC (use DCMaster for DC sound)
  
• 2 selectable bells
  
• 3 playable whistles with variable endings
  
• 1 long, non-looped whistle
  
• 1 alternate whistle for locomotives with a second horn
  
• Quill whistle with Digitrax DT400 or NCE Pro Cab throttle
  
• 4 Times expanded autopilot storage
  
• Expanded startup and shutdown sequences
  
• Smoke Temperature safety cutoff sensor
  
• 2 Watt Audio output
  
• 90 db signal to noise ratio
  
• 16 bit audio resolution
  
• 24 sounds with separate volume control
  
• Unmatched frequency response as low as 20 Hz when paired with Rolling Thunder subwoofer kit
  
• 8 simultaneously playable audio channels
  
• Functional dynamic brake with grid blower sounds
  
• Improved motor control in DC and DCC
  
• Motor short circuit protection
  
• Outputs for headlights, MARS lights, automatic cab light, rear lights, marker lights, ditch lights, firebox light, running board lights, number board lights and a few spares
  
• Works with NMRA standard DCC controllers
  
• Automatic Dual Mode: Works with DC power packs or DCC