Description
This is a PRE-ORDER for an O scale model of the locally significant Skaneateles Short Line General Electric 44-Ton Diesel Locomotive #6.
We have been granted a green light to produce 44-Ton diesel locomotives in O scale and pleased to offer our latest model in our Exclusive Product Collection; Skaneateles Short Line Railroad #6 as it appeared in local service.
In 1950, the Skaneateles Short Line railroad acquired a GE 44-ton diesel locomotive and numbered it "6". It served the local community for several years, quickly becoming an icon of the popular lakeside community. The closure of a mill in the village in 1969 led the railroad to abandon the track between the village of Skaneateles and Skaneateles Falls, a distance of only 3 miles.
The #6 then went to the Lowville & Beaver River railroad originally intended as a parts engine but since it was in such good condition it became #1951 and continued to serve faithfully in northern New York. Today this locomotive is owned by the Mohawk, Adirondack and Northern, based in Utica, New York.
(Photo provided by Central New York Chapter NRHS)
Features:
• Intricately Detailed, Die-Cast Metal Body
• Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank
• Metal Chassis
• Metal Handrails and Horn
• Handpainted Engineer Cab Figure
• Authentic Paint Schemes
• Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears
• Kadee-Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads
• (2) Remote-Controlled Proto-Couplers
• Prototypical Rule 17 Lighting”
• Directionally Controlled Constant Voltage LED Headlights
• Lighted LED Cab Interiors
• (2) Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors
• Onboard DCC/DCS Decoder
• Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments
• 1:48 Scale Proportions
• Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring Freight
Yard Proto-Effects
• Unit Measures: 8 1/2” x 2 7/16” x 3 1/4”
• Operates On O-27 Curves