PREORDER Broadway Limited Imports HO 9174 PRR Class B6sb 0-6-0 Switcher Pre-War Paragon4, Pennsylvania Railroad #1446 (DCC and Sound) | 399.99

This Broadway Limited HO Scale PRR Class B6sb 0-6-0 Switcher is an iconicPennsy switcher used in a variety of locations around the system. Commonlyknown as "shifters" on the PRR, the B6 class was the railroad's mostsuccessful steam switcher locomotive. 238 Class B6sb locomotives wereconstructed between 1916 and 1920. These locomotives were retrofitted withpower reversers to make the frequent switching moves quicker and easier forcrews that operated them. Class B6sb switchers could be found in majorfreight yards, passenger yards, and could occasionally be found on branchline duty. With over 36,000 lbs of tractive effort the 0-6-0s did their jobeffectively. Through World War I and II, they could be seen pretty mucheverywhere on the PRR. They were eventually pulled during the late 1940sand early 1950s in favor of diesel switchers. Today a single B6sb survivesat the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania located in Strasburg, Pennsylvania.These detailed models feature era-specific detailing and decoration, aflywheel-equipped drive and a die cast chassis for great performance. It'sequipped with the Paragon4 Sound/DC/DCC control system featuring RollingThunder and equipped with an integral GoPack capacitor pack for smoothoperation during small losses of electrical contact. This model has wheelsprofiled to operate on Code 70 and larger rail and curves of 18" radius,but larger curves are recommended. The Class B6sb 0-6-0 is one of many Broadway Limited HO Scale Paragon4locomotives.