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The gears increased the torque available to the wheels, making them well-suited for hauling heavy loads and navigating challenging terrain.  These locomotives were particularly popular in the logging industry, where their ability to negotiate tight curves and steep gradients made them ideal for hauling heavy timber out of rugged and remote areas.  The Shay locomotives also found use in various other industries, such as mining, construction, and sugar plantations, where their reliability and power were valued.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey stand as a testament to the ingenuity and versatility of these remarkable steam locomotives that played a significant role in the industrial and transportation history of the United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn our first production run, we are offering several variations of the 150-ton Class D Shay locomotives.  We offer locomotives in multiple road names and paint schemes.  Each of our models will be available with our newest Paragon4 Sound\/DC\/DCC sound system with smoke and integral GoPack capacitors.  Our models have die cast locomotive and tender bodies for maximum weight and tractive effort.  See below for additional model features including the full list of individually controllable lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e \u003ctable border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" width=\"33%\"\u003eIndustry-leading Model Features:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" width=\"5%\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\"\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eALL-NEW Paragon4 Sound \u0026amp; Control System\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eOperating Smoke Unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eIntegral DCC Decoder with Back EMF for Industry Best Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003ePrecision Drive Mechanism engineered for continuous heavy load towing and smooth slow speed operation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003e5-Pole Can Motor with Skew Wound Armature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eHeavy Die Cast Boiler, Tender Body, and Chassis for Increased Tractive Effort\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003ePremium Caliber Painting with Authentic Paint Schemes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003ePrototypical Light Operation with Separately Controllable Headlight, Reverse Light, and Cab Light\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eFactory-installed Engineer and Fireman Figures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eMany Separately Applied Details such as Handrails, Ladders, Conduit, Generators, Whistle, Horn, and Brass Bell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eEquipped with Rubber Traction Tires for Increased Pulling Power\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eRecommended Minimum Radius:  18 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eAccurate Prototypical Sounds for a Shay Locomotive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"5%\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/tbody\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e \u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eBroadway Limited Imports is proud to introduce Paragon4: The new benchmark for premium HO sound-equipped locomotives. These DC and DCC-Sound equipped locomotives feature the ALL-NEW Paragon4 sound and control system. Each Paragon4 locomotive comes with BLI's own integral DCC Decoder factory installed.  Paragon4 locomotives offer Dual Mode DC and DCC operation with superb back EMF motor control, improved DC motor control, built-in capacitor pack for more reliable electrical pick-up, industry best on-board sound with Rolling Thunder functionality, Pro Lighting Mode for prototypical light control, Switcher model for precise low speed control, recordable DCC operation for automated playback, and the same excellent detail level as Broadway Limited's Paragon3 Series models. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eParagon4 Sound \u0026amp; Control System Features:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eOperates in DC \u0026amp; DCC with improved DC speed control (use DCMaster for DC Sound)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eBuilt-In capacitor pack to navigate imperfect track\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eCapacitor Pack automatically disabled on program track for full compatibility with JMRI Decoder Pro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003ePro Lighting Mode offers individual control of all lights on model\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eSwitcher Mode for precise low speed control.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eRecord \u0026amp; Play Operation - Records and plays back sounds and movements once or repeatedly for automatic operation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eHigh Resolution Audio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eQuillable Whistle for various whistle lengths and patterns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eChoice of 3 selectable Horns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eAlternate Whistle \/ Horn where applicable for locomotive with air horn and steam whistle - both the main whistle and alternate can be easily played\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eAdjustable bell ringing interval for faster or slower bell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eNumerous user-mappable functions with available keys\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eJohnson Bar Sound at Direction Change\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eMultiple realistic passenger and crew sounds play on command\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eGrade Crossing Automatic Signal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eAutomatic Forward \/ Reverse Signal - When activated, stopping triggers and stop whistle toot.  When moving forward from a stopped position, toots twice.  When moving in reverse. toots three times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eChuff sound intensity varies with load\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eIndividually adjustable sound volumes for each effect\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003eEZ Reset Button for quick return to factory default settings\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\"\u003e**Specifications on this page subject to change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/tbody\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Broadway Limited Imports","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42349795344466,"sku":"BLI-7818","price":509.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0581\/3410\/2098\/files\/7818_1.jpg?v=1770820144"},{"product_id":"ready-to-ship-atlas-n-50007225-55-ton-fishbelly-hopper-with-load-western-maryland-10826-boxcar-red","title":"Ready to Ship Atlas N 50007225 55-Ton Fishbelly Hopper with Load, Western Maryland #10826 (Boxcar Red)","description":"\u003cp\u003e#REF!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42357108703314,"sku":"ATL-50007225-ARD","price":25.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0581\/3410\/2098\/files\/n50007224.jpg?v=1772561943"},{"product_id":"ready-to-ship-walthers-proto-ho-920-42735-emd-gp9-phase-ii-low-nose-western-maryland-39-loksound-5-sound-dcc-equipped","title":"Ready to Ship Walthers Proto HO 920-42735 EMD GP9 Phase II Low Nose, Western Maryland #39 (LokSound 5 Sound \u0026 DCC Equipped)","description":"A signature diesel for your HO railroad, the WalthersProto GP9 Phase II with High Hood is a real workhorse! 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