{"product_id":"preorder-broadway-limited-imports-ho-9549-yellow-jacket-4-6-2-class-es-steam-locomotive-chicago-north-western-yellow-jacket-1952-617-637-49","title":"PREORDER Broadway Limited Imports HO 9549 Yellow Jacket 4-6-2 Class ES Steam Locomotive, Chicago \u0026 North Western (Yellow Jacket-1952) #617","description":"The Chicago and North Western Railway was well-known for its extensive passenger service across the Midwest, with its famous 400\" series of trains becoming a symbol of travel between Chicago and the Upper Midwest. When the time came to modernize these iconic trains, the railroad sought a streamlined locomotive to match their sleek design. The result was the Class ES Pacific steam locomotive.\u003cbr\u003eBuilt in 1930 by Alco, the ES locomotives were originally intended for the \"400s.\" However, before the engines were even delivered, C\u0026amp;NW management decided to shift focus away from streamlined steam power and instead placed orders for new diesel locomotives from General Motors' Electro-Motive Division. As a result, the ES locomotives were reassigned to other passenger services until they were retired and scrapped in 1953. Crews affectionately nicknamed them \"Yellow Jackets\" because of their distinctive yellow and green paint schemes.\u003cbr\u003eFor this first production run of the \"Yellow Jackets,\" we are recreating models from three distinct prototypical eras, each with era-specific details and paint schemes. This includes the locomotives' renumbering during the early 1950s. Additionally, we're excited to offer two fantasy schemes for this run, featuring liveries for the Seaboard Air Line and the Chicago \u0026amp; Eastern Illinois. All models have hand-crafted brass boilers, cabs, and tender bodies, and die cast locomotive and tender chassis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndustry-leading Model Features:\u003cbr\u003eALL-NEW Paragon4 Sound \u0026amp; Control System\u003cbr\u003eSynchronized Puffing Smoke with Chuff Sound\u003cbr\u003eVariable Puffing Smoke Intensity and timing\u003cbr\u003eIntegral DCC Decoder with Back EMF for Industry Best Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC\u003cbr\u003ePrecision Drive Mechanism engineered for continuous heavy load towing and smooth slow speed operation\u003cbr\u003e5-Pole Can Motor with Skew Wound Armature\u003cbr\u003eHandcrafted Brass Boiler, Cab, and Tender Body, and Heavy Die Cast Chassis for Increased Tractive Effort\u003cbr\u003ePremium Caliber Painting with Authentic Paint Scheme\u003cbr\u003ePrototypical Light Operation with Separately Controllable Headlight, Numberboard Lights, and cab light\u003cbr\u003eFactory-installed Engineer and Fireman Figures\u003cbr\u003ePrototypically Accurate Models for 1942, 1944, and 1952 appearances\u003cbr\u003eMany Separately Applied Details such as Handrails, Grab Irons, Ladders, Piping, Cab Glass, Whistle, Brass Bell, Markers, Numberboards, Air Tanks, and Many Others\u003cbr\u003eEquipped with Rubber Traction Tires for Increased Pulling Power\u003cbr\u003eRecommended Minimum Radius: 18 inches\u003cbr\u003eAccurate Prototypical Sounds for the C\u0026amp;NW Yellow Jacket\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003eParagon4 Sound \u0026amp; Control System Features:\u003cbr\u003eOperates in DC \u0026amp; DCC with improved DC speed control (use DCMaster for DC Sound)\u003cbr\u003eBuilt-In capacitor pack to navigate imperfect track\u003cbr\u003eCapacitor Pack automatically disabled on program track for full compatibility with JMRI Decoder Pro\u003cbr\u003ePro Lighting Mode offers individual control of all lights on model\u003cbr\u003eSwitcher Mode for precise low speed control.\u003cbr\u003eRecord \u0026amp; Play Operation - Records and plays back sounds and movements once or repeatedly for automatic operation\u003cbr\u003eHigh Resolution Audio\u003cbr\u003eQuillable Whistle for various whistle lengths and patterns\u003cbr\u003eChoice of 3 selectable whistle\u003cbr\u003eAlternate Whistle \/ Horn where applicable for locomotive with air horn and steam whistle - both the main whistle and alternate can be easily played\u003cbr\u003eAdjustable bell ringing interval for faster or slower bell\u003cbr\u003eNumerous user-mappable functions with available keys\u003cbr\u003eJohnson Bar Sound at Direction Change\u003cbr\u003eMultiple realistic passenger and crew sounds play on command\u003cbr\u003eGrade Crossing Automatic Signal\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003eChuff sound intensity varies with load\u003cbr\u003eIndividually adjustable sound volumes for each effect\u003cbr\u003eEZ Reset Button for quick return to factory default settings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpecifications on this page subject to change.","brand":"Broadway Limited Imports","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130699255890,"sku":"BLI-9549-PRE","price":63.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0581\/3410\/2098\/files\/9548_CNW_ES_Streamlined-52_5-View_e7077093-1947-4ca4-a633-1fda416dabca__80247.jpg?v=1756166462","url":"https:\/\/modeltrainstuff.com\/products\/preorder-broadway-limited-imports-ho-9549-yellow-jacket-4-6-2-class-es-steam-locomotive-chicago-north-western-yellow-jacket-1952-617-637-49","provider":"Model Train Stuff","version":"1.0","type":"link"}