Lionel Lines 261E Tinplate Loco & Tender w/Proto-Sound 3.0 REG. = $349.99 SELL AT $299.99 AND YOU GET FREE SHIPPING. AT WWW.PATSTRAINS.COM

Lionel Lines 261E Tinplate Loco & Tender w/Proto-Sound 3.0

One of the last truly tinplate locomotives, the 255E manufactured by Lionel in 1935 and 1936 exclusively, included a 263W whistle tender set but was never available for separate sale. The 255E contained the same boiler, frame, whistle, and 2-4-2 wheel arrangements as the late 260E but without the chugger. This model was one of the first to receive a semi gloss finish rather then the traditional high-gloss finish, which graced locomotives produced before 1934.   Proudly displaying the No. 255 on the engines side plates, this locomotives gunmetal coloring and nickel trim were trademarks of Lionel's tinplate models produced after 1934. Though the locomotive would later succumb to "die-cast boilers and scale detail", this model accurately recreates all of the details specific to the 255E. Dubbed the "most spectacular development in model railroading" the 255E with its "authentic locomotive whistle" and "the rhythm of its double action pistons and driving rods is characteristic of a great "Mogul of the Rails." It will be the pride of every boy who owns one." New to the 1935 catalogue, the 255E along with the red 613 series passenger cars still make up one of the rarest prewar passenger sets ever produced. Features Stamped Steel Boiler Stamped Steel Tender Stamped Metal Chassis Baked Enamel Finish Metal Wheels and Axles Operating Metal Latch Couplers Constant Voltage Headlight Precision Flywheel Equipped Motor Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments Synchronized Puffing ProtoSmoke System Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Passenger Proto-Effects Unit Measures: Operates On O-31 Curves Steam DCC Features Headlight on/off Bell on/off Whistle/Horn on/off Start-up/Shut-down PFA initiate and advance Cab Light on/off Engine Sounds on/off Volume low, med, high, off Smoke on/off Forward Signal Sound Reverse Signal Sound Coupler Slack Sound Grade Crossing One-Shot Doppler on/off Extended Start Up Extended Shut Down Labor Chuff Drift Chuff Smoke Volume Single short whistle toot Coupler Close Feature Reset Idle Sequence 1 Idle Sequence 2 Idle Sequence 3 Idle Sequence 4 Brakes auto/off Cab Chatter auto/off Clickety-Clack auto/off