MTH 20-5588-1 Pennsylvania FF-1 Electric Loco w/PS 2.0 Start Price USD 799.99 Current Price USD 799.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 30, 2008 End Time Tuesday, December 30, 2008 Location Atlanta, GA See more about 'MTH 20-5588-1 Pennsylvania FF-1 Electric Loco w/PS 2.0' Description Your browser does not support JavaScript. To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE! Trainz Store Home | About Trainz | Scott's Story | Contact Us | Shipping | Payment | Returns | Feedback | Checkout Other O Modern auctions from Trainz: Artwork/Prints Accessories Books & Media Buildings - Assembled Buildings - Kits Catalogs Diesel Locos Electric Locos Figures Freight Cars Miscellaneous Motorized Units Operating Cars Passenger Cars Pre-Order Specials Scenery Sets Steam Locos Track/Switches/Etc. Transformers Vehicles Sign up with Live.com & save up to 25% on many items from Trainz! Click here for details Add the Trainz eBay Gadget to your Google Homepage MTH 20-5588-1 Pennsylvania FF-1 Electric Loco w/PS 2.0 THIS ITEM REQUIRES 2-3 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY Built by the road's Juniata shops in 1917, the FF1 was the first step in the Pennsy's long search for a heavy-duty mainline electric locomotive - a search that would culminate in 1934 with the GG1, perhaps the most successful and best-loved electric ever built. The FF1, however - like her contemporary, the Erie Triplex 2-8-8-8-2 steam engine - was a monstrous machine that was simply too big and too powerful for the technology of her time. On at least one occasion, Big Liz, as the crews called her, pushed so hard that boxcars began to pop out of the middle of the train. Listen to the "train wreck" sounds in our model of the FF1 and you'll hear the crew's reaction. The drive system in this one-of-a-kind experimental engine was borrowed in part from the steam locomotive. At each end of the FF1, two giant traction motors turned a jackshaft that moved side rods to power the drivers. Designed for drag freight service, Biz Liz had but two continuous speeds: 10.3 and 20.6 mph. Within a decade, jackshaft drives would fall out of favor, in part because they pounded the rails terribly at higher speeds, just like a side rod steam locomotive. Later electrics would have the traction motors geared directly to the drive axles, as they were on a GG1. Big Liz never fulfilled the dream of her designers - to help level the mountains on the Pennsy's line from Altoona to Pittsburgh. But it's surprising how much she had in common with the Pennsy's most successful electric. The monstrous FF1 and the glorious GG1 were virtually the same length, had similar horsepower, and shared the same number of driven axles. What was impractical in 1917 turned out to be sheer genius in 1934. The first-ever O gauge model of this historic locomotive, our Premier FF1 recreates the visual and mechanical excess of the original design, but runs better than the prototype ever did. Only MTH engineering could make such a large, complex model run smoothly and steadily at speeds from a barely perceptible crawl to wide-open throttle. For a perfect World War I era freight train, team Big Liz up with the Pennsy N6b caboose shown elsewhere in this catalog and our USRA single- and double-sheathed wooden boxcars from earlier catalogs. DCS System required to access "train wreck" and several other atmospheric sound effects. Did you know? Big Liz was capable of 4000 continuous horsepower at the rail and a maximum of 4800 hp when starting a heavy train. Like most electrics, her starting effort was greater because her electric motors could handle a large overload for a brief period of time. Features include Directionally Controlled Headlights, Intricately Detailed Die-Cast Body, Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears, Remotely Controlled Operating Pantographs, Enhanced Detail Die-Cast Truck Sides & Pilots, and (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers.The Trainz SKU for this item is D11439199.Manufacturer: MTHModel Number: 20-5588-1Scale/Era: O ModernModel Type: Electric LocoRoad Name: PennsylvaniaThe Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (M.S.R.P) for this item is $799.95. Trainz Policies & Terms Trainz Shipping Rates Click an Image to Enlarge  Location Shipping Cost Additional Items United States (48 States), APO* $18.99 $18.99 Alaska & Hawaii $41.99 $41.99 Canada** $36.49 $36.49 International Contact Us Contact Us THIS ITEM REQUIRES 2-3 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY Our shipping prices include insurance. We use new cardboard shipping boxes, bubble-wrap, plastic air cushion bags, and foam peanuts to protect the items that we ship to you. 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