Introduction

Bachmann 53601 HO Scale 4-6-4 Hudson Steam Loco New York Central NYC 5407 with DCC and WOWSound

As the demand for rail travel increased in the 1920s, the need for faster, more powerful locomotives to pull the 20th Century Limited and other express services along the New York Central’s Water Level Route become clear. The solution was delivered by the American Locomotive Company in 1927 as the 4-6-4 Hudson entered service alongside its namesake Hudson River. The type quickly became a symbol of both the New York Central and fast, luxury rail travel. Factory-set for maximum realism and equipped with a TCS WOWSound CD-quality 16-bit 44,100Hz decoder with Audio Assist, the Hudson arrives with a steam locomotive sound package that features user-definable whistle options, bell, blowdown, cylinder cocks, water fill, coupler close and release, brake application and release, momentum, grade crossing quill, station announcements, and more.

FEATURES:

• Equipped with DCC TCS WOWSound
• Keep-Alive system to allow engines to run in the event of power interruptions, fluctuations, or even dirty tracks
• Audio Assist voice-guided programming tool
• NMRA-compliant dual-mode decoder
• Precision motor
• Real metal chassis
• Fully-functional directional/reverse lights
• Real blackened metal side rods and RP25 contoured metal wheelsets
• Front/rear E-Z Mate Mark II couplers