PREORDER Lionel 2-531070 O USRA 2-8-2 Heavy Mikado - 3-Rail w/Legacy Sound, Control & Smoke -- Central Railroad of New Jersey #859 (black, graphite)

Railroads seemed to have a love-hate relationship with the USRA Heavy Mikado. Some received the locomotives and sold them off within a few years. Others found them to be just what they needed and ordered copies by the dozens. Overall, the type served well on the roads that embraced them, often maintaining heavy freight duties until the end of steam.Reappearing in the Lionel catalog for the first time in nine years, our "Heavy Mikes" are back in some popular old and new road names. This will be the first issue of these locomotives with Bluetooth and all of the latest LEGACY upgrades. We've also added some new road-specific details to our Great Northern and Soo Line versions to better capture the prototypes. The heavy Mikado has all the heft of a big locomotive with a friendly footprint for tighter curves and small layouts.

LEGACY Control System equipped – able to run in LEGACY Control mode, in TrainMaster Command Control mode, or in Conventional mode with a standard transformer
Bluetooth Control - Operate with Universal Remote or LionChief App
Lionel Voice Control (LVC) - run your locomotive by speaking commands into your phone via LionChief App
Odyssey II Speed Control

LEGACY RailSounds sound system featuring:
CrewTalk dialog with different scenarios depending on whether the locomotive is in motion or stopped
TrainSounds that mimic operating dialog when the locomotive is in motion or stopped
Six official railroad speeds with CrewTalk dialog
DynaChuff synchronized with 32 levels of intensity as the locomotive gains speed
LEGACY "Real-Time Quilling Whistle" control with instant response for realistic signature "quilling" and correctly timed warning signals:
5 different whistles to choose from for a more customized experience
Single hit or continuous mechanical bell sounds:
5 levels of bell pitching for customized sounds
Sequence Control: plays the sound effects of an entire trip, including warning sounds and announcements, based on the movement and speed of the locomotive
Current speed and fuel dialog, coal or oil loading sound effects

IR Transmitter that works with LCS SensorTrack
Powerful maintenance-free motor with momentum flywheel
Wireless Tether connection between locomotive and tender
ElectroCoupler on rear of tender
Directional lighting including operating headlight and back-up light on rear of tender
Bicolor illuminated classification lights on the front of locomotive where applicable. Using a Legacy controller, change the color of the classification lights between white or green
Traction tires
Interior illumination in cab
Die-cast metal locomotive body, pilot, and trucks
Die-cast metal tender body and trucks
High level of separately applied metal details
Separately applied builder's plate
Synchronized fan-driven smoke unit
Adjustable smoke output
Authentically detailed cab interior
Cab "glass" windows
Engineer and fireman figures
4-Digit Addressing

Whistle Steam
Road-specific details