| The Y6b was known as the       workhorse of the Norfolk & Western railroad.  Starting with       locomotive #2120 in 1936, the Y6 class would become the final refinement       of the 2-8-8-2 design, and the Y6b is considered the epitome of the       compound mallet development.  The N&W shops in Roanoke, Virginia gave       all Y Class engine and tender axles roller bearings and they used the same       outside frame lead truck as the Class A.  The trailing truck was also       equipped with roller bearings which were fit into an outside frame design.        With these improvements, the Y6's cost considerably more than their       earlier brethren, but the maintenance records show that these locomotives       had a time available for assignment far superior to any of the       predecessors. The Y6b had a starting tractive effort in       simple configuration of 152,206 pounds.  In the compound mode, a       tractive effort of 126,838 was achieved.  The locomotives delivered       5,500 horsepower.  The Y6b locomotive weight was 582,900 lbs with       522,850 lbs directly on the drivers.   When the N&W ceased their mainline steam       operations in 1959, 50 of the Y6s were still running out serviceable miles       in the coal fields waiting for the final order of diesels to replace them.        The last of the Class Ys were retired in the summer of 1960.  In 2022, Broadway Limited is building our       first production of the N&W Y6b in N scale.  We are building five       road numbers in the standard in-service paint scheme, one painted but       unlettered and unnumbered model, and two models painted in fantasy paint       schemes.  The fantasy schemes are adaptations of prototypical N&W       paint schemes, that were never applied to the Y6bs in real life, but look       beautiful on the models.                                           | Industry-leading             Model Features: 
 |  |              |                                           ALL-NEW Paragon4 Sound               & Control System featuring Rolling Thunder                             Integral Dual-Mode               Decoder with Back EMF for Superb Slow Speed Operation in DC and               DCC                            Precision Drive               Mechanism engineered for continuous heavy load towing and smooth               slow speed operation                             Extra Built-in               Capacitance for more Consistent Elecrical Pick-up                             Die Cast Locomotive               Body with Die Cast Chassis for Heavier Weight and Maximum Tractive               Effort                            Rubber Tires for               Additional Tractive Effort                            Premium Caliber               Painting with Prototypically Accurate Paint Schemes and Road               Numbers                             Prototypical Light               Operation with Separately Controllable Headlight, Rear Light, and               Cab Light                            Many Separately               Applied Details such as Handrails, Ladders, Piping, Whistle, and               Bell                            Operating Microtrains-compatible               Couplers                            Will Operate on Code               55, Code 70, and Code 80 Rail                            Minimum Operating               Radius:  9.75 inches                            Accurate Prototypical               Sounds for the N&W Y6b 2-8-8-2 Engines |  |          Broadway 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.           Paragon4 Sound &       Control System       Features:                         Operates in DC & DCC         with improved DC speed control (use DCMaster for DC Sound)                Built-In capacitor pack         to navigate imperfect track                Capacitor Pack         automatically disabled on program track for full compatibility with         JMRI Decoder Pro                Pro Lighting Mode         offers individual control of all lights on model                Switcher Mode for         precise low speed control.                Record & Play Operation         - Records and plays back sounds and movements once or repeatedly for         automatic operation                 High Resolution Audio                        Quillable Whistle for         various whistle lengths and patterns                 Choice of 3 selectable         Horns                Alternate Whistle / Horn         where applicable for locomotive with air horn and steam whistle - both         the main whistle and alternate can be easily played                 Adjustable bell ringing         interval for faster or slower bell                 Numerous user-mappable         functions with available keys                 Johnson Bar Sound at         Direction Change                Multiple realistic         passenger and crew sounds play on command                Grade Crossing Automatic         Signal                         Automatic 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.                 Chuff sound intensity varies         with load                         Individually adjustable         sound volumes for each effect                 EZ Reset Button for         quick return to factory default settings        **Specifications on this page       subject to change.New Page 1   |