{"product_id":"preorder-atlas-n-40006663-fm-h15-44-master-gold-locomotive-denver-rio-grande-western-151-dcc-sound-equipped","title":"PREORDER Atlas N 40006663 FM H15-44, Master Gold Locomotive Denver \u0026 Rio Grande Western #151 (DCC \u0026 Sound-Equipped)","description":"In the late 1940s, the design team at Fairbanks-Morse (FM) set out to develop an 8-cylinder 1,500-horsepower all-purpose road switcher using their opposed-piston diesel engine design. By September 1947 FM had produced the first H15-44 locomotive in the form of Demonstrator “FM 1500”. The hood-unit style body included distinctive features such as slightly sloped ends, rounded corners, oval cab-side windows and a raised, rounded headlight base on each end.\u003cbr\u003eThe first purchaser of the H15-44 was Monon, who quickly bought both the demonstrator and the second unit built in December 1947. Three units were then built for Rio Grande before additional demonstrators were produced later in 1948. Before production ended in mid-1949, a total of 35 units had been built, with Jersey Central owning the most units (14 total).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy 1950 other builders had increased the horsepower of their competing road switchers, and FM responded with the 8-cylinder 1,600-horsepower H16-44 model. The earliest units were externally very similar to the previous H15-44. MKT 1591 was initially ordered as an H15-44, but was upgraded to 1,600hp during production.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first true production H16-44s were ordered by Jersey Central. Several large railroads purchased this model, including Santa Fe, New York Central, Southern and Pennsylvania. A total of 99 units would be produced before production of the “phase I” version ended in December 1952. FM continued to produce H16-44s with phase II and III body styles through 1963.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur model represents the “phase I” body style of both the H15-44 and H16-44 that was produced between 1947 and 1952. Options include FM or AAR truck side frames, high or low-mounted headlights, early or late-production phase 1 hoods and a removable fuel tank skirt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatures:\u003cbr\u003eBi-directional red and green LED classification lights\u003cbr\u003eScale Speed™ motor\u003cbr\u003eFactory-equipped with AccuMate® knuckle couplers\u003cbr\u003ePainted safety rails\u003cbr\u003eBlackened metal wheels\u003cbr\u003eGolden-white LED headlights\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAtlas Master® Gold models feature ESU Loksound decoders DCC Operation Features GOLD LOCOMOTIVES ONLY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSupports all DCC-programming modes\u003cbr\u003eDCC includes RailCom and RailComPlus, with 14, 28 or 128 speed steps and with 2-digit and 4-digit addressing.\u003cbr\u003eFlexible mapping of function keys F0 to F28.\u003cbr\u003eA total of 6 DCC function outputs are available, all can be function mapped (disable, brightness, light effects) individually\u003cbr\u003eFollows all NMRA DCC standards and recommended practices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eESU LokSound Features (GOLD LOCOMOTIVES ONLY):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver 20 sound effects are available, including engine start-up and shutdown, prime mover sounds through all eight notches, bell, air horn, air compressor, dynamic brakes and more.\u003cbr\u003eThere are up to 16 user-selectable horns, 2 user-selectable bells, and 2 user-selectable synchronized brake squeals.\u003cbr\u003eManual and Automatic Notching modes with the ability to change modes ”on the fly” are provided for true realism.\u003cbr\u003eEquipped with ESU’s Exclusive “Full Throttle” features for ultimate realism in prototype running.","brand":"Atlas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43710935400511,"sku":"ATL-40006663-PRE","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/7461\/7663\/files\/h10005322_15cdbf24-044d-46f6-98b9-fe6a46d4553e.jpg?v=1786424449","url":"https:\/\/factorydirecthobbies.com\/products\/preorder-atlas-n-40006663-fm-h15-44-master-gold-locomotive-denver-rio-grande-western-151-dcc-sound-equipped","provider":"Factory Direct Hobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}