ScaleTrains N Scale: Rivet Counter - GE Standard Turbine no Tender - DCC & Sound - Union Pacific
The Union Pacific Railroad’s quest for higher horsepower locomotives during the 1930s through 1960s led to some of the most interesting motive power in railroading history. In 1949, UP and General Electric (GE) began experimenting with gas turbine powered locomotives. The tests were successful so UP ordered 10 Standard Turbines which were delivered in 1952 and 1953. These powerful locomotives ran alongside UP’s fabled FEFs, Challengers, Big Boys, Veranda Turbines, and “Big Blow” Turbines. They were retired by the summer of 1964.
Road Number Specific Details:
Era: 1952-1964, UP series 51-60, built 1952
Fully-assembled
Multiple road numbers
Clear LED lighted front mars light*
Red LED lighted front “UDE” light*
Printed and LED lighted number boards
Operating LED directional nose headlights
Etched-metal Farr side grilles
Numerous factory-applied detail parts
Pilot-mounted screw-on front and rear semi-scale Type E knuckle couplers
Front and rear trainline hoses with silver gladhands
Front and rear uncoupling levers
16 wire grab irons including short nose grab irons
Non-operating class lights
Four (4) side and single rear ladder
Windshield wipers
Detailed cab interior with floor, control stand, seats, and rear wall
Molded sunshades
Dual Leslie Tyfon A200 blat horns
Detailed roof with dynamic brake housing, diesel engine exhaust stack, turbine exhaust stack, radiator grille, ventilation boxes, steam generator vent, and more
Photo etched metal roofwalk
Diamond plate tread pattern on rear platform
Brake wheel and stand mounted on rear platform
Five air tanks
Aluminum truck sideframes
AAR type B trucks with separately-applied brake cylinders; molded rerail
Motor with 5-pole skew wound armature
Dual flywheels
Forward and rearward trucks are geared
All-wheel electrical pick-up
Directional LED headlights
Printing and lettering legible under magnification
Operates on Code 55 and 80 rail
Durable packaging safely stores model
Minimum Radius: 11”
Recommended Radius: 18”
DCC & Sound equipped locomotives also feature:
ESU-LokSound 5 Micro DCC and sound decoder with 21 pin MTC connector
Uses decoder ESU58429
“Sugar cube” type speaker
Prime mover sound in “Hostler Mode”
Turbine sound when activated
Auxiliary sounds, horn, bell, and more
Operates on both DC and DCC layouts
* Note: some sound and lighting functions included with DCC & sound-equipped locomotives are not operable using DC