Soo Line LEGACY USRA Heavy Mikado #1003
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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.
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Features:
- 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
Product Specifications:
- Gauge: O Gauge
- Dimensions: Length: 23"
- Minimum Curve: O54
- Road Name: Soo Line
- Road Number: 1003
- Est. Ship Date: 7/24/2025
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which is known in the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.Ca.gov.