Atlas HO Train Master Locomotive

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HO Train Master Locomotive

New Road Names!

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(N scale model shown)
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Advertised by Fairbanks-Morse as "the most useful locomotive ever built", the H24-66 Train Master was first introduced in 1953. Designed as a versatile locomotive with various equipment options available, it was found in both passenger and freight service across the US. It was the most powerful single-engine locomotive in production at the time, generating a total of 2,400 hp.

Atlas' ready-to-run model of the Train Master Locomotive is recreated with precision and accuracy to achieve first-class operation on your railroad.

You have two options in choosing the Atlas HO Train Master Locomotive:

1) Atlas Master™ Silver Series: Atlas' high quality locomotive with great features, such as seperately-applied detail parts, accurate painting and printing and the NMRA 8-pin plug for DCC if desired in the future.

2) Atlas Master™ Gold Series: Atlas' high quality locomotive with great features, such as seperately-applied detail parts, accurate painting and printing, with an e-DMD (electronic Dual-Mode® decoder) and sound right out of the box.

Features Include:
-Separately-applied door handles
-Real metal springs on trucks
-Realistic die-cast underframe
-Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual-flywheels for optimum performance at all speeds
-Directional lighting
-Factory-equipped with AccuMate® couplers
-Painted crew figures
-Separately-installed scale windshield wipers and fine scale handrails
-Etched metal radiator grilles
-Electronic Dual-Mode Decoder (e-DMD) (Item #'s 7700-7729 only) that allows your locomotive to run in DCC or DC
-NMRA 8-pin plug for DCC (Item #'s 7800-7835 only)
-Railroad specific details (Lighted classification lights on some models)

QSI® Quantum Sound® System Features Include:
(Item #'s 7700-7716 only)
-Dual speaker system
-Authentic diesel engine sounds
-Squealing brakes
-Doppler effect
-Air let-off in neutral
-Coupler impact sounds when operated with DCC
-Helper mode that mutes the whistle and bell for double heading
-And more!

Note: Due to the higher starting voltage required to operate the sound system, it is not possible to MU a non-sound-equipped loco in DC (analog) mode.
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(N scale models and technical artwork shown)
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ITEM# ROAD NAME ROAD NUMBER HO Train Master Phase 1a - New Road Names!
Atlas Master™ Series Silver
(Without Decoder and Sound) [DCC Ready]

7800 Undecorated Phase 1a
(single headlight/small number boards)
7823 Erie Lackawanna (Black/Yellow) 1853
7824 Erie Lackawanna (Black/Yellow) 1856
7825 Erie Lackawanna (Black/Yellow) No #
7826 Fairbanks-Morse Demonstrator
(Orange/Yellow/Black) TM-3
7827 Fairbanks-Morse Demonstrator
(Orange/Yellow/Black) TM-4
7828 Wabash (Blue/Gray/White) 550
7829 Wabash (Blue/Gray/White) 551

HO Train Master Phase 1b - New Road Names!
Atlas Master™ Series Silver
(Without Decoder and Sound) [DCC Ready]

7803 Undecorated Phase 1b
(dual headlights-both ends/small number boards)
7830 Southern Pacific (Gray/Scarlet) 3025
7831 Southern Pacific (Gray/Scarlet) 3028
7832 Southern Pacific (Gray/Scarlet) No #

HO Train Master Phase 2 - New Road Names!
Atlas Master™ Series Silver
(Without Decoder and Sound) [DCC Ready]

7802 Undecorated Phase 2
(single headlight/large number boards/standard class lights)
7833 Reading (Dark Green/Gold Lettering) 865
7834 Reading (Dark Green/Gold Lettering) 866
7835 Reading (Dark Green/Gold Lettering) No #



HO Train Master Phase 1a - New Road Names!
Atlas Master™ Series Gold
(With Decoder & Sound)

7700 Undecorated Phase 1a
(single headlight/small number boards)
7717 Erie Lackawanna (Black/Yellow) 1851
7718 Erie Lackawanna (Black/Yellow) 1852
7719 Erie Lackawanna (Black/Yellow) No #
7720 Fairbanks-Morse Demonstrator
(Orange/Yellow/Black) TM-1
7721 Fairbanks-Morse Demonstrator
(Orange/Yellow/Black) TM-2
7722 Wabash (Blue/Gray/White) 550
7723 Wabash (Blue/Gray/White) 551 ITEM# ROAD NAME ROAD NUMBER

HO Train Master Phase 1b - New Road Names!
Atlas Master™ Series Gold
(With Decoder & Sound)

7703 Undecorated Phase 1b
(dual headlights-both ends/small number boards)
7724 Southern Pacific (Gray/Scarlet) 3020
7725 Southern Pacific (Gray/Scarlet) 3023
7726 Southern Pacific (Gray/Scarlet) No #

HO Train Master Phase 2 - New Road Names!
Atlas Master™ Series Gold
(With Decoder & Sound)

7702 Undecorated Phase 2
(single headlight/large number boards/standard class lights)
7727 Reading (Dark Green/Gold Lettering) 862
7728 Reading (Dark Green/Gold Lettering) 863
7729 Reading (Dark Green/Gold Lettering) No #

Estimated Delivery: January 2005
MSRP w/o Decoder and Sound - Atlas Master Silver Series : $139.95
MSRP w/Decoder - Atlas Master Gold Series : $249.95
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QSI®, Quantum Sound® are registered trademarks of QSIndustries, Inc.
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[Greg Elems]

Has anyone compared this unit with the old Athearn? I would expect improvement on the handrails, but how do the bodies compare?

Greg