Whitcomb 65-tonner
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct current, $279.99; with PIKO SmartSound 5.1 sound decoder, $389.99
Era: 1940s+ (depending on paint scheme)
Manufacturer: PIKO America LLC, 4610 Alvarado Canyon Rd., Ste. 5, San Diego, CA 92120; piko-america.com
Whitcomb 65-tonner features:
- Diecast chassis and hood
- Metal handrails
- Factory-applied details
- Maryland Midland locomotives feature American-style end beams, fully enclosed around the couplers. Factory-equipped with knuckle couplers.
- United States Army Transportation Corps locomotives feature European-style hook couplers that can be modified with PIKO’s #56043 knuckle coupler
Release date: November 2022
Road names: Maryland Midland (Navy blue with orange and white stripe, black lettering). One road number. Also available painted but unlettered and unnumbered.
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