The Stearns-Heisler continues our collection of geared steam locomotives along with our On30 Shay and Climax. This 14-ton two-truck locomotive was an early Heisler, manufactured from the late 1890s. This is a DCC-equipped model with all the fine detailing you expect from our Spectrum® line, along with 16-bit Tsunami® plug-and-play sound capability. (Separate-sale Item No. 44953, Stearns-Heisler Plug-and-Play Sound Module, required for sound-on-board performance.)
Features include:
• DCC-equipped for speed, direction, and lighting control
• sound ready with factory-installed speaker
• dual-mode NMRA-compliant decoder
• die-cast construction
• all gear drive
• enclosed gearbox
• metal driveshafts and heavy-duty universals
• prototypical powered trucks
• constant soft white LED lighting
• choice of three stacks included
• contoured wheel spokes per prototype
• blackened brass railings
• E-Z Mate® Mark II couplers
This model performs best on 15" radius curves or greater.
