PROTO 2000 Fairbanks-Morse H10-44 Powered w/Sound & DCC -- St. Louis-San Francisco #281 (Simplified Safety Scheme; black, yellow)

1940s-Era Switchers with 21st Century Detailing * Prototype-Specific Detailing * Modeler-applied F-M Logo & Builder's Plates * Magnetic Knuckle Couplers * All-Wheel Drive & Electrical Pickup * Machined Brass Flywheel * Constant & Directional Headlights * RP-25 Wheels * Heavy Die Cast Chassis * Five-Pole Skew-Wound Motor * Available With or Without Factory-Installed Sound & DCC Sound can be operated with standard DC power pack or DCC controllers. Sound features include: Diesel Engine, Horn, Bell, Squealing Brakes, Doppler Effect, Air Let Off (in neutral), Headlight, and Trailer which mutes whistle and bell for double heading. By the early 1930s, Fairbanks-Morse was ready to expand its line of diesel prime movers with a new design aimed at railroads. The new Model 38 as it was known used opposed pistons in place of a traditional cylinder head to form the combustion chamber. Although more mechanically complex, it was very smooth running and quiet when pro