Built during World War II when war restrictions put a limit on new diesel locomotives, the EM-1 was the last steam locomotive class used
by the Baltimore & Ohio. This simple articulated engine provided tremendous power at high speeds, making it an ideal hauler of heavy
loads through the mountains of West Virginia. The Baltimore & Ohio president, Roy B. White, was so impressed after viewing the first one
that he exclaimed, “Well, I must say, they have everything!” Bachmann follows in this tradition by providing a feature-rich DCC-Sound equipped
EM-1 2-8-8-4 using the latest Soundtraxx N scale technology.
Features include:
• DCC sound equipped with Econami Sound Value Package
• die-cast boiler
• flywheel drive
• all-tender wheel pickup
• soft white LED headlight and backup light
• separately applied handrails and stanchions
• detailed backhead
• traction tire equipped
• chemically blackened wheels
• E-Z Mate ® Mark II couplers