Road Name: Black River & Western Road Number: 58 Product Line: Master – Gold Scale: HO Features: Die-cast metal chassis and fine scale handrails Golden White LEDs DCC/Sound version available with LokSound decoder Separately-applied wire grab irons, coupler cut bars, trainline hoses and lift rings Accurate painting and printing Metal couplers Realistic die-cast mainframe Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual-flywheels for optimumperformance at all speeds Directional lighting Gold models are equipped with ESU LokSound.ESU Loksound Functionality Features: ESU LokSound decoder, supporting all DCC programming modes. Flexible mapping of function keys F0 to F31. Follows all NMRA DCC standards and recommended practices. Over 20 sound effects are available, including engine start-up and shutdown, prime mover sounds through all eight notches,bell, air horn, air compressor and more Overview: The RS-1 was introduced by ALCO in March of 1941 with the delivery of the first of two units to the Rock Island. Combining theaccessibility of a switching locomotive and the higher-speed tracking of a road unit, the RS-1 started a revolution in locomotivedesign that was soon embraced by all of the major diesel-electric builders. Despite ALCOs own introduction of higher horsepowerroadswitchers, the 1,000 h.p. RS-1 had a production span of 19 years (1941-1960) with 623 units.
