Description

Lionel 6-28063 PENNSYLVANIA T1 4-4-4-4 DUPLEX 3-RAIL MODEL #5511

Heralded as the replacement locomotive for the Pennsylvania Railroad’s fleet of K-4 Pacifics, the T1 class resembled little else on the “Standard Railroad of the World.” From its unique 4-4-4-4 wheel arrangement on a rigid frame, to the startling shark-like streamlining by famed industrial designer Raymond Loewy, the T1s were a new hope in the battle against diesel power.

Unfortunately, the T1’s performance failed to meet expectations. Increased maintenance costs, due largely to the complex Poppet valves used, as well as the tendency to slip their drivers while at speed, doomed the T1s not long after their arrival from Baldwin and Altoona.

Lionel’s 5511 model recreates the prototype late in its short life. Sometime after their delivery, Pennsy maintenance forces eliminated the streamlined skirting around the 5511’s cylinders and below the running boards. A supplemental headlight was also added to the front-end, requiring the relocation of the numbered Pennsylvania keystone. All these features, in addition to accurate builders’ plates, train phone antenna and other rigging on the tender deck can be found in Lionel’s first issue of this historic locomotive.

• All-new die-cast boiler, frame and tender
• All 8 driver wheels powered
• Scale drop coupler on pilot
• Additional front coupler supplied for double-heading
• Hand-applied metal details on boiler
• Red firebox glow
• Ashpan glows brighter with engine speed
• Additional metal detailing on tender deck
• Engineer and fireman figures in cab

Features:

• O-Gauge, O-Scale
• Trainmaster Command Control
• Lionel RailSounds with CrewTalk & TowerCom
• All-new die-cast boiler, frame and tender
• All 8 driver wheels powered
• Scale drop coupler on pilot
• Hand-applied metal details on boiler
• Red firebox glow
• Ashpan glows brighter with engine speed
• Additional metal detailing on tender deck
• Engineer and fireman figures in cab
• ElectroCouplers
• Directionally controlled headlights and rear light on tender
• Wireless tether
• Operating smoke unit
• Length: 31-1/2″
• Minimum curve: O-72

• Grade: C-8

Grading Details:
C-10 Mint – Brand New: All original, unused and unblemished.
C-9 Factory New – Brand New: all original, unused, may evidence factory rubs and the slightest evidence of handling, shipping and having been test run at the factory.
C-9 New-Old-Stock: all original, unused, and typically out of production and may evidence factory rubs and shows considerable evidence of handling, shipping and aging.
C-8 Like New: Complete all original. No rust, no missing parts, may show effects of being on display and/or age, may have been run.
C-7 Excellent: All original minute scratches and paint nicks, no rust and no missing parts. No distortion of component parts.
C-6 Very Good: Minor scratches and paint nicks, minor spots of surface rust, free of dents. May have minor parts replaced.
C-5 Good: Sign of play wear with scratches and minor paint loss. Small dents, minor surface rust. Evidence of heavy use.
C-4 Fair: Scratched. Moderate paint loss, dented missing parts, surface rust. Evidence of heavy use.
C-3 Poor: Requires major body repair. Heavily scratched, major rust and missing parts. Restoration candidate.
C-2 Restoration required: Restoration required.
C-1 Junk, parts value only: Junk, parts value only