PRE-ORDER: Atlas Master Silver 10004982 - MPI MP36 (DC Silent) Utah FrontRunner (UTAX) 2 - HO Scale

Pre-Order Due Date:  August 27, 2025

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There is a 5% NON-refundable deposit for preorders, this amount will be deducted from the price of the product when it arrives.  You will see how much downpayment is required after adding the item to your cart.

For any pre-order submitted after the due date, we will try our best to fulfill your order, but are at the mercy of the manufacturer and if they produce more than were preordered by their dealers.

Pre-Orders will show a 0 shipping cost now, and shipping will be included on your invoice at time of product arrival.

When the product(s) are available to ship, you will receive an invoice via email and text through Intuit QuickBooks for the remaining 95%. Message and data rates may apply.

Please note that Estimated Arrival Dates can change at any point. Midwest Model Railroad is not responsible for manufacturers delaying production.

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The 3,600 horsepower MPI (Motive Power Industries) MP-36 locomotive is one type in a series of passenger locomotives produced in the company’s MPXpress lineup. While there have been numerous variations produced, this new Atlas model represents the most common, the MP36PH-3C. This variation includes a separately powered Head-end Power (HEP) system which alleviates the need for high prime mover RPM to power the passenger cars’ lighting and electrical systems.

Features Include:
• Golden-white LEDs
• Realistic die-cast underframe
• Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels for optimum performance at all speeds
• Realistic lighting effects including ditch lights and in-cab light
• Metal knuckle couplers
• Detailed cab interior
• Separately-installed scale windshield wipers, metal grab irons and fine scale handrails
• Coupler cut levers
• Multiple unit hoses and trainline hoses
• Recommended 22” radius with Atlas passenger cars
• Silver Sound Ready
Atlas Silver Sound Ready models are equipped with a speaker for easy conversion to sound with the addition of a decoder.