Initially built for passenger service between 1931 and 1935, the Pennsylvania Railroad's P5a electrics were later regeared and used chiefly in freight service, finally retiring in in 1965. These superbly detailed replicas of the as-built boxcab version are fully assembled and feature:

• Paragon4 Sound and Control System featuring ROLLING THUNDER
• Integral dual-mode decoder with back EMF for superb slow speed operation in DC and DCC
• Precision drive mechanism engineered for heavy towing and smooth slow speed operation
• All-Wheel electrical pick-up, including leading and trailing trucks
• Die Cast body and chassis for maximum tractive effort
• Operating pantographs (unpowered)
• Separately applied details including handrails, grab irons, smokestacks, class lights, horn, and bell
• Prototypical light operation
• Prototypically accurate PRR PRR P5a sounds
• Two operating Microtrains-compatible couplers
• Operates on Code 55, Code 70, and Code 80 rail
• Minimum operating radius: 9"