Locomotive features include DCC Sound on Board; MNRA decoder with 8-pin plug; die-cast boiler; 5 pole skew-wound motor with hardened carbon brushes; 2 flywheels; geared drive; electrical pickup on drivers; operating LED headlights; finescale metal detail parts, including metal cut levers and separately applied bell, whistle, domes and piping; detailed cab interior with sliding windows; RP25 wheel contours; body mounted NMRA coupler pockets; and EZ Mate Mark II couplers on front and rear;

Tender features include C&O VC12 Vandy tender; accurate VC12 truck side frames; easy decoder access; detailed underframe with brake cylinder; all-wheel electrical pickup; hand tooled coal load; detailed coal boards; and metal handrails and finescale rivet detail.