Description
Railroad Short Name: B&O
B&O FEATURES:
Part of a large order for 60 units in 1957. They were used in coal and general freight service.
- Phase II GP9s; as-delivered B&O paint scheme
- As per the prototypes, this model is set up to operate long hood forward
- Short fuel tank skirts
- Leslie 3-chime horn
- Firecracker antenna
- Small triangular spark arrestors
- Short sunshades
- Footboards
- Electrical / hot water pipe cover
- Era 1957+
LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
- Front and rear MU catch boxes with footboard
- Trainline and MU hoses
- Coupler cut levers
- Drop steps unless noted
- MU stands
- “Nub” style walkway tread
- Bell placement & type per prototype
- Fine-scale handrails for scale appearance
- Wire grab irons
- Lift rings
- Windshield wipers
- See through cab windows and full cab interior
- Etched metal radiator intake grilles and fan grilles
- Air tanks mounted below sill unless noted
- Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes, and retention tanks
- Blomberg-B trucks with appropriate bearing caps
- Sander lines
- Speed recorder unless noted
- Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
- DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with both 8- and 9-pin connector
- Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
- Accurately-painted and printed paint schemes
- Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
- Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain for trouble free operation
- All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
- All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
- Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- Incandescent bulbs for realistic appearance
- Bidirectional constant LED lighting so headlight brightness remains constant
- Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
- Packaging securely holds the model for safe storage
- Replacement parts available
- Minimum radius: 18”
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