Description
Railroad Short Name: CB&Q
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- A signature diesel for your HO railroad, the Walthers Proto GP9 Phase II with High Hood is a real workhorse! With revised tooling and road-specific details, the models are based on prototypes built from 1955 to 1957 (known to modelers and railfans as the “phase two” version), and many are still in service today.
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Locomotive Features:
- One time run of these road numbers, order now – limited quantity available!
- Based on units in service from 1955 to the present
- Improved hood contours and Phase II detail
- Road-specific details
- Wire grab irons and lift rings
- 21mtc connector
- Warm white LED constant and directional headlights
- 14:1 helical gears for ultra-quiet and smooth running
- 5-pole, skew-wound, high-torque, high-efficiency can motor
- Easy multiple-unit operation
- Superb paint and lettering
- Heavy die-cast metal underframe
- Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers
Road-specific Features:
- 2 Brass Leslie A2-156-CA air horns
- Brass firecracker radio antenna
- Nondynamic long hood
- Double fuel fillers on sill
- Short, single MU stand
- Front and rear footboards
- 4 early, tall MU stands
- MU hoses front and rear
- Ratcheting hand brake
- Vapor standby heater
- Cab signal box
- Steam generator w/tall exhaust and piping w/covered intake and exhaust
- Pyle early dual sealed-beam headlights
- Working dual lens Gyralight
- Rounded winterization hatch
- Cab wind deflectors in folded in position
- Etched brass metal-style sunshades
- Blomberg Type B sideframes w/roller bearing journals
- 2 speed recorders
- 1600-gallon fuel tank w/piping
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