Description
Railroad Short Name: GTW
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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:
- Brass Nathan M3 air horn
- Sinclair radio antenna
- Etched brass metal-style sunshades
- Working roof-mounted beacon
- Nondynamic long hood
- Roof-mounted air tanks (“torpedo tubes”) w/piping
- Single fuel filler
- Drop steps
- Short, single MU stand
- Long hood end plow and short hood end plain pilot
- MU hoses
- Peacock type handbrake
- Pyle late dual sealed-beam headlight
- Rounded winterization hatch
- Blomberg Type B sideframes w/roller bearing journals
- 2000-gallon GTW-style fuel tank
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