Electro-Motive Division GP9 Phase II diesel locomotive
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct-current model with 21-pin plug, $219.98; with dual-mode ESU LokSound 5 sound decoder, $319.98.
Era: 1954 to present (varies depending on scheme)
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Electro-Motive Division GP9 Phase II diesel locomotives features:
- Road-specific details
- Wire grab irons and lift rings
- Constant, directional warm white light-emitting diode headlights
- Helical gears with 14:1 ratio
- Five-pole, skew-wound can motor
- Heavy die-cast metal underframe
- Proto-Max metal couplers
Release date: Spring 2023
Road names: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (black and gray with “Way of the Zephyrs” slogan); Grand Trunk Western (blue and orange); Nickel Plate Road (black with yellow stripes); and Southern Pacific (“Black Widow” scheme in freight and passenger versions; gray and scarlet freight version). Four road numbers per scheme (two each in DC and DCC); also available undecorated.
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