Electro-Motive Division SW9/SW900/SW1200 diesel locomotives
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct-current model with Next18 plug, $199.98; with dual-mode ESU LokSound 5 sound decoder, $299.98.
Era: 1954 to 1990s (varies depending on scheme)
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Electro-Motive Division SW9, SW900, and SW1200 diesel locomotives features:
- Road-specific details
- Detailed cab interior with seats and crew figures
- Sill- or hood-mounted handrails as appropriate
- Factory-installed wire grab irons
- Five-pole, skew-wound can motor
- Helical gears with 14:1 ratio
- Directional light-emitting diode headlights
- Die-cast metal frame
- RP-25 contour metal wheels
- Proto-Max metal couplers
Release date: Spring 2023
Road names: SW9 – Chesapeake & Ohio (dark blue and yellow); Grand Trunk Western (blue and orange); and Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo (maroon and cream). SW900 – Lehigh Valley (red with black stripes). SW1200 – Milwaukee Road (orange and black), Missouri-Kansas-Texas (green and yellow), Soo Line (red and white), and Southern Pacific (scarlet and gray). Four road numbers per scheme (two each in DC and DCC); also available undecorated.
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