Welcome to our latest product review video. The Broadway Limited HO scale EMD GP30 is back in a colorful assortment of new paint schemes. Join Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno as he shares a brief history of the Electro-Motive Division road switcher and Burlington Northern No. 2250; points out the various plastic, formed wire, and etched metal detail parts; and demonstrates some of the sound and light effects on our sample, which is equipped with a dual-mode Paragon4 sound decoder featuring Rolling Thunder. Then watch the GP30, decorated in Chicago, Burlington & Quincy paint with BN reporting marks, switch industries on our Winston-Salem Southbound Tar Branch layout.
In addition to Burlington Northern, the Broadway Limited HO scale EMD GP30 is decorated for Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (1960 pinstripe scheme); Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (red and gray); Chesapeake & Ohio (blue and yellow); Milwaukee Road (orange and black); Reading Co. (yellow and green); and Southern Pacific (scarlet and gray). Models with a Paragon4 sound decoder are offered in one to two road numbers per scheme. Stealth Series models (no sound) are available in one number each.
The HO EMD GP30 has an ABS body and die-cast metal chassis. In addition, the road switcher has prototype-specific details, formed wire grab irons, plastic handrails and stanchions, Kadee-compatible metal couplers, and factory-applied windshield wipers.
Stealth Series models (direct current without sound) sell for $249.95. Versions with a dual-mode Paragon4 sound decoder featuring Rolling Thunder have a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $374.95.
Trains.com Product Review videos showcase the latest new items from manufacturers of products in Z, N, HO, S, O, and large scales. In the videos, you can watch locomotives in action, take a close-up look at details on freight cars, see kit components, and much more.
If you are a manufacturer and have products you would like reviewed, please email Senior Editor Cody Grivno at cody.grivno@firecrown.com for more information.
