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  • Writer's pictureCharls Gendron

WALTHERS PROTO: EMD GP9 High Hood



• Based on units in service from 1956 to the present

• Road-specific details

• Available with LokSound 5 Sound & DCC for DCC or DC layouts

• Wire grab irons & photo-etched lift rings

• 21-Pin DCC connector

• Warm white LED constant & 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

• Correct size RP-25 metal wheels

• Proto MAX™ metal knuckle couplers


Boston & Maine "Bluebird" - Phase II

LokSound 5 Sound & DCC: $398.95 CAD

Standard DC: $310.95 CAD

920-42801 #1745 LokSound 5 Sound & DCC

920-42802 #1746 LokSound 5 Sound & DCC

920-49801 #1747 Standard DC

920-49802 #1748 Standard DC

• Brass Leslie split S-2M & single-chime air horns

• Whip-style radio antenna

• Dynamic brakes

• Simplified skirt w/single fuel fill, drop steps & MU holder

• Medium MU stand w/round & rectangular covers

• Ratchet lever style handbrake

• Late Pyle dual sealed-beam headlights

• 36" cap top radiator & 48" dynamic brake fans

• Rounded winterization hatch w/etched see-through grille

• Blomberg Type B side frames w/angled & round journals

• 1600-gallon fuel tank w/piping



Grand Trunk Western - Phase II

LokSound 5 Sound & DCC: $398.95 CAD

Standard DC: $310.95 CAD

920-42803 #4134 LokSound 5 Sound & DCC

920-42804 #4135 LokSound 5 Sound & DCC

920-49803 #4136 Standard DC

920-49804 #4137 Standard DC

• Brass Nathan M3 air horn

• Sinclair radio antenna

• Working Federal Signal Model 271 beacon

• Long-hood forward operation

• Non-dynamic long hood

• Simplified skirt w/single fuel fill, drop step, MU holder & flat footboards

• Short MU stand w/single receptacle

• Front & rear MU hose clusters

• Peacock brake wheel & stand

• Late Pyle dual sealed-beam headlights

• 36" cap top radiator fans

• Four folded-in wind deflectors

• Rounded winterization hatch w/etched see-through grille

• Etched metal cab sunshades

• Blomberg Type B side frames w/roller bearing journals

• 1600-gallon fuel tank w/piping


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