Product Information:
Here's the finishing touch for your flagship streamliner, the WalthersProto EMD E9! Introduced in 1954 with the more powerful 567C prime mover, with only minor exterior changes from earlier E8 Diesels. Handling premiere passenger train, several later went to work for Amtrak with others reassigned to commuter and fast freight service. As the last of their kind, several E9s have since been preserved. Superbly detailed and powered by the rugged and reliable WalthersProto drive, other features include:
One-time run of these unit numbers - order now, limited quantity available
Available with LokSound 5 Sound and DCC for DCC and Standard DC powered layouts
21-pin DCC Plug
Road-specific details
Factory-installed wire grab irons and door handles
Heavy die cast metal underframe
Five-pole, skew-wound, high-torque high-efficiency can motor
Helical gears for smooth, ultra-quiet running
Correct RP-25 metal wheels
Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers
Power the City of San Francisco and other UP City Domeliners in style behind these handsome EMD E9 diesels! Based on units from UP's second order delivered in the fall of 1954, road- and era-specific details include:
Powered E9A Units feature:
Brass Leslie S-2M and Single Chime air horns
Firecracker-style radio antenna
UP-style modified winterization hatches w/rain/snow shield
Flush numberboards
Full side skirts
Etched-metal Farr E9-style air grilles
Factory-installed wire grab irons and handrails
Etched-metal lift rings
Passenger pilot w/doors and cut levers
Upper vertical dual sealed-beam LED headlight w/gasket
Plain nose door - no lower headlight
Cab sunshades and wind deflectors
Cab interior w/crew figures
Period-correct gray sideframes w/roller bearing journals
Automatic Train Stop (ATS) shoe
Working diaphragm
Cab vent
