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
Prototype-specific features on this WalthersProto model include:
NEW - Brass Leslie 3SJ air horn
NEW - Revised train phone antenna
NEW - Working Pyle-National backup light
NEW - Rear frame & door w/round window
NEW - PRR-style lifting eyes for doorframe
Flush number boards
Full side skirts
Passenger pilot w/doors
4-hose MU set at left and right
Single upper sealed-beam headlight
Photo-etched Farr E8-style grilles
Winterization hatches w/levers
Dual steam generators
EMD round exhaust stacks
Roller bearing and square journal sideframes
Speed recorder
