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 connector
Powered A and B Units
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
Based on the Milwaukee Road E9 diesels built especially to handle Union Pacific trains like the City of San Francisco and other Domeliners between Chicago and Omaha, features of these WalthersProto replicas include:
Powered E9A units feature:
Brass Leslie S-2M and Single Chime air horns
Factory-installed wire grab irons and door handles
Upper and lower vertical twin sealed-beam LED headlights w/gaskets
Working LED back up light
Winterization hatches
Full side skirts
Cab wind deflectors
Cab interior w/crew figures
Flush numberboards
Full skirts
Dynamic brakes w/48" fan
Rear hatch with single steam generator
Etched-metal Farr air grilles
Etched-metal lift rings
Dual headlights
Freight pilot w/cut lever
Period-correct gray sideframes w/roller bearing journals
Powered E9B units include:
Working LED back up lights at both ends
Full side skirts
Dynamic brakes w/48" fan
Working diaphragms
Roof hatch plate w/single steam generator
Winterization hatches
Factory-installed formed wire grab irons and handrails
Etched metal Farr air grilles
Etched-metal lift rings
Period-correct gray sideframes w/roller bearing journals
