Product Information:
A signature diesel for your HO railroad, the WalthersProto GP9 Phase II with High Hood is a real workhorse! With revised tooling and road-specific details, the models are based on prototypes built from 1955 to 1957 (known to modelers and railfans as the "phase two" version), and many are still in service today. Features of the models include:
Limited-edition - one time run of these roadnumbers
Based on units in service from 1955 to the present
Improved hood contours and Phase II detail
Road-specific details
Wire grab irons and lift rings
21mtc connector
Warm white LED constant and 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
Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers
Road-specific features of this model include:
2 Brass Leslie A2-156-CA air horns Road-specific features of this model include:
2 Brass Leslie A2-156-CA air horns
Brass firecracker radio antenna
Nondynamic long hood
Double fuel fillers on sill
Short, single MU stand
Front and rear footboards
4 early, tall MU stands
MU hoses front and rear
Ratcheting hand brake
Vapor standby heater
Cab signal box
Steam generator w/tall exhaust and piping w/covered intake and exhaust
Pyle early dual sealed-beam headlights
Working dual lens Gyralight
Rounded winterization hatch
Cab wind deflectors in folded in position
Etched brass metal-style sunshades
Blomberg Type B sideframes w/roller bearing journals
2 speed recorders
1600-gallon fuel tank w/piping
