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:
NEW - SP 5-light package w/Pyle early dual sealed-beam headlight, Gyralight and UDE emergency light for DCC; operating headlight and front Gyralight on DC units
Brass Nathan M3 air horn
Wagon wheel radio antenna
SP passenger pilot plows front and rear
Etched brass metal-style sunshades
Roof-Mounted Air Tanks ("Torpedo Tubes")
Steam generator w/piping
Short, single MU stand
Nondynamic long hood
MU hoses
Ratcheting handbrake
Blomberg Type B sideframes w/roller bearing journals
1200-gallon fuel/600-gallon water tank
