WalthersProto 920-42719, HO Scale EMD GP9 PhII, LokSound5 Sound & DCC, SP #5622, Black Widow- Passenger

WalthersProto 920-42719, HO Scale EMD GP9 PhII, LokSound5 Sound & DCC, SP #5622, Black Widow- Passenger

Walthers Item #: 920-42719

Features:

• Limited-edition - one time run of these roadnumbers


• Based on units in service from 1955 to the present


• Factory Installed ESU LokSound 5 Sound & DCC


• 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

CLICK HERE for the the ESU Full Throttle Quick Start Guide

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

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.