Dear HO Scale Customers;

 

Walthers Mainline has announced the EMD SW7 Diesel Locomotives

 

Conrail

• Phase II body & cab

• Dual sealed-beam headlights

• No footboards

 

 

Southern Railway - Tuxedo Scheme

• NEW - Phase I body & cab

• Large single headlight

• Footboards

 

Pennsylvania Railroad

• Phase II body & cab

• Large single headlight

• Footboards

 

 

Chessie System - Chesapeake & Ohio

• NEW - Phase I body & cab

• Large single headlight

• Footboards

 

Product Information

• Based on prototypes built from 1949 to 1951 with:

- NEW - Phase I body as appropriate with arched front cab windows & louvered radiator cover for units built from 1949 to 1950

- Phase II body as appropriate with straight front cab windows & wire grille radiator cover for units built from 1950 to 1951

- Dual tall conical exhaust stacks

- Large front radiator grille

- Single straight hood to cab transition

- 6 louvered side doors with letterboard gap

- Factory-installed grab irons on hood and cab

- With or without footboards as appropriate

 

• 4 styles of headlights to match prototype practice as appropriate:

- Original large single

- Retrofit horizontal dual

- Retrofit dual vertical

- Dual sealed beam

 

• Available with ESU Sound & DCC for DCC & DC layouts featuring:

- Fully DCC compatible

- 14, 28, 128 speed steps

- Dual mode DC - DCC

- 4 air horns changeable by CVs

- 2 bells changeable by CVs

- Full 8-notch 567A prime mover sounds

- Compressor

 

• Same powerful drive as WalthersProto locos featuring:

- Five-pole skew-wound motor

- 14:1 gear ratio

- Helical-cut gears for quiet operation & easy multiple unit operation

- All-wheel drive & electrical pickup

- Dual machined brass flywheels

- Heavy die cast metal chassis

- Constant & directional LED headlights

• Next18 DCC Plug

• Correct size RP-25 metal wheels

• Proto MAX metal knuckle couplers

 

 

Order Due Date: February 28, 2022

Anticipated Delivery Date: Sept 2022

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