Dear HO Scale Customers;

Walthers Proto is excited to announce New EMD NW-2 Diesel Locomotives

ATSF

• Phase I/II hood with handrails

• Standard cab and frame/sill

• Long rear handrails

• Toolbox and straight grab irons on the sill

• Straight body grab irons

• 6-Louver NW2 battery box with battery box step

• Dual exhaust hatch

• Tall cylindrical exhaust stacks

• Radiator fill cap

• Wagon wheel antenna

• Single reflector headlight

• Brass early cast type bell

• Etched wagon wheel antenna

• Side, front and rear cab windows

• Brass Leslie A125-247 horn on bracket

• Photo-etched Rectangular Sunshades on Sides and Rear

• Round cab vent

• Sloped cast plain journal box bearing

 

Union Pacific

• Phase III hood with handrails

• Standard cab and frame/sill

• Front/Rear non-drop step handrail

• Short rear handrails

• Modified rear cab handrails

• Straight grab irons

• 6-Louver NW-2 battery box with battery box step

• Dual exhaust hatch

• Radiator fill cap

• Single reflector headlight

• Standard, long, straight and radiator guard drop grab irons

• Brass early cast type bell

• Brass early Leslie A125-247 horn on bracket

• Cab armrest

• Folded-in wind deflector

• Photo-etched rectangular sunshade

• Round cab vent

• Cast sloped plain journal bearing

 

Southern

• Phase III hood with handrails

• Standard cab and frame/sill

• Front/Rear non-drop step handrail

• Short rear handrails

• Straight grab irons

• 6-Louver NW-2 battery box with battery box step

• Dual exhaust hatch

• Radiator fill cap

• Single reflector headlight

• Standard, long, straight and radiator guard drop grab irons

• Brass early cast type bell

• Nathan M3 horn

• Non-operating marker lights

• Side, front and rear cab windows

• ‘Fire Cracker’ type antenna

• Cast sloped plain journal bearing

 

New York Central

• Phase IV Hood with handrails

• Standard frame and sill

• Front/Rear non-drop step handrail

• Tall rear handrails

• Straight grab irons

• 6-Louver NW-2 battery box with battery box step

• Dual exhaust hatch

• Radiator fill cap

• Single reflector headlight

• Standard, long, straight and radiator guard drop grab irons

• Brass early cast type bell

• Etched spark arrestor

• Blanked front windows

• Brass whistle

• Cab armrest

• Folded-in wind deflector

• Photo-etched rectangular sunshade

• Operating beacon

• Cast sloped plain journal bearing

 

Features:

• ALL-NEW TOOLING! Based on early production prototypes with Phase I, II, II, and IV hoods and details as appropriate!

• 1,145 NW2s built between 1939 and 1949

• NW2s served for decades as switchers and road locomotives

• Some NW2s are still in service today

• Available with fully featured ESU LokSound 5 Sound & DCC

- Top of the line DCC Sound

- Fully customizable sound and performance

- Compatible with ESU LokProgrammer

- And much more!

• Pre-installed 11mm x 15mm cube-type speaker included in LokSound 5 and Standard DC Versions

• Five-pole, skew-wound, high-torque, high-efficiency can motor

• Helical gears with 14:1 ratio for smooth, ultra-quiet running

• LED constant and directional headlights

• Easy multiple-unit operation

• Heavy die-cast metal underframe

• Correct size RP-25 metal wheels

• Proto MAX metal knuckle couplers

• AAR-A side frames and brake cylinders

• Welded 600-gallon fuel tank

• Road-specific details including correct hood, cab, stacks, frame and more!

• Superb paint and lettering

• Cab interior with seats and crew figures

 

Order Due Date: November 30, 2024

Anticipated Delivery Date: October 2025

 

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