Introduced in 1949, the Electro-Motive 1500hp GP-7 combined the machinery of the F7 with a hood-type carbody that offered high visibility and easy engine access. The GP-7 was used in pulling every conceivable type of train and was sometimes substituted for part of a set of cab units.

Features:

    NEW Die-cast tooling for frame/sill
    Optional 800 gallon or 1,600 gallon fuel tank
    Fine scale handrails and stanchions
    Golden-white LEDs
    Painted hand rails
    Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels for optimum performance at all speeds
    Directional lighting
    Factory-equipped with AccuMate® knuckle couplers
    Separately-applied wire grab irons
    MU hoses and coupler cut bars
    Two painted crew members
    NMRA 8 pin plug for DCC

DCC Operation Features:

    Supports all DCC-programming modes
    Flexible mapping of function keys F0 to F28.
    A total of six DCC function outputs are available
    Follows all NMRA DCC standards and recommended practices.

Analog (DC) Operation Features:

    The LokSound Select Dual-Mode decoder allows your Atlas Gold Series locomotive to be used on DC as well as on DCC layouts.
    Please note that the Atlas Quantum Engineer will NOT operate an Atlas Gold Series locomotive equipped with a LokSound Select decoder on an analog (DC) layout. However, the sound and lighting functions of the LokSound Select decoder in the Atlas Gold Series DASH 8 locomotive can be controlled by an easy-to-use basic DCC system.
    Also note that on a DC-powered layout, a DCC and sound equipped locomotive (such as the Atlas Gold Series DASH 8) CANNOT be consisted with another locomotive that does not also have both DCC and sound. (This statement does NOT apply to DCC-equipped locomotives operating on a DCC layout.)

Sound Functionality Features:

    Over 20 sound effects are available, including engine start-up and shutdown, prime mover sounds through all eight notches, bell, air horn, air compressor, dynamic brakes and more. There are 16 user-selectable horns, 2 user-selectable bells, and 2 user-selectable synchronized brake squeals. Manual and Automatic Notching modes with the ability to change modes ”on the fly” are providedfor true realism.