LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

    Front and rear MU catch boxes with footboard
    Trainline and MU hoses
    Coupler cut levers
    Drop steps unless noted
    MU stands
    “Nub” style walkway tread
    Bell located behind the right front step
    Fine-scale handrails for scale appearance
    Wire grab irons
    Lift rings
    Windshield wipers
    See through cab windows Full cab interior
    Etched metal radiator intake grilles and fan grilles
    Air tanks mounted below sill unless noted
    Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes, and retention tanks
    Blomberg-B trucks with appropriate bearing caps
    Sander lines
    Speed recorder unless noted
    Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
    DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with both 8- and 9-pin connector
    Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
    Accurately-painted and printed paint schemes
    Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
    Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain for trouble free operation
    All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
    All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
    Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
    Incandescent bulbs for realistic appearance
    Bidirectional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains constant
    Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
    Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage
    Replacement parts available
    Minimum radius: 18”

SOUND EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:

    Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
    Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
    Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode
    Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
    All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
    Excellent Slow speed control
    Operating lighting functions with F5 and/or F6
    Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
    Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
    CV chart included

PROTOTYPE INFO:

In 1949, EMD introduced the GP7. The basic design followed most diesel switchers with the addition of a short hood instead of an end-cab. The hoods were also full height to better accommodate the diesel engine and mechanical and electrical components.

In 1954 EMD upgraded the GP7 to become the 1,750 horsepower GP9. Externally, the first GP9s were virtually unchanged from the last GP7s. Later versions would include different louver arrangements and the last ones would come without the frame skirting. The GP9 was availalbe with all of the fuel tank, steam generator, and dynamic brake options as the GP7 including “torpedo boats.”

BN FEATURES (ex-GN):

All GN/BN units include unique five step stepwells and extra end grabs per Great Northern practice. First time offered in HO. Both Great Northern and

Burlington Northern units are painted in the Great Northern as-delivered orange and green paint. The BN units have been patched with new BN numbers. This

practice was common on the BN from 1970 until the units received Burlington Northern green and black paint. Some units stayed patched in GN paint until

1976 or 1977.
#1818:

    Phase I body
    Cab roof mounted beacon
    Nail antenna
    Bell mounted long hood, between exhaust
    All weather cab window – included not applied
    Alternate lowered drop step included
    Prototype specific BN number patch

#1780:

    Phase II body w/dynamic brakes
    Snowplow, both ends
    Firecracker antenna
    Bell mounted long hood end
    Great Northern specific toolbox side skirts, intermediate version – first time in HO!
    Assorted journal boxes, as per prototype
    Spark arrestor style tall exhaust stack – first time in HO!
    All weather cab window – included not applied
    Alternate lowered drop step included
    Prototype specific BN number patch

#1786:

    Phase II body w/dynamic brakes
    Firecracker antenna
    Bell mounted long hood end
    Great Northern specific toolbox side skirts, late version – first time in HO!
    All weather cab window – included not applied
    Alternate lowered drop step included
    Prototype specific BN number patch

#1361:

    Phase III body – rebuilt from FT trade-ins. EMD called them a GP9m and GN called them GP5s.
    Firecracker antenna
    Bell mounted long hood, between exhaust
    Cab roof mounted air horn
    All weather cab window – included not applied
    Alternate lowered drop step included
    Prototype specific BN number patch