Walthers Proto
PROTO 2000 Fairbanks-Morse H10-44 Powered w/Sound & DCC
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Milwaukee Road #780 (1972-Retirement orange & black)
Walthers Part # 920-40823, p. 42 Walthers 2010 HO Scale Reference
HO scale, $249.98, sold out at Walthers
Some dealers have received this item from Walthers in the past. Click here for a listing.
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1940s-Era Switchers with 21st Century Detailing
* Prototype-Specific Detailing
* Modeler-applied F-M Logo & Builder's Plates
* Magnetic Knuckle Couplers
* All-Wheel Drive & Electrical Pickup
* Machined Brass Flywheel
* Constant & Directional Headlights
* RP-25 Wheels
* Heavy Die Cast Chassis
* Five-Pole Skew-Wound Motor
* Available With or Without Factory-Installed Sound & DCC
Sound can be operated with standard DC power pack or DCC controllers. Sound
features include: Diesel Engine, Horn, Bell, Squealing Brakes, Doppler
Effect, Air Let Off (in neutral), Headlight, and Trailer which mutes
whistle and bell for double heading.
By the early 1930s, Fairbanks-Morse was ready to expand its line of diesel
prime movers with a new design aimed at railroads. The new Model 38 as it
was known used opposed pistons in place of a traditional cylinder head to
form the combustion chamber. Although more mechanically complex, it was
very smooth running and quiet when properly adjusted. The original
six-cylinder 5 x 6" design could generate 300 horsepower; the Milwaukee
Road had a single rail car, and the Baltimore & Ohio had two fitted with
these engines. Larger eight-cylinder 8 x 10" models soon followed,
producing 1,300 horsepower. This version caught the eye of the US Navy, who
ordered several for submarines. In 1938, these same engines were selected
by the Southern Railway to power five new lightweight rail cars.
But further railroad sales were put on hold as the nation entered World War
II and the Navy needed every Model 38 it could get. As the war began
winding down, F-M was given the OK to build a prototype loco to test
civilian applications for the Model 38. On August 21, 1944, F-M rolled out
its first H10-44; H for a hood-type car body, 10 for 1000 horsepower and 44
for a B-B (four axles and four traction motors) wheel arrangement. Raymond
Lowey designed the body, which featured a gently sloped nose and a rounded
roof extending back over the cab. The prototype went to work for the
Milwaukee Road, who placed the first large order for 10 in 1945. Some 197
were built through May of 1950 when a 1200-horsepower version (H12-44) was
introduced. These models used the same body through 1952. Some H10s and
H12s soldiered on into the early 1980s, often working for shortline and
industrial users. The first H10 was restored by the Illinois Railway Museum
and is still in operation.
Check out the latest FM H10-44 roadnames here.
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