WalthersProto
PROTO 2000 Diesel EMD SW8/900 Powered w/Sound & DCC

Conrail #8611
Walthers Part # 920-41483, p. 36 Walthers 2011 HO Scale Reference
HO scale, $259.98, currently in stock at Walthers

 
* New Paint Schemes & Numbers
 
* Prototype-Specific Detailing
 
* All-Wheel Drive
 
* Proto MAX(TM) Metal Knuckle Couplers
 
* Constant & Directional Headlights
 
* Factory-Installed Sound & DCC Select sounds can be operated with standard DC power pack; all sound features can be operated with 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.
 
Introduced by EMD in 1950, the SW8 offered railroads and industry a rugged and reliable unit for switching chores, replacing the last of steam or earlier diesel switchers still in service. Powered by the famed 567B, the engines delivered 800 horsepower. In 1954, industry demand for a more powerful switcher led EMD to introduce the SW900, producing 100 additional horsepower from the 567C prime mover. Outwardly, these units (and the SW600 of which only 15 were built) were virtually identical. Production ended in late 1965 with a combined total of 743 engines. Well into the 1980s, these early switchers served railroads large and small and some remain in industrial service today. Sound & DCC CN #7158 CN #7165 CR #8608 CR #8611 RI #816 RI #821 LV #128 LV #250
 
Standard DC CN #7158 CN #7165 CR #8608 CR #8611 RI #816 RI #821 LV #128 LV #250