* Limited-Edition - One Time Run of These Roadnumbers
* NEW Improved Hood Contours
* NEW Wire Grab Irons
* NEW Wire Lift Rings
* Used in Passenger Service 1950s to 70s -- Later Handled Freight & Switching Chores - Some Still in Shortline Service Today
* Railroad-Specific Details
* 14:1 Helical Gears for Ultra-Quiet & Smooth Running
* Easy Multiple Unit Operation
* Superb Paint & Lettering
* LED Constant & Directional Headlights
* Heavy die cast metal underframe
* 5-Pole, Skew-Wound, High-Torque, High-Efficiency Can Motor
* Proto MAX(TM) Metal Knuckle Couplers
Add a unique chapter of railroad history to your HO layout with these WalthersProto GP7 passenger service diesels! In 1949, EMD found exactly what railroads wanted in its new General Purpose diesel with the unveiling of the GP7. Santa Fe was among the buyers who found them an ideal choice for passenger service, equipped with high-speed gearing and a steam generator, along with larger capacity water tanks that required mounting the air tanks on the hood. Based on units from delivery in 1950 to repainting after 1960, railroad-specific features of these WalthersProto replicas include:
* NEW Improved Hood Contours
* NEW Wire Grab Irons
* NEW Wire Lift Rings
* Used in Passenger Service 1950s to 70s -- Later Handled Freight & Switching Chores - Some Still in Shortline Service Today
* Railroad-Specific Details
* 14:1 Helical Gears for Ultra-Quiet & Smooth Running
* Easy Multiple Unit Operation
* Superb Paint & Lettering
* LED Constant & Directional Headlights
* Heavy die cast metal underframe
* 5-Pole, Skew-Wound, High-Torque, High-Efficiency Can Motor
* Proto MAX(TM) Metal Knuckle Couplers
Add a unique chapter of railroad history to your HO layout with these WalthersProto GP7 passenger service diesels! In 1949, EMD found exactly what railroads wanted in its new General Purpose diesel with the unveiling of the GP7. Santa Fe was among the buyers who found them an ideal choice for passenger service, equipped with high-speed gearing and a steam generator, along with larger capacity water tanks that required mounting the air tanks on the hood. Based on units from delivery in 1950 to repainting after 1960, railroad-specific features of these WalthersProto replicas include:
- Canvas type sunshades
- Steam generator and roof-mounted air tanks with piping
- Leslie A-200 air horn
- Short-hood forward operation
- Cab wind deflectors
- Bolted-style handrails
- 1200-gallon fuel tank with dual 600-gallon water tanks
- Limited-Edition - one time run of these roadnumbers
- Improved hood contours
- Wire grab irons
- Wire Lift Rings
- Available with SoundTraxx(R) Tsunami(R) sound for DCC or DC layouts
- 14:1 helical gears for ultra-quiet and smooth running
- Easy multiple-unit operation
- Superb paint and lettering
- LED constant and directional headlights
- Heavy die-cast metal underframe
- 5-pole, skew-wound, high-torque, high-efficiency can motor
- Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers