WalthersProto HO 920-49732 DCC Ready EMD GP9 Phase III Penn Central PC #7257

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WalthersProto HO 920-49732 DCC Ready EMD GP9 Phase III Penn Central PC #7257

A signature diesel for your HO railroad, the WalthersProto GP9 Phase II with High Hood is a real workhorse. With revised tooling and road-specific details, the models are based on prototypes built from 1955 to 1957 (known to modelers and railfans as the "phase two" version), and many are still in service today.

Penn Central-specific details include:

• Long hood forward operation
• Dynamic brake long hood with 48" radiator fans
• Simplified skirt with single fuel filler, drop step, MU holder, footboards
• Early Pyle dual sealed-beam headlights
• Brass Leslie S3 air horn
• Sinclair antenna
• Ratcheting lever handbrake
• 1600-gallon fuel tank
• Separately applied windshield wipers
• Etched-metal cab sunshades
• Tall MU stands

Features of the models include:

• Limited-edition - one time run of these roadnumbers
• Based on units in service from 1955 to the present
• Improved hood contours and Phase II detail
• Road-specific details
• Wire grab irons and lift rings
• 21mtc connector**
• Warm white LED constant and directional headlights
• 14:1 helical gears for ultra-quiet and smooth running
• 5-pole, skew-wound, high-torque, high-efficiency can motor
• Easy multiple-unit operation
• Superb paint and lettering
• Heavy die-cast metal underframe
• Proto MAX metal knuckle couplers

**Lombard Hobbies Recommendation - As modelers ourselves we highly recommend ONLY running DCC on DCC systems and DC on DC systems, regardless of 'Dual-Mode' capability. This gives optimum performance and safeguards the unit from possible damage from running on a different system than originally intended and from any inexperienced operator errors. 

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