Walthers HO 920-42421 - Proto - EMD GP7 Diesel Locomotive "Detroit, Toledo & Ironton" #950 (w/DCC/Sound)

• Road Name: Detroit, Toledo & Ironton
• Road Number: 950
• Product Line: Proto
• Scale: HO Scale
• Catalog: Walthers January 2025 Announcement

Features:

• General Motors Electro-Motive Division built more than 2,500 GP7 diesels for railroads across North America • Based on units in service from 1950s to the 1970s • Wire grab irons & etched lift rings • Available with LokSound 5 sound for DCC & DC layouts • Pre-installed 28mm round speaker in both DCC and standard DC versions • Warm white LED constant & directional headlights • 21-pin DCC plug • 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 & lettering • Heavy die-cast metal underframe • Proto MAX™ metal knuckle couplers

Overview:

Detroit, Toledo & Ironton • Based on units in operation from the 1950s through the 1970s • Brass Nathan M3 air horn • Brass firecracker-style antenna • All-weather window on engineer’s side • Non-dynamic long hood • Early Pyle dual sealed beam headlights • Winterization hatch with etched-metal grill • Super lifting type spark arrestor • Etched-metal sunshades • Wire curved grab iron on short hood • Tall MU stands • 1600-gallon fuel tank • Roller bearing journals • Short-hood forward operation