Walthers HO 920-42423 - Proto - EMD GP7 Diesel Locomotive "Northern Pacific" #559 (w/DCC/Sound)

• Road Name: Northern Pacific
• Road Number: 559
• 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:

Northern Pacific • Based on units in operation from the 1950s through the early 1970s • Brass Nathan M3 air horn • Brass roof-mounted bell • Non-dynamic long hood • Early Pyle dual sealed-beam headlights • Winterization hatch with etched-metal grill • Roof-mounted air tanks with piping • Etched-metal canvas style sunshades • Tall MU stands • 1200-gallon fuel tank with dual 600-gallon water tanks • Roller bearing journals • Short-hood forward operation