Walthers HO 920-42417 - Proto - EMD GP7 Diesel Locomotive "Chesapeake & Ohio" #5803 (w/DCC/Sound)
Walthers HO 920-42417 - Proto - EMD GP7 Diesel Locomotive "Chesapeake & Ohio" #5803 (w/DCC/Sound)
SKU:W-920-42417
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Announced Date: | January 2025 |
Released Date: | Summer 2025 |
Individually Boxed: | N/A |
- Road Name: Chesapeake & Ohio
- Road Number: 5803
- 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:
Chesapeake & Ohio • Based on units in operation from the 1950s through the 1970s • Brass Nathan M5 air horn • C&O-style hood mounted bell & bracket • Whip-style antenna • Non-dynamic long hood • Etched-metal canvas style sunshades • Early Pyle dual sealed-beam headlights • Tall MU stands • 1600-gallon fuel tank • Roller bearing journals • Short-hood forward operation
