This is an MTH 30-2724-1 Chessie Seaboard SW1500 Switcher Diesel Engine w/Proto-Soundr 2.0, Cab # 1114. Electro-Motive Division's GP (for "General Purpose") engines were the brainchild of project engineer Dick Dilworth. In the late 1940s, Dilworth saw that America's 30,000 miles of main line rail had been virtually dieselized, but the 130,000 miles of secondary lines that carried half of the nation's freight traffic were still largely steam powered. He viewed that as a huge marketing opportunity. In The Dilworth Story, a book published by Electro-Motive Division in 1954, Dilworth explained how he tried to meet that opportunity: "In planning the GP, I had two dreams. The first was to make a locomotive so ugly in appearance that no railroad would want it on the main line or anywhere near headquarters, but would keep it out as far as possible in the back country, where it could do really useful work. My second dream was to make it so simple in construction and so devoid of Christmas-tree ornaments and other whimsy that the price would be materially below our standard main-line freight locomotives." Of course, Dilworth's explanation conveniently ignored the fact that Alco's arguably uglier RS-1 had introduced the road switcher concept eight years before EMD. And in one sense, Dilworth's project was a failure. Railroads bought Geeps for mainline service and relegated older power to secondary lines as they had always done. But his brainchild became the runaway best-seller among first-generation diesel power. U.S. and Canadian railroads bought nearly 7,000 copies of the 1500 horsepower GP7, introduced in 1949, and the 1750 horsepower GP9, produced from 1954 through 1963. Except for the placement of a few ventilator louvers, the exterior of the GP9 was virtually identical to that of its older brother. Contrary to model railroading urban legend, the presence or absence of the dynamic brake blister on the top center of the long hood does not distinguish between the two locomotives, as both were available with optional dynamic braking. While our RailKing Scale GP7 is slightly less detailed than the Premier version featured elsewhere in this catalog, it shares the same full scale proportions and industry-leading Proto-Sound 2.0 sound and control system - including the authentic sounds of a first-generation diesel horn and EMD 567 diesel motor. Watching this engine creep down the rails with the industry's best speed control system and hearing the incredible variety of sounds may just make this GP7 your favorite locomotive. Features include Intricately Detailed ABS Body, Colorful Paint Scheme, Metal Chassis, Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank, Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears, Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn, (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors, Directionally Controlled Headlights, (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers?, Locomotive Speed Control, Engineer Cab Figure, Operating Smoke Unit, Proto-Sound 2.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Freight Yard Proto-Effects, Unit Measures:11 3/4? x 2 1/2? x 4?, and it Operates On O-31 Curves.
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Condition: Factory New (C-9) Operational Status:Functional Original Box: Yes (P-9)
Manufacturer: MTH Model Number: 30-2724-1 Years Manufactured: 2006 - ???? Road Name: CSX Transportation (CSXT/CSXU) MSRP: $299.95
Scale/Era: O Modern Model Type: Diesel Loco
The Trainz SKU for this item is P11439769.
Trainz Product Id: 11439769
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This product can expose you to chemicals including but not limited to lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to
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