HARD TO FIND.  LIFE LIKE PROTO 2000 30805 HO Scale E8/9 SLSF #2022 "Middleground" Racehorse Scheme.  New.  Some Assembly Required.  Expand all photos for greater detail.  NOTE - Model was not removed from packaging to preserve the eBay category of "brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item (including handmade items)".  Kept in an Environmentally Controlled and Smoke-Free Environment.  Fully Insured at no Additional Cost.  Expertly packaged to protect contents.  Shipped with Insured UPS Ground.

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Manufacturer Provided Information

Unrivaled Accuracy:

·    -   Working diaphragm

·       - Windshield wipers micro-molded into the windshield

·       - See-thru steps and screening on winterization hatches

·       - Photo-etched stainless steel side grills

·       - See-thru fan grills with visible blades

·       - Over 100 factory applied detail parts

·       - Close coupling with diaphragms touching

Exceptional Performance:

·       - DC motor with superrite anisotropic magnets

·       - 5-pole skew wound armature with low amp draw

·       - Heavy diecast chassis for maximum tractive effort

·       - Sprung trucks with 12-wheel drive and 12-wheel electrical pick-up

·       - Sintered bronze oilless bearings

·       - Dual machined flywheels

·       - Swing mounted coupler pockets with Proto 2000 couplers and screw-in coupler covers

Outstanding Realism:

·       - Detailed cab with crew

·       - Laser quality paint schemes and decoration

·      - Opening doors at the cab entrance and the rear diaphragm doors

·       As appropriate to the prototype:

o  Passenger pilot with positionable doors

o  Freight pilot with attached grabirons

o  Standard EMD horizonal grill

o  Improved air intake Farr-Air grill

o  Single steam generator or Double steam generator

o  Single headlight or Dual headlights with working Mars light

o  With or Without dynamic brakes

Prototype History

The EMD E8/9 is among the most noteworthy locomotives of the post-war era and beyond. Manufactured from 1949 to 1963 and designed primarily for high-speed passenger service, these engines have rightly been called “the standard bearer of America’s passenger trains”.