PROTO 2000 by WALTHERS

HO Scale

READY-TO_RUN 

This is an GP9 locomotive 

This is a DC POWERED / DCC plug Ready

OUT - OF - PRODUCTION Locomotives

DISCONTINUED By the Manufacturer

Lettered for the:

CANADIAN PACIFIC

The EMD GP9 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between 1954 and 1959. The GP9 succeeded the GP7 as the second model of EMD's General Purpose (GP) line,  incorporating a new sixteen-cylinder engine which generated 1,750 horsepower (1.30 MW).   This locomotive type was offered both with and without control cabs; locomotives built without control cabs were called GP9B locomotives.

EMD constructed 3,626 GP9s, including 165 GP9Bs.  An additional 646 GP9s were built by General Motors Diesel, EMD's Canadian subsidiary, for a total of 4,257 GP9s produced when Canadian production ended in 1963.  The GP9 was succeeded by the similar but slightly more powerful GP18.

Design and Production

EMD designed the GP9 as an improved version of the GP7, with an increase in power from 1,500 hp to 1,750 hp, and a change in prime mover to the latest version of the 567 engine, the 567C.  Externally, the GP9 strongly resembled its predecessor. Most were built with high short hoods, but the Southern Pacific ordered a number with low short hoods for improved crew visibility.

EMD built GP9s at its LaGrange, Illinois facility until 1959, when American production was ended in favor of the GP18.  GMD production in Canada continued until August 1963, when the final GP9 was produced.

Rebuilds

Two GP15Cs with the Red River Valley and Western Railroad.

There were 40 GP9M units built that are included in the 3,441 units built for United States railroads. A GP9M was built with parts from another older EMD locomotive, either an F unit or a damaged GP7. The use of parts from these older locomotives caused the GP9Ms to have a lower power rating than a GP9. This would be either 1,350 horsepower (1.01 MW) if the donor locomotive was an FT/F2 or 1,500 horsepower (1.12 MW) from F3/F7/GP7 locomotives.

Many rebuilt GP9s remain in service today with shortline railroads and industrial operators. Some remain in rebuilt form on some major Class I railroads, as switcher locomotives although most Class 1 railroads stopped using these locomotives by the 1980s. Canadian National still had 29  GP9RM locomotives in operation, as of 2022. Canadian Pacific had many GP9u locomotives in operation; however, they were all retired in 2015. 

LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: 

Molded in Windshield Wipers - See Thru Steps – Functional Dro steps - Contoured Nose - Highly detailed side frames with floating journal covers -  Dual or Single headlights – See Thru fan grills – separate non-functional blades – molded screen protectors – Scale Handrails - air intake grills - Straight or angled number boards appropriate to the prototype - Passenger Pilots - Detailed cab interior - Fuel and Water tanks as provided – 

Over 135 detail parts

Exceptional Performance

DC Motor with super rite anisotropic magnets

5-pole skew wound armature motor with low amp draw

Heavy die cast chassis for maximum tractive effort

8 - wheel electrical pick-up

Sintered bronze oilless bearings 

Dual Machined brass flywheels

Precisely meshed worm gear and spur teeth for silent running

Frame mounted universal coupler pockets

Highly detailed spring trucks

Working diaphragms - Wire grab irons - Coupler cut levers - See-through cab windows -  Windshield wipers - Lift rings –  Working cab doors

 Directional constant lighting -  Headlight brightness remains constant - Separately applied photo-etched metal and  injection molded detail parts -   Accurately-painted and –printed paint schemes - scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible - 

Fully-assembled and ready-to-run - Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more -  All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation -  All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow - Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track  - Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power – 

As appropriate to the prototype road :  Drop Steps, Sun Shades, Winterization Hatch, MU Boxes, All Weather Window, Dynamic Brakes and Steam Generator

Cab interior with authentic garbed Fireman & Engineer

Packaging securely holds model for safe storage

" These have been highly sought after Units 

 

 

SHIPPING:

 We do combine shipping on multiple purchases.  If you do a Buy It Now the transaction requires immediate payment for each item separately. 

What you need to do is put it in the shopping cart and then when you go to checkout it will recalculate the shipping and combine the items for you. 

If you pay first I am unable to make any adjustment because ebay has then taken its fees on the shipping as well.  If you have a concern message me and I can work something out for you.

 

THIS IS AN ASSEMBLED Item

The item is NEW in the original box from old stock 

 

PERSONAL INVENTORY:

Many of these unique items are from my personal inventory which was accumulated over the years.   They are hard to part with but due to downsizing in retirement they too are looking for a good home which can appreciate and enjoy them.

 

STORE INVENTORY:

Having discontinued my Hobby Store and left frigid “Minne-Snow-Da” I have relocated and retired to the warmer part of the country, Down to Sunny TEXAS.   

I will be Liquidating the remaining stock. 

I will be listing items over the next year or so clearing them out.

Please see the photos we take actual photos of each item

Most of these items are New in the box removed only to take photos of them.