PROTO 2000 by WALTHERS
HO Scale
READY-TO_RUN
E7 A & B locomotive
PROTO 2000 Diesel EMD E7A-B Phase II Set Powered w/Sound & DCC
-- New York Central #4024, 4108
(20th Century Limited Scheme
PROTO 2000 Diesel EMD E7A-B Phase II Set Powered w/Sound & DCC
-- New York Central #4024, 4108
(20th Century Limited Scheme
DCC and SOUND
FACTORY INSTALLED
BOTH UNITS POWERED
OUT - OF - PRODUCTION Locomotives
DISCONTINUED By the Manufacturer
Lettered for the:
NEW YORK CENTRAL
Matches the " 20th CENTURY LIMITED " cars
FEATURES:
Perfect Power For Freight & Passenger Consists
* 14:1 Gear Ratio for Easy Multiple-Unit Operations
* Helical Gears for Ultra-Quiet & Smooth Running
* Five-Pole, Skew-Wound, High Torque, High Efficiency Can Motor * Heavily Weighted for Maximum Traction
* Both A&B Units Powered
* Painted Metal Grab Irons, Ladder Stand-Offs, Handrails & Lift Rings
* Correct Coupling Distance Between A & B Units
* Most Authentic Bulldog Nose Ever Done
* Correct Windshield Slope
* Road-Specific Horn, Spark Arrestors and other Roof Details
* Roof Panel Weld Lines
* Correctly Sized Bolt Heads
* Complete Scale Fuel Tank w/Hangers, Battery Box, Air Tank & Underframe Detail
* Working Headlight w/Bezel & Recessed Lens
* Working Mars Light as Appropriate - Works on DC or DCC
* With or Without Dynamic Brakes to Match Prototypes
* Correct Style Lighted Numberboards
* Bright Sunny White LED Lighting
* Separate, Clear Class Lights
* Full Cab Interior w/Crew Figures
* Proto MAX(TM) Metal Knuckle Couplers
* Full or Partial Fuel Tank Skirts to Match Prototypes
* Correct Grab Iron Style & Placement for Each Roadname
* Freight, Passenger or Snowplow Pilot
* Sideframes w/Road Specific Journals & With or Without Automatic Train Stop (ATS) Shoe and Speed Recorder as Appropriate
* Nose Lift Rings as Appropriate
* Operating Diaphragms as Appropriate
* Etched Metal Farr or Horizontal Grilles
* Visible Details Behind Grilles & Under Fan Covers
* Available with Dual Mode QSI Sound & DCC Sound and DCC-equipped models can be operated on either DC or DCC layouts, and feature authentic model 567 prime mover recordings that include exhaust, improved throttle notching and transition sounds for change in traction motor electrical connection during acceleration, road-specific horn tone to match prototype, bell, squealing brakes, doppler effect, air let off and much more.
Perfect Power for the Twin Cities Hiawatha
* Factory-Installed Sound & DCC Sound features include: Diesel Engine Sounds, Horn, Bell, Squealing Brakes, Doppler Effect, Air Let Off (in neutral), Headlight, and Trailer mode which mutes whistle and bell for double-heading.
* Working Diaphragms
* See-Through Steps
* Visible Interior Bracing
* Side Frames With Floating Journal Covers
* Cab Interior w/Crew
* 12-Wheel Electrical Pickup
* Correct Bulldog Nose
* Dual Machined Brass Flywheels
When EMD was given the green light to build new passenger diesels in early 1945, it unveiled an improved version of the successful E6, designated the E7. A pair of 567A prime movers, rated at 2000 total horsepower, now supplied power. Most of the notable changes were seen on the body and included a new and much smaller bulldog nose, as well as a large, vertical louver or screen panels directly behind the cab doors.
Introduced just as American railroads began upgrading and rebuilding passenger service, the E7 was the most successful passenger diesel ever built, with 428 A units and 82 cabless B units produced through April of 1949 when the E8 was unveiled.
Models feature authentic Milwaukee Road details, and are painted and lettered to match Walthers "Hiawatha" cars
* Factory-Installed Sound & DCC Sound can be operated with standard DC power pack as well as DCC controllers. Sound features include: Diesel Engine, Horn, Bell, Squealing Brakes, Doppler Effect, Air Let Off (in neutral), Headlight, and Trailer which mutes whistle and bell for double heading.
HISTORY:
The unit is highly detailed
E7......The Most Popular Passenger Locomotive Ever Built
The ever-present E7 could be seen in all forty-eight states from 1945 through the late "70's". By 1964, one-third of all passenger diesels were E7's.
Performance was so outstanding that 83% of the roads that purchased them order additional units.
The E7 was a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW), A1A-A1A passenger train locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois. 428 cab versions, or E7As, were built from February 1945 to April 1949; 82 booster E7Bs were built from March 1945 to July 1948. (Circa 1953 one more E7A was built by the Los Angeles General Shops of the Southern Pacific by rebuilding an E2A.) The 2,000 hp came from two 12 cylinder model 567A engines. Each engine drove its own electrical generator to power the two traction motors on one truck. The E7 was the eighth model in a line of passenger diesels of similar design known as EMD E-units, and it became the best selling E model upon its introduction.
In profile the front of the nose of an E7A was less slanted than on earlier EMD passenger locomotives, and the E7, E8, and E9 units have been nicknamed “bulldog nose” units. Some earlier units were called “shovel nose” units or “slant nose” units.
Exceptional Performance
LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
Molded in Windshield Wipers - See Thru 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 – Working Diaphrams
Over 100 detail parts
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
12 - 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
" 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.