LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

    Front and rear MU catch boxes with footboard
    Trainline and MU hoses
    Coupler cut levers
    Drop steps unless noted
    MU stands
    “Nub” style walkway tread
    Bell located behind the right front step
    Fine-scale handrails for scale appearance
    Wire grab irons
    Lift rings
    Windshield wipers
    See through cab windows Full cab interior
    Etched metal radiator intake grilles and fan grilles
    Air tanks mounted below sill unless noted
    Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes, and retention tanks
    Blomberg-B trucks with appropriate bearing caps
    Sander lines
    Speed recorder unless noted
    Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
    DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with both 8- and 9-pin connector
    Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
    Accurately-painted and printed paint schemes
    Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
    Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain for trouble free operation
    All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
    All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
    Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
    Incandescent bulbs for realistic appearance
    Bidirectional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains constant
    Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
    Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage
    Replacement parts available
    Minimum radius: 18”

SOUND EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:

    Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
    Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
    Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode
    Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
    All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
    Excellent Slow speed control
    Operating lighting functions with F5 and/or F6
    Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
    Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
    CV chart included

PROTOTYPE INFO:

In 1949, EMD introduced the GP7. The basic design followed most diesel switchers with the addition of a short hood instead of an end-cab. The hoods were also full height to better accommodate the diesel engine and mechanical and electrical components.

In 1954 EMD upgraded the GP7 to become the 1,750 horsepower GP9. Externally, the first GP9s were virtually unchanged from the last GP7s. Later versions would include different louver arrangements and the last ones would come without the frame skirting. The GP9 was availalbe with all of the fuel tank, steam generator, and dynamic brake options as the GP7 including “torpedo boats.”

SF FEATURES:

    Late coupler cut levers
    GP7u Battery Box Doors
    Dual sealed beam headlights with anti-glare shields
    Late low nose cab interior with AAR control stand
    Santa Fe Topeka Cab side panel without armrest
    Small rear view mirror fore of right side cab window
    Sunshade tracks with sunshade
    Vapor air conditioner
    Nathan AirChime K3LA 3-chime air horn with square bracket
    Antenna ground plane with large Sinclair antenna
    Short rear step box on left side behind the cab
    Small hood-mounted inertial air filter hatch
    Four exhaust stacks
    36” radiator fans with blades visible inside
    Ratchet brake
    Underframe mounted bell
    Air tank set with Salem air filter
    Blomberg-B trucks with Hyatt bearing caps
    Spare knuckle mounted on the right side trucks
    Speed recorder

These locomotives represent a fleet of GP7 diesels upgraded by the Santa Fe in the mid-seventies. While the chopped nose and “Topeka Cab” are the most
noticeable, many other modifications were made. Upgraded trucks, new electrical equipment, air conditioning, four-stack exhaust manifold and removal of the dynamic brake (if so equipped) are some of the others.

As per the prototype, the details of these units differ from road number to road number. Our models represent these differences. Two of the units include the
modified dynamic brake system and the other two are engines that were not so equipped. Three represent the “no drop step” option that was standard on  Santa Fe early Geeps. The fourth unit has the “always down” drop step common to most of these rebuilds.