Description
PRR FEATURES:
- Steam Generator equipped
- Spark Arrestors
- Dual water/fuel tank
- High MU Stands
- Long Hood-Forward style cab interior
When Pennsy ordered their GP7’s they were still ordering locomotives with specific assignments in mind as they had done for many years with their steam locomotives. In 1953 they placed their last GP7 order. Eight of the units were set up for passenger service for use in Chicago-Valparaiso, IN commuter service, for local service between Williamsport-Buffalo, NY and in Trenton, NJ
GP7 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
- Coupler cut levers
- Trainline and MU hoses
- Drop steps unless noted
- MU stands
- ‘Nub’ style walkway tread
- Windshield wiper
- Lift rings
- Wire grab irons
- Windshield wipers
- Sander lines
- Bell placement & type per prototype
- Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes, and retention tanks
- Blomberg-B trucks with appropriate bearing caps
- Speed recorder unless noted
- See-through cab windows and full cab interior
- Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
- Etched metal radiator intake grilles and fan grilles
- Air tanks mounted below sill unless noted
- Body-mounted McHenry scale knuckle couplers - Kadee compatible
- DCC-ready features Quick Plug plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector
- Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
- Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
- Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain
- 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
- LED Lighting for realistic appearance
- Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
- Packaging securely holds the model for safe storage
- Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
- Minimum radius: 18”
SOUND EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
- Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
- Sound units operate in both DC and DCC**
- Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
- All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
- Precision slow speed control
- Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
- Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
