Description: Proto 2000 Series 8838 GP18 High Nose w/o Dynamic Brakes Locomotive HO Scale Trains MP #4824. Exceptional Exterior Detail: Functional drop steps. See-thgouth steps and foot boards. Working cab doors. See-through fan grills with separate non-fuctional blades. Molded screen protectors. Scale handrails and over 100 detail parts. Superior Operation: 5-pole skew wound armature with low amp draw. DC motor with superrite anisotropic magnets, sintered bronze oilless bearings. Dual machined flywheels. 8-wheel electrical pick-up. Precisely meshed worm gear and spur teeth for silent running. Frame-mounted universal coupler pocket. Outstanding Realism: Prototypically correct body configurations and paint schemes. Constant lighting with classification lights and number boards. Authentically garbed fireman and engineer. In the late fifties, a growing American economy fueled the need for larger, more powerful freight locomotives to transport the nation's goods and materials. One such locomotive was the GP18, built by the Electro0Motive division of General Motors. Between 1959 and 1963, 400 GP18's were manufactured, of which 350 were purchased by American railroads. The GP18 was a worthy successor to the GP7 and GP9, with the same basic body size and 1800 hp non-turbocharged engine. More importantly, it could be customized to offer railroads a variety of options depending on their services or locations. Among them were a choice of high or low nose configurations (depending on their visibility requirements); dynamic or non-dynamic brakes; specially winterized air ducts or larger fuel tanks. The GP18 was used for both freight and passenger service and ran throughout the country on the Rock Island (RI), Missouri Pacific (Mopac), Norfolk Southern (NS), Northern Pacific (NP), Seaboard (SAL), Toledo, Peoria & Western (TP&W), Boston & Maine (B&M), Lehigh Walley (LV), Norfolk & Western (N&W, Baltimore & Ohio (B&O), New York, Susquehanna & Western (NYS&W), Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW), Louisville & Nashville (L&N), Burlington Northern (BN), Nickel Plate Road (NKP) and Southern (SRR). Please do not hesitate to ask any questions. Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your Favorites More items in our eBay store, Trains Galore and More Combined shipping upon request US PAYMENT BY PAYPAL PREFERRED INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT BY PAYPAL ONLY Thank you, have a great day!
Price: 89.99 USD
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
End Time: 2024-10-15T20:24:30.000Z
Shipping Cost: 10.8 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Gauge: HO
Type: Locomotive
MPN: 8838
