WalthersProto HO EMD NW2
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct current with factory-installed speaker, $219.98; with ESU LokSound V5 sound decoder, $319.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
WalthersProto HO EMD NW2 features:
- All-new tooling
- Association of American Railroads Type A sideframes
- Cab interior with seats and crew figures
- Factory-installed 11mm x 15mm cube-type speaker in direct current and Digital Command Control models
- Five-pole, skew-wound can motor
- Heavy, die-cast metal underframe
- Helical gears with 14:1 ratio
- Light-emitting-diode lighting
- Proto-Max metal couplers
- Road-specific details, including hood, cab, stacks, frame, and more
- RP-25 contour metal wheels
- Welded 600-gallon fuel tank
Release date: Available now
Road names: Union Pacific (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (zebra stripes); Indiana Harbor Belt (Pacemaker Green with orange stripes); New York Central (black and white); Nickel Plate Road (black and yellow); and Southern Ry. (green and white). Four road numbers per paint scheme (two each in direct current and Digital Command Control).
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