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WalthersProto EMD Phase II GP9s on the Arrival Track (opens the original)
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Like many other Class Is in the early 1970s, Southern Pacific chose to upgrade its tired fleet of EMD GP9s to “GP9Es” by stripping them down to the frame, and replacing all the electrical and mechanical components with new or remanufactured parts, thus extending their service lives by at least another fifteen years. Available for the first time from WalthersProto are Southern Pacific’s upgraded GP9E locomotives for HO scale. Now available from Walthers as part of its premium WalthersProto produc
Athearn Genesis 2.0 GE Dash 9-44CW Locomotives (opens the original)
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This fourth production, now at retailers, adds Arizona & California and QNS&L to the roster alongside new BNSF, CN, NS, and UP variations. Debuting in November 1993 with 130 units for Chicago & North Western, General Electric’s Dash 9-44CW (C44-9W) paired an uprated 4,400 h.p. 7FDL16 prime mover with an updated cooling system first seen on 53 Dash 8s delivered to CSX Transportation the previous July. The following year, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific also added significant numbers
ScaleTrains Rivet Counter Burlington Northern and Norfolk & Western GP40s (opens the original)
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ScaleTrains’ latest release of EMD GP40 locomotives is now available as part of its premium-level “Rivet Counter” line in a multitude of production phases. Today, it is common to see locomotives originally rated at 3,000 horsepower or more assigned to yard switching and low-speed local service. In the 1960s, however, 3,000 horsepower represented a major milestone, as builders competed to produce “high-horsepower” four-axle locomotives suited to fast freight service. By the early 1960s, Electro-M
Arriving Now from Rapido Trains: EMC FT Diesels (opens the original)
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Available now from Rapido Trains are highly-detailed HO scale replicas of the EMC FT created from all-new tooling in multiple road names with road-specific details. Produced between March 1939 and November 1945 by the Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC), the FT takes its place in history as the first diesel-electric locomotive to successfully replace steam locomotives outright en masse across the United States. The FT was equipped with a 1,350 horsepower 567 series prime mover, and when combined in
Fast Tracks acquires Hunterline’s Structure Kits (opens the original)
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With the recent passing of Hunterline’s founder, Rick Hunter, many customers were concerned that his extensive line of craftsman kits might no longer be available. Thankfully, Fast Tracks has acquired Hunterline – the wooden bridge and trestle kits model railroaders have been building for decades. Rick Hunter used Mt. Albert Scale Lumber (owned by Fast Tracks) in his kits, so integrating Rick’s line of structures into the Fast Tracks family was a natural fit. The kits will not change. The same d
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