Atlas O 3 Rail D&RGW GP-9 TMCC #5954

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Now Arriving on Track 1! A Rio Grande Classic! Atlas O Denver and Rio Grande Western (D&RGW) O GP-9 3-Rail TMCC Equipped LOCOMOTIVE! (2 Rail #5951 Shown - Actual engine offered is 3 Rail #5954) (Different Roads shown above for different tooling shots - Actual Auctioned Engine is a 3-Rail TMCC Equipped Rio Grande GP-9!) Introduced in 1954 as the successor to the GP-7 road switcher, the EMD GP-9 proved to be even more popular with the railroads than its predecessor. With over 3500 units produced in a 6 year span, the 1750 hp GP-9 could be found in one form or another on most roads in the U.S. and Canada. From the Short Run March 2008 issue from Atlas O! DRGW is Really Hard To Get! Features Include: Highly detailed body Operating diesel exhaust Die-cast metal chassis/sill unit Die-cast metal fuel tank Die-cast metal pilots Detailed die-cast trucks All metal handrails and stanchions All metal grab irons Twin flywheel-equipped motors Directional golden-white LEDs Accurate painting and printing Length - Approx. 14" Minimum diameter curve: O-36 (3-Rail) Minimum radius curve: 36" (2-Rail) TMCC Features: Lionel® TrainMaster ®Command Equipped featuring RailSounds™ digital sound system (including horn, bell diesel-roar sounds, etc.); crew Talk (in command and more... Railsounds™ operates in both conventional and command modes EOB™ Speed Control Technology Operating electro-couplers on both ends of the locomotive QSI® Features: Authentic diesel engine sounds Squealing brakes Doppler effect Air let-off in neutral Coupler impact sounds when operated with DCC Helper mode that mutes the whistle and bell for double heading O scale GP9 is a classic Product review: Here’s a great-looking model of the classic Electro-Motive Division GP9 road switcher that includes a powerful mechanism and provisions for easy conversion to Digital Command Control (DCC). Atlas O offers it in two versions for two-rail layouts that operate with either DC or Lionel’s TrainMaster Command Control and RailSounds 4.0 system. General-purpose prototype Electro-Motive Division introduced the prototype GP9 in 1954 as the 1,750-hp successor to its popular 1,500-hp GP7. This general-purpose unit continued the clean utilitarian design of its predecessor. However, GP9s can be identified by their single sets of louvers in the battery box doors just ahead of the cab and in the last side door on each side of the long hood. During their production, from January 1954 until December 1959 (Canadian production continued until August 1963), 3,436 GP9s were built for U.S. customers, while 646 were sold in Canada and 10 to Mexico. As general-purpose locomotives, the GP9s handled all sorts of jobs from yard and local switching to fast freights and passenger service. Most rode on EMD GP-type trucks, although a few were fitted with Association of American Railroads type A switcher trucks. The Atlas O GP9 closely matches the dimensions shown in a prototype drawing published in the Model Railroader Cyclopedia: Vol. 2, Diesel Locomotives (Kalmbach). Our sample represents a fairly typical GP9 painted as an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe prototype built in 1956. In railfan terminology, it’s a phase II locomotive because of its three rows of tall louvers in the long hood and cap-top cooling fans (four 36" radiator fans and one 48" dynamic brake fan). It has a well-detailed plastic body with some individually applied details and wire grab irons. Separate sunshades, m.u. hoses, and air brake hoses are provided. A heavy die-cast metal chassis, including the pilots and fuel tank, provides most of this Geep’s 4-pound, 2-ounce weight. All four sets of corner steps and the footboards have fine see-through openings, and the running boards and platforms include a nice-looking safety tread texture. The rigid-frame GP trucks have well-detailed die-cast metal sideframes with individually applied brake cylinders, piping, and swing hangers. The blackened nickel si... read more

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