HO GP9B Conrail #3837

LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

• Front and rear MU catch boxes with footboard
  
• Trainline and MU hoses
  
• Coupler cut levers
  
• Drop steps unless noted
  
• MU stands
  
• “Nub” style walkway tread
  
• Bell placement & type per prototype
  
• Fine-scale handrails for scale appearance
  
• Wire grab irons
  
• Lift rings
  
• Windshield wipers
  
• See through cab windows and full cab interior
  
• Etched metal radiator intake grilles and fan grilles
  
• Air tanks mounted below sill unless noted
  
• Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes, and retention tanks
  
• Blomberg-B trucks with appropriate bearing caps
  
• Sander lines
  
• Speed recorder unless noted
  
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
  
• DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with both 8- and 9-pin connector
  
• Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
  
• Accurately-painted and printed paint schemes
  
• Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
  
• Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain for trouble free operation
  
• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
  
• All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
  
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
  
• Incandescent bulbs for realistic appearance
  
• Bidirectional constant LED lighting so headlight brightness remains constant
  
• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
  
• Packaging securely holds the model for safe storage
  
• Replacement parts available
  
• Minimum radius: 18”

• Former Penn Central units; all originally belonged to the Pennsylvania Railroad
  
• As per the prototypes, the GP9 units are set up to operate long hood forward
  
• Era 1976+
  

CONRAIL (patched ex-Penn Central) FEATURES:

#3837:

• Phase III GP9B
  
• No logo on sides
  
• “Conrail” spelled out on each end
  
• Spark arrestors