E-8/9A Passenger diesel B & O #92A
The Legendary E8/9 SERIES,
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the most noteworthy diesel locomotive of the Post WWII period. The "E" series, EMD - Electromotive Division of GM
- General Motors, were designed for high speed passenger service and have been called Standard bearer for America's
passenger trains. Built from 1949 to 1963 they served on virtually every Class 1 railroad as the preeminent head end
power even well into the AMTRAK era.
The Life Like Proto 2000 (P2K) E unit models are legendary in raising
the bar for the hobby in general and HO in particular when introduced in 1989. - High Quality 5 pole skwe wound Can type motor with superrite anisotropic magnets . Motor design received the
Guinness Book World record for performance
- Dual machined Flywheels.
They crawl and coast!!!
- Spring Action trucks, enhanced 12 wheel
electrical pick up and stinted bronz oilless bearings.
- Highly
detailed Injection molded body shell with over 170 detail parts added on
- Heavy
weight power chassis gets it all to the railhead!
- Beautiful &
prototpyically accutrate Laser print decoration
- Realistic constant
lighting and gyro light on specific units duplicating prototype practice.
- Etched
metal grills see through grills
Model is out of
production and this number is Rare!
Item #8119
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