BN BIG SKY BLUE SD9 HIGH HOOD LOCO- DCC - HO Scale "QUANTUM SOUND" NEW RTR OOP

Description: PROTO 2000 by WalthersREADY-TO_RUNHO Scale EMD SD9HIGH HOOD Version EMD SD9 - Sound & DCC - PROTO 2000(R) -- Great Northern #582 (Big Sky Blue, white, gray)DCC & SOUND Quantum SOUNDFACTORY INSTALLED OUT - OF - PRODUCTION LocomotiveDISCONTINUED By the Manufacturer BIG SKY BLUE Lettered for the:BURLINGTON NORTHERN OVERVIEW:The unit is highly detailed* In Service 1954 - Present* New Road Specific Details as Appropriate Correct Horn Style & Placement Correct Truck Journals & Other Details Pilots With or Without FootboardsAdd-On Superdetails * 14:1 Helical Gears for Ultra-Quiet & Smooth Running * Easy Multiple Unit Operation * Superb Paint & Lettering * Metal Grab Irons & Lift Rings * LED Constant & Directional Headlights * Five-Pole, Skew-Wound, High-Torque, High-Efficiency Can Motor * Factory-Installed QSI Sound & DCC * Proto MAX(TM) Metal Knuckle Couplers The debut of the SD9 in 1954 marked the next step forward for EMD's Special Duty line of six-axle diesels. Except for the placement of the class lights, the SD9 looked almost the same as the SD7 introduced in 1952. But under the hood, the new 567C prime mover delivered 1,750 horsepower. While four-axle power still dominated overall sales, the SDs were soon drawing well-deserved attention. In service, the three-axle Flexicoil trucks delivered almost twice the pulling power of their GP counterparts, proving ideal for demanding assignments in helper, yard, transfer and heavy freight service. With its weight spread over six axles, the SD9 was also well suited to lightly built routes, and many were purchased especially for branch line duties. By the time production ended in 1959, 515 SD9s were in service on over a dozen railroads. Some are still going strong after 50+ years of service!History:The EMD SD9 is a model of diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1954 and June 1959. An EMD 567C 16-cylinder engine generated 1,750 horsepower (1.30 MW). Externally similar to its predecessor, the SD7, the SD9 was built with the improved and much more maintainable 567C engine.Four hundred and seventy-one SD9s were built for American railroads, while a further 44 were produced for export. Many SD9s both high and short hood can still be found in service today on shortline railroads and industrial operators. Although most Class 1 roads stopped using these locomotives by the 1970s and 1980s, some remain in rebuilt form on some major Class I railroads, as switcher locomotives. HistoryThe SD9 was the second model of EMD's SD (special duty) line of locomotives, following the SD7. Just as the SD7 was a lengthened GP7 with two additional axles, the SD9 was a corresponding modification of the GP9. The additional axles in SD series locomotives provide more tractive effort and more even distribution of locomotive weight compared to the four axle GP series locomotives.SD9s can be distinguished from the similar looking SD7s by observing the position of the classification lights on the ends of the locomotive, above the number board. The SD9's classification lights are on a small pod, canted outward, while the SD7's classification lights are closer to the centerline and flush with the hood. The last phase of construction had a carbody similar to the SD18 and SD24, and used two 48-inch (1,219 mm) cooling fans instead of four 36-inch (914 mm) cooling fans. EMD ended SD9 production in June 1959. It was succeeded by the SD18 which began production in 1960. Variants SD9sEMD produced a lightweight variant of the SD9, named the SD9s. This locomotive had its weight reduced for service on lighter tracks with modifications such as a smaller fuel tank.SD9EBetween August 1970 and March 1980, the Southern Pacific Transportation Company had rebuilt 144 of their units into EMD SD9E diesel locomotives under their own rebuild program known as the General Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (G.R.I.P) and renumbered 142 of their rebuilt units as 4300-4441 and two additional rebuilt units being renumbered as 4450 and 4451, as well as reclassifying their 142 units as EF618E-1 and classified their two units #4450 and #4451 as EF618E-2, which had left six other SD9 locomotives un-rebuilt.SD9mThe SD9m was a rebuild from SD7s and SD9s mostly by Norfolk Southern Railway. NS rebuilt a total of ten units and used them in service.Locomotive Features: *Factory-Installed Sound & DCC Sound can be operated with a standard DC power pack as well as DCC controllers. Sound features include: Diesel Engine Sounds, Horn, Bell, Squealing Brakes, Doppler Effect and Air Let Off (in neutral); Trailer mode mutes whistle and bell for double heading.* Prototype Specific Details * Retooled Handrails & Other Parts for More Accurate Detail * Over 135 Factory-Applied Parts * Consumer-Applied Parts Pack Included * Heavy Diecast Chassis * 5-Pole Motor with Skew Wound Armature * Precisely Meshed Worm Gear & Spur Teeth for Silent Running * LED Directional Headlights * Magnetic Knuckle Couplers " These have been highly sought after Units " VERY HARD TO FIND ITEM THIS IS AN ASSEMBLED READY-TO-RUN SOUND EQUIPPED DCC LOCOMOTIVE We do combine shipping on multiple purchases. If you do a Buy It Now the transaction requires immediate payment for each item separately. What you need to do is put it in the shopping cart and then when you go to checkout it will recalculate the shipping and combine the items for you. If you pay first I am unable to make any adjustment because ebay has then taken its fees on the shipping as well. If you have a concern message me and I can work something out for you. THIS IS AN ASSEMBLED Item The item is NEW in the original box from old stock PERSONAL INVENTORY: Many of these unique items are from my personal inventory which was accumulated over the years. They are hard to part with but due to downsizing in retirement they too are looking for a good home which can appreciate and enjoy them. STORE INVENTORY: Having discontinued my Hobby Store and left frigid “Minne-Snow-Da” I have relocated and retired to the warmer part of the country, Down to Sunny TEXAS. I will be Liquidating the remaining stock. I will be listing items over the next year or so clearing them out. Please see the photos we take actual photos of each item Most of these items are New in the box removed only to take photos of them.

Price: 329.89 USD

Location: Van, Texas

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