MTH 30-20008-1 O New York Central GP-7 Diesel Engine w/PS2 #5635/Box

Description: This item has been graded per TCA standards C-6: Very Good based on visual appearance. The hand rails are bent and loose in a few spots. There are scuffs, scratches and dirt residue on the shell of this model. The wheels & pickups show wear and grease residue from previous use. Due to the date of manufacture, the buyer may need to replace the battery. The overall appearance of this item may be improved with a gentle and thorough cleaning. The instruction manual is included. The original box is included. Please check the photos for a detailed look at this item. Overall condition is Very Good. Availability: Ships within 1 Business Day! Trainz Product Id: 11633519 Add Seller to Favorites eBay Store About us Policies Add Seller to Favorites eBay Store About Trainz Policies MTH 30-20008-1 O New York Central GP-7 Diesel Engine w/PS2 #5635/Box Description Payment Shipping Returns Description Here is an MTH 30-20008-1 O New York Central GP-7 Diesel Engine w/PS2 #5635. Electro-Motive Division's GP (for General Purpose) engines were the brainchild of project engineer Dick Dilworth. In the late 1940s, Dilworth saw that America's 30,000 miles of main line rail had been virtually dieselized, but the 130,000 miles of secondary lines that carried half of the nation's freight traffic were still largely steam powered. He viewed that as a huge marketing opportunity. In The Dilworth Story, a book published by Electro-Motive Division in 1954, Dilworth explained how he tried to meet that opportunity: In planning the GP, I had two dreams. The first was to make a locomotive so ugly in appearance that no railroad would want it on the main line or anywhere near headquarters, but would keep it out as far as possible in the back country, where it could do really useful work. My second dream was to make it so simple in construction and so devoid of Christmas-tree ornaments and other whimsy that the price would be materially below our standard main-line freight locomotives. Of course, Dilworth's explanation conveniently ignored the fact that Alco's arguably uglier RS-1 had introduced the road switcher concept eight years before EMD. And in one sense, Dilworth's project was a failure. Railroads bought Geeps for mainline service and relegated older power to secondary lines as they had always done. But his brainchild became the runaway best-seller among first-generation diesel power. U.S. and Canadian railroads bought nearly 7,000 copies of the 1500 horsepower GP7, introduced in 1949, and the 1750 horsepower GP9, produced from 1954 through 1963. In those early days of diesel power, experienced engineers loved the Geep cab because, unlike the new streamliners, it felt like home to them. An engineer in a Geep running long hood forward sat near the back of the engine, looking out over the power plant - just as he had in a steam engine. Even running short hood forward, the engineer's view was out past the engine's nose, similar to a steamer. Adding a fully featured, scale-proportioned locomotive to your diesel roster has never been easier than with the RailKing Scale GP7 and GP9. Our Geeps feature authentic first-generation diesel sounds including a single-chime air horn and the throb of an EMD 16-cylinder model 567 prime mover - so named because each of its cylinders displaced 567 cubic inches. Twin flywheel-equipped motors, Proto-Speed Control that provides steady speeds from three scale miles per hour to full throttle, and twin remote-control Proto-Couplers make our Geeps ideal for any chore from slow-speed switching to mainline hauling, just like the prototype. Did You Know? EMD ran a FTs-for-GPs trade-in program that often led the builder to use FT components in GPs, creating a 1350 horsepower hybrid locomotive, designated by an M after the engine name, as in GP7M or GP9M. Its key features are:Die-Cast Save up to 75% on shipping when you use the eBay "Add to Cart" button to combine eligible Trainz items in your cart and choose the same carrier service for each item (e.g. "Economy Shipping"). Please note that using the "Buy It Now" button will create a separate order that CANNOT BE COMBINED with other items. Payment Pay via the eBay Checkout using PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. Payment details for specific items can be reviewed by clicking the "Shipping and Payments" tab at the top of every listing. Taxes may be applied at checkout based on your shipping address and Marketplace responsibility or Seller responsibility. Click "Learn more" under Taxes on the "Shipping and Payments" tab. 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Price: 200.74 USD

Location: Buford, Georgia

End Time: 2024-12-19T23:44:57.000Z

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