PROTO 2000 Alco RS-27s Bring a Distinctive Prototype to HO Scale. As the horsepower race between major locomotive builders began heating up, ALCO rolled out its new RS-27 in late 1959. While the design used the running gear of the RS-11, the new mo del was powered by a larger 16-cylinder prime mover that generated 2400 horsepower. To accommodate its extra length, the cab was moved forward, and the front hood shortened, giving the RS-27s a very distinctive appearance. Under
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PROTO 2000 Alco RS-27s Bring a Distinctive Prototype to HO Scale. As the horsepower race between major locomotive builders began heating up, ALCO rolled out its new RS-27 in late 1959. While the design used the running gear of the RS-11, the new mo del was powered by a larger 16-cylinder prime mover that generated 2400 horsepower. To accommodate its extra length, the cab was moved forward, and the front hood shortened, giving the RS-27s a very distinctive appearance. Under
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U30Bs first hit the rails at the end of 1966 as GE's competition to EMD's GP40. Packing 3,000 horses under the hood, U30Bs were ideally suited for handling fast, heavy freights over the road. These new Walthers PROTO 2000 models are accurate replic as of Phase I units and feature the proper radiator arrangement under the rear intake grilles. Each features a five-pole, skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, heavy diecast chassis and applied detail parts! Sound-equipped units
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Classic Cab Units for your Railroad. PROTO 1000 EMD F3 locomotives are perfect for powering trains on your HO Scale railroad. Dressed in authentic paint schemes, they have all the performance features you want including all-wheel drive and electric al pickup, dual machined brass flywheels, directional LED headlight, NMRA DCC eight-pin plug for easy decoder installation and PROTO 2000 knuckle couplers. Each set includes a powered A and a powered B unit, and two differently
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Classic Cab Units for your Railroad. PROTO 1000 EMD F3 locomotives are perfect for powering trains on your HO Scale railroad. Dressed in authentic paint schemes, they have all the performance features you want including all-wheel drive and electric al pickup, dual machined brass flywheels, directional LED headlight, NMRA DCC eight-pin plug for easy decoder installation and PROTO 2000 knuckle couplers. Each set includes a powered A and a powered B unit, and two differently
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Classic Cab Units for your Railroad. PROTO 1000 EMD F3 locomotives are perfect for powering trains on your HO Scale railroad. Dressed in authentic paint schemes, they have all the performance features you want including all-wheel drive and electric al pickup, dual machined brass flywheels, directional LED headlight, NMRA DCC eight-pin plug for easy decoder installation and PROTO 2000 knuckle couplers. Each set includes a powered A and a powered B unit, and two differently
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By the mid 50s, increasing pressure from long-haul trucks, declining passenger revenues and mounting costs forced western railroads to find new ways to improve service. Faced with expensive overhauls of early cab and hood unit diesels, many began l ooking at new equipment as well as ways to improve existing motive power. In 1955 Union Pacific equipped several GP9s with turbochargers as an experiment. Their success inspired EMD to create its own turbocharger for the 567 prime
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* Magnetic Knuckle Couplers * All-Wheel Drive & Electrical Pick-Up * Dual Machined Brass Flywheels * Constant & Directional Headlights * RP-25 Contour Blackened Wheels * Heavy Diecast Chassis * 5-Pole Skew-Wound Motor. The RS-2 was Alco's f dswitcher to incorporate its new 244-Series prime mover. The 1,500-horsepower units were designed for versatility - they were equally at home working road freights or switch runs. If equipped with a steam generator, they were
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* Magnetic Knuckle Couplers * All-Wheel Drive & Electrical Pick-Up * Dual Machined Brass Flywheels * Constant & Directional Headlights * RP-25 Contour Blackened Wheels * Heavy Diecast Chassis * 5-Pole Skew-Wound Motor. The RS-2 was Alco's f dswitcher to incorporate its new 244-Series prime mover. The 1,500-horsepower units were designed for versatility - they were equally at home working road freights or switch runs. If equipped with a steam generator, they were
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* Magnetic Knuckle Couplers * All-Wheel Drive & Electrical Pick-Up * Dual Machined Brass Flywheels * Constant & Directional Headlights * RP-25 Contour Blackened Wheels * Heavy Diecast Chassis * 5-Pole Skew-Wound Motor. The RS-2 was Alco's f dswitcher to incorporate its new 244-Series prime mover. The 1,500-horsepower units were designed for versatility - they were equally at home working road freights or switch runs. If equipped with a steam generator, they were
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* Magnetic Knuckle Couplers * All-Wheel Drive & Electrical Pick-Up * Dual Machined Brass Flywheels * Constant & Directional Headlights * RP-25 Contour Blackened Wheels * Heavy Diecast Chassis * 5-Pole Skew-Wound Motor. The RS-2 was Alco's f dswitcher to incorporate its new 244-Series prime mover. The 1,500-horsepower units were designed for versatility - they were equally at home working road freights or switch runs. If equipped with a steam generator, they were
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* Magnetic Knuckle Couplers * All-Wheel Drive & Electrical Pick-Up * Dual Machined Brass Flywheels * Constant & Directional Headlights * RP-25 Contour Blackened Wheels * Heavy Diecast Chassis * 5-Pole Skew-Wound Motor. The RS-2 was Alco's f dswitcher to incorporate its new 244-Series prime mover. The 1,500-horsepower units were designed for versatility - they were equally at home working road freights or switch runs. If equipped with a steam generator, they were
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* Factory-Installed 9-Pin DCC Harness. * 14;1 Gear Ratio. * Helical Cut Gears for Quiet Operation. * Magnetic Knuckle Couplers. * All-Wheel Drive & Electrical Pickup. * Dual Machined Brass Flywheels. * Constant & Directional Headlights. * R tour Blackened Wheels. * Heavy Diecast Chassis. * 5-Pole Skew-Wound Motor. The RS-2 was Alco's first roadswitcher to incorporate its new 244-Series prime mover. The 1,500-horsepower units were designed for versatility - they were
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