Product Overview
Proto 2000 Series HO / Oo Locomotive
EMD SW900 w/QSI Sound & DCC - PROTO 2000(R)
Grand Trunk Western #7265 (black, red, white)
Roadname-Specific Detailing
* Heavy Die Cast Chassis for Maximum Traction
* 5-Pole Skew-Wound Armature Motor
* Helical Gears for Silent Running
* Machined-Brass Flywheels
* Low Speed Under 3 Scale MPH
* LED Constant & Directional Headlights
* Proto MAX Metal Knuckle Couplers
Introduced by EMD in 1950, the SW8 offered railroads and industry a rugged and reliable unit for switching chores, replacing the last of steam or earlier diesel switchers still in service. Powered by the famed 567B, the engines delivered 800 horsepower. In 1954, industry demand for a more powerful switcher led EMD to introduce the SW900, producing 100 additional horsepower from the 567C prime mover. Outwardly, these units (and the SW600 of which only 15 were built) were virtually identical. Production ended in late 1965 with a combined total of 743 engines. Well into the 1980s, these early switchers served railroads large and small and some remain in industrial service today.
Prototype photo courtesy of Dennis Schmidt.
Detailed to match Phase 3 units in service from about the mid-1960s to mid-1970s with:
* 5 Louvers per Side on Battery Box
* 2 Lift Lugs per Side on Hood
* Dual Lens Headlight
* 2-Color 3-Stanchion Front & Rear End Handrails
* Standard Size Fuel Tank
* Single Chime Horn
* Open Step Risers
* Square Truck Journal Boxes
* Front & Rear Pilot Grab Irons
* Footboards on Pilots
