20 ELECTRO-MOTIVE SW1 DIESEL SWITCHER

Features - Intricately Detailed ABS Body - (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors Did You Know? - Colorful Paint Scheme - Locomotive Speed Control in Scale MPH By 1939, the year of the SW1’s birth, railroads were Increments - Die-Cast Metal Chassis sold on diesel power for switching and passenger ® - Directionally Controlled Headlight - Proto-Sound 2.0 With The Digital Command runs, but still didn’t view diesels as serious freight - Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears System Featuring Freight Yard Proto-Effects™ engines. Another 1939 EMD creation, the FT road - Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank - Unit Measures: 12” x 2 3/4” x 4” diesel, changed that thinking and sealed the fate of - (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers™ - Operates On O-31 Curves steam power. - Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn T 022- /rt-on . $299.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2821-1 Reading 022- /rt-on . $299.95 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-2820-1 Amtrak and authenticEMDsounds. down to3scalemilesperhour, dual-motorpower, Proto-Couplers, smoothperformanceatanyspeed you'd wantinaswitcher:frontandrearremote decades. OurRailKingScaleSW1haseverything and manyremainedinserviceforthreeormore small, theSW1stayedinproductionfor15years, diesel power. Popular withrailroadslargeand become thebackboneoffirst-generation American powered bythe567dieselmotor—whichwould trical gear, andthefirstmass-producedengine duced loco,thefirstwithElectro-Motive'sownelec- for weldedframe)wasEMC'sfirsttrulymass-pro- tiny switcher("S"forsixhundredhorsepower, "W" moment fortheElectro-MotiveCorporation.The The birthoftheSW1inJanuary1939wasahistoric - SW1SwitcherDiesel Engine - SW1SwitcherDieselEngine 022- /rt-on . $299.95 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-2822-1 Southern - SW1SwitcherDieselEngine 022- /rt-on . $299.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2823-1 Southern Pacific - SW1SwitcherDieselEngine 2 1 RailKing Diesel Locomotives 22

ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIVISION E8 A-A DIESEL ENGINE SET

Features - Colorful Paint Scheme - Metal Horn - Metal Chassis - Locomotive Speed Control in Scale MPH - Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears Increments Did You Know? - Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank - Proto-Sound® 2.0 With The Digital Command For an even more realistic consist, add a non-powered B unit to your A-A set to achieve the traditional A-B-A diesel engine - (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors System Featuring Passenger Station configuration. - Intricately Detailed ABS Bodies Proto-Effects™ - (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers™ - Unit Measures: 29 3/4” x 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” - Directionally Controlled Headlight - Operates On O-31 Curves T 023- o-oee -nt$119.95 $349.95 Non-Powered B-Unit 30-2837-3 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-2837-1 Pennsylvania ing atitsmostfun. sengers comingandgoing.It'smodelrailroad- train asitarrives.Marvelatthesoundsofpas- Proto-Effects tosimulatetheannouncingofyour Speed Control.Activatethepassengerstation station thankstotheincrediblerealismofProto- speed performanceasyouenterapassenger Gauge manufacturers.Experiencerealisticslow operating experienceunmatchedbyotherO sounds andfeaturesofProto-Sound2.0foran Each A-Asetisequippedwiththeawesome this ablehandlerofpassengertrainsprovides. complete withallthebigfunandexcitementthat Once againtheE8returnstoRailKingline the railroadlandscapefortwodecades. pose locomotives,whichwentontodominate there wasashifttomoreutilitariangeneralpur- donment ofthesefinediesels.Duringthattime, passenger serviceinthe`60sledtoaban- Unfortunately, adrasticdecline indemandfor EMD popularizedadecadeearlier. locomotives tosporttheBulldognoselookthat This streamlinedbeautywasoneofthelast major expressroutesatspeedsupto100mph. was knownforpullingpassengertrainsonmost arrangement 1950s. The6,750h.p.E8A-B-A series locomotivesbuiltbyEMDintheearly The E8wasoneofthemostpopularE- - E8A-ADieselEngine Set 023- o-oee -nt$119.95 $349.95 Non-Powered B-Unit 30-2839-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2839-1 Southern $119.95 $349.95 Non-Powered B-Unit 30-2836-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2836-1 Ontario Northland $119.95 $349.95 Non-Powered B-Unit 30-2838-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2838-1 Santa Fe - E8A-ADieselEngineSet - E8A-ADieselEngineSet - E8A-ADieselEngineSet ADD AMATCHING PASSENGER SET! ADD AMATCHING PASSENGER SET! ADD AMATCHING PASSENGER SET! ADD AMATCHING PASSENGER SET! See Page 70 See Page 68 See Page 71 See Page 69 2 3 RailKing Diesel Locomotives 24

SW-8 SWITCHER DIESEL ENGINE Features - Intricately Detailed ABS Body - Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears - (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers™ - Locomotive Speed Control in Scale MPH Did You Know? - Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank Increments While the SW-8s and -9s were produced as replacements ® for the aging NW-2 diesel switcher, they proved themselves - Colorful Paint Scheme - Proto-Sound 2.0 With The Digital Command impervious to age themselves, becoming railyard mainstays System Featuring Freight Yard Proto-Effects™ - Die-Cast Metal Chassis for decades. - Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn - Unit Measures: 12” x 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” - (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors - Operates On O-31 Curves - Directionally Controlled Headlights E 022- o-oee af$119.95 $299.95 Non-Powered Calf 30-2826-3 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-2826-1 Great Northern got thebestswitcheryoucanbuytoday. transformer withawhistleandbellbutton,you've rear withoutadditionalequipment.Ifyou'vegota can creepsosloworuncouplecarsfromfront Proto-Speed Controlsystem.Nootherswitchers formance governedbyM.T.H.'s industry-leading to theirincredibleslow-speedperformance—per- motives, theSWsareperfectforyarddutythanks for unprecedentedvalueandfun.Asswitchloco- available withtheexcitingProto-Sound2.0system names. AswithallRailKingdieselengines,eachis RailKing lineupin2008anewvarietyofroad- These boxylittleworkhorsesreturntotheM.T.H. more power. and calfconfigurationifaparticularjobneeded paired withcabless"calf"unitsintheclassiccow power ratingsofroaddiesels.Theycouldbe switching duties,itneverneededthehighhorse- in thenamedenotingthatenginewasbuiltfor SW-1000 the"SW" wasfinallyretiredin1986.With remained intheEMDcataloguntil1,000-hp SW1, appearedin1939,andtheSW-units families. ThefirstSW-class engine,the600-hp evolution ofonerailroading'slongest-lived diesel debuted in1950,markingthenextstage EMD's 800-hpSW-8s and 1,200-hp SW-9s both - SW-8 SwitcherDieselEngine 022- o-oee af$119.95 $299.95 Non-Powered Calf 30-2825-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2825-1 Coors 022- o-oee af$119.95 $299.95 Non-Powered Calf 30-2827-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2827-1 New York Central $119.95 $299.95 Non-Powered Calf 30-2824-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2824-1 Canadian National - SW-8 SwitcherDieselEngine - SW-8 SwitcherDiesel Engine - SW-8 SwitcherDieselEngine uals oflegalpurchaseageforalcoholbeverages." "Limited EditionAdultCollectible-This licensedproductisintendedforpurchaseandenjoyment byindivid- Properties, LLC,usedunderlicensebyM.T.H. ElectricTrains © 2007MolsonCoorsGlobalProperties,LLCtrademarksarepropertiesof 2 5 RailKing Diesel Locomotives 26

EMD E6 A-A DIESEL SET

Features - Intricately Detailed ABS Bodies - Locomotive Speed Control in Scale MPH Did You Know? - Directionally Controlled Headlights Increments For Florida-bound Chicagoans in the winter of ® - Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears - Proto-Sound 2.0 With The Digital Command 1940, the City of Miami was the first taste of the - Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank System Featuring: Passenger Station tropical vacation that lay ahead, with cars named - (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers™ Proto-Effects™ after tropical plants like Bougainvillea, Camellia, - Colorful Paint Scheme - Unit Measures: 29 1/4” x 2 1/2” x 3 5/8” and Japonica - names that you’ll find duplicated on - Metal Chassis - Operates On O-31 Curves the City’s RailKing passenger cars. - (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors I onto yourhome layout. tures tobringthedramaofprototype railroading such acompletearrayofsounds andotherfea- thanks toProto-Sound2.0.Only M.T.H. offers off againforfarawayplaces. It'sallpossible locomotive’s bellbeginstoring, andyourtrainis conductor's departurecallpiercesthedin, disembarking andboarding.Momentslater, the followed bythehustleandbustleofpassengers squealing brakesasyourtrainglidestoastop, excitement ofhearingstationannouncementsand some ofAmerica'sgreatrailroads.Imaginethe seminal E6streamlinersinthecolorfulschemesof Now youcanenjoythebeautyandglamourof freightdiesel. introduced earlieronthemodelFT with theE7,whichfeatured“bulldog”nose ended, EMDresumedproductionoftheE-Series so characteristicofthe1930s.Whenwar sport thebeautiful,rakish,streamlinedEMDnose 1942. TheE6wasthelastpassengerdieselto arrested productionofallpassengerdieselsin werebuilt,beforethewareffort matching B-units large quantities.Startingin1939,92A-unitsand26 dardized passengerunitandbegantoproduceitin theE6,EMDsettledonastan- EA throughE5.With made, withlessthan20unitsproducedofmodels The earliestE-units wereeachvirtuallycustom- freight andpassengerdiesels. unit designthatwouldlastfortwodecadesonboth B&O, inauguratedtheclassic“coveredwagon”cab form in1937,whentheinitialE-units, builtforthe form. Thefirstgenerationofroaddieselsfoundits apparent thatherewasanewfunctionlookingforits the boxy, just-plain-ugly earlySanta Fe units,it’s the gleamingstainlesssteelBurlingtonZephyr, or worm-like yellowandbrownUnionPacific M-10000, mentation inexteriordesign.LookingatEMD’s diesel passengerpower, therewasalotofexperi- General Motorswastryingtointerestrailroadsin In themid-1930’s,asElectro-MotiveDivisionof 023- o-oee -nt$119.95 $349.95 Non-Powered B-Unit 30-2834-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2834-1 New York Central $119.95 $349.95 Non-Powered B-Unit 30-2835-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2835-1 Union Pacific $119.95 $349.95 Non-Powered B-Unit 30-2833-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2833-1 Illinois Central $119.95 $349.95 Non-Powered B-Unit 30-2832-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2832-1 Atlantic CoastLine - E6A-ADieselEngineSet - E6A-ADieselEngineSet - E6A-ADieselEngineSet - E6A-ADieselEngineSet ADD AMATCHING PASSENGER SET! ADD AMATCHING PASSENGER SET! ADD AMATCHING PASSENGER SET! ADD AMATCHING PASSENGER SET! See Page 71 See Page 69 See Page 70 See Page 70 2 7 RailKing Diesel Locomotives 28 MP15AC DIESEL ENGINE

Features - Intricately Detailed ABS Body - (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors Did You Know? - Colorful Paint Scheme - Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH The final model of the MP15, the MP15T, used a - Die-Cast Metal Chassis Increments turbocharger to deliver the same 1500 horsepower - Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn - Proto-Sound® 2.0 With The Digital Command as the MP15AC and DC with four fewer cylinders - Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank System Featuring Freight Yard Proto-Effects™ (8 rather than 12). The Seaboard System was the - (2) Cab Figures - Unit Measures:13” x 2 1/4” x 4 1/4” only railroad to roster the MP15T. - Directionally Controlled Headlights - Operates On O-31 Curves - Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears - (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers™ T freight along yourmain line. doing slow-speed yarddutyorhaulingcommuters or totype, thisRailKing Scaleengineisequallyat home characteristic Tunnel Motor-style airintakes.Likeitspro- Our modelreplicatesthemore-modern MP15ACwithits version ofthelastandlargest theend-cabswitchers. New for2008,M.T.H. introducesthisfull-scale RailKing two modelswereaboutequal. MP15 formostofitsproductionrun,andsalesthe tinued tomakeboththeDCandACversionsof unnecessarily expensiveforalowlyswitcher, EMDcon- nology wasrelativelynewandsomerailroadsfoundit tomer toorderanMP15AC.BecausetheDash2tech- Not surprisingly, theSouthernPacific wasthefirstcus- sides ofthehood,lowandatfrontengine. Motor, andtheradiatorairintakesweremovedto front ofthehoodwasplain,likerearaTunnel page 114inthePremiersectionofthiscatalog).The EMD hadcreatedfortheSouthernPacific (featuredon cooling systemwasborrowedfromthe"Tunnel Motors" wiring, switches,andrelaysfoundinearlierdiesels.Its solid-state transistorsandcircuitboardsreplacingthe however, incorporatedEMD'sDash2technology, with It wasbasicallyabeefed-upSW1500.TheMP15AC, had characterizedallpreviousEMDend-cabswitchers. shared thefront-mounted radiatorandairintakesthat ern. TheMP15DCusedtraditionalelectricalgearand The MP15cameintwoversions,traditionalandmod- was deliveredin1987. EMD tosellmorethan500unitsbeforethelastMP15 able forroaddutyaswellswitching,andallowed capacity, andbiggersandboxes, madetheMP15suit- better-riding trucks,alongwithmoreweight,alargerfuel with thesameBlombergtrucksasaroadengine.Those frame thanitspredecessor, theSW1500,inordertofitit a moreversatileswitcher, EMDgavetheMP15alonger yard enginewasrapidlyheadedforextinction.To create cab unitwasalreadyadinosaurandthesingle-purpose EMD GP7,hadbecometheuniversallocomotive.The switcher, andthe descendedfromtheAlcoRS-series the MP15debutedin1974,multipurposeroad ers thatstretchedbacktotheprewarSW1.Bytime The MP15wasthelastinalineofEMDend-cabswitch- NEW! 021- /rt-on . $299.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2812-1 Canadian Pacific NEW! 021- /rt-on . $299.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2814-1 Milwaukee Road - MP15ACDieselEngine - MP15ACDieselEngine NEW! 021- /rt-on . $299.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2813-1 CSX 021- /rt-on . $299.95 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-2815-1 Union Pacific - MP15ACDieselEngine NEW! - MP15ACDiesel Engine 2 9 RailKing Diesel Locomotives 30 BALDWIN VO-1000 DIESEL SWITCHER

Features - Intricately Detailed ABS Body - Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Did You Know? - Colorful Paint Scheme Increments The earliest models of the VO-1000 had a slightly - Die-Cast Metal Chassis - (2) Cab Figures pointed nose with a circular grille opening, reminiscent - Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank - Proto-Sound 2.0® With The Digital Command of a 1930s automobile. - Directionally Controlled Headlights System Featuring Freight Yard Proto-Effects™ - Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears - Unit Measures: 14 1/2” x 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” - (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers™ - Operates On O-31 Curves - (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors T tle alongvirtually asfastyoucaretorun it. low-speed lugging powerofitsprototype— aswelltheabilitytohus- authentic Baldwin primemoversoundsand theabilitytoduplicate Thanks toProto-Sound2.0,ourmodelfeatures RailKing ScaleVO-1000. Relive theexcitementandvariety oftheearlydieselyearswith and thenation’soldestlocomotive builderthrewinthetowel. was clearthatBaldwinno longeracontenderinthedieselbusiness, plagued withproblemsthatincludedexcessivepistonwear. By1956it however,The turbochargedmodelsthatsucceededtheVO-1000, were Baldwin’s mostdependablelocomotives,andmanyserved fordecades. er, withitsnormallyaspirated8-cylinderengine,wasactually oneof switch- developed areputationforhighmaintenancecosts.TheVO-1000 push anenginetoitslimits.Asaresult,Baldwinengineseventually the typesofassignmentsinwhichcrewstendedtoabuse equipmentand lugging assignments,whichithandledrelativelywell.But those werejust by Westinghouse, Baldwin’sprimemoverfounditsnicheinlow-speed and acurse.Teamed upwith equallyheavy-duty tractionmotorssupplied Ultimately themassiveDeLaVergne motorprovedtobebothablessing and smoothidling.” combustion giveslowfuelconsumption,absenceofsmoke,quickpick-up, issue ofBaldwinLocomotivesMagazine,thecompanyclaimedthat“slow just overhalfthespeedofmostcompetitivediesels.InOctober1936 more timetoburn,theyrantheengineatamaximumspeedof625rpm— a separatecombustionchamberaboveeachcylinder. To allowthefuel designers usedmassivecylindersmorethanafootindiameterandadded er andgivetheir4-cycleenginealongerpowerstroke,DeLaVergne’s rather uniqueamongdieselsofitstime.Inordertomakethefuelburnslow- machines forbreweries.ItspowerplantBaldwin’slocomotiveswas Company hadstartedlifein1880makingmechanicalrefrigeration diesel motor. AcquiredbyBaldwinin1931,theDeLaVergne Engine All BaldwindieselswerepoweredbyvariationsofthesameDeLaVergne 1939 and1946. class onerailroadsbought548copiesofthe1000hp.enginebetween was Baldwin’smostsuccessfulproduct.TheU.S. militaryandover30 haps themostmuscularlookingofallfirst-generation dieselswitchers, per- or theRaymondLoewy-styled Sharknoses.ThedistinctiveVO-1000, Nothing elseonrailslookedlikethebaby-faced 24-wheeledCentipedes engines’ uniquelookswontheheartsofAmericanrailfansandmodelers. Baldwin’s dieselswereultimatelydisappointmentstoitscustomers,the century beforeitsolditsfirstproductiondieselin1937.Whilemostof The BaldwinLocomotiveWorks hadbeenbuildingsteamenginesfora 022- /PooSud20$299.95 w/ Proto-Sound2.0 30-2828-1 Baltimore &Ohio $299.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2831-1 Louisville &Nashville $299.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2829-1 St. LouisSouthwestern - VO1000Diesel Engine - VO1000DieselEngine - VO1000DieselEngine 023- /PooSud20$299.95 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2830-1 Lehigh Valley - VO1000DieselEngine 3 1 RailKing Diesel Locomotives 32 ALCO RS-11 HIGH HOOD ROAD SWITCHER

Features - Intricately Detailed ABS Body - (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors Did You Know? - Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank - Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Experienced engineers loved the road switcher cab because, unlike the new - Colorful Paint Scheme Increments streamliners, it felt like home to them. The crew in a Geep or RS-11 running - Metal Chassis - Proto-Sound® 2.0 With The Digital Command long hood forward sat near the back of the engine, looking out over the power - Metal Handrails and Horn System Featuring Freight Yard Proto-Effects™ plant with a lot of machinery between them and any potential collision — just - (2) Cab Figures - Unit Measures: 14 7/8” x 2 1/2” x 4 1/16” like a steam engine. Even running short hood forward, the engineer's view - Directionally Controlled Headlights - Operates On O-31 Curves was out past the engine's nose, similar to a steamer. - Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears - (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers™ T power atanyspeed fromacrawltofullthrottle. Alco primemover, andProto-SpeedControl fortremendouspulling type, remoteProto-Couplers™ frontandrear, theauthenticchantofan gy. featuresthedistinctivenotched-noselookof itsproto- OurRS-11 can mixthemtogetherinlashups, thankstoProto-Sound2.0technolo- the GeepsandF-units onyour railroad—or, liketheprototype,you canofferstiffcompetitionfor New for2008,theRailKingScale RS-11 of dieselsarepoweredbydescendantstheAlco251diesel motor. ship, AlcodesignsarestillalivetodayinIndia,wherealarge number Montreal LocomotiveWorks. Aftermanychangesincorporateowner- locomotive plantandsolditsdesignstoCanadiancousin, the sold insignificantnumbers.In1969AlcoshuttereditsSchenectady turnedouttobethelastAlcodieselthat locomotives, buttheRS-11 Alco soldieredonforanotherdecade,introducingitsCentury seriesof fast enough,Alcogottheoverfloworders. simply falloutfromEMD'ssuccess—whentheycouldn'tmake Geeps orderswere hundreds whileGeepssoldbythethousands.SomeRS-11 good locomotive,theracehadalreadybeenlost.Salesnumberedin wasa sion withbetterforwardvisibilitywasoffered.ButwhiletheRS-11 passenger servicewithanoptionaltrainheatboiler. Lateralow-nosever- bought thenewengineafteritwasintroducedin1956.Someused GP9. AtleastadozenClass1railroadsintheU.S., Canada,andMexico 251 V-12 motor, offering50morehorsepowerthanthecontemporary addressedthereliabilityissuewithanewModel In anycase,theRS-11 that gotgreatservicefromitsAlcofleetwhileotherscomplained. evidence, AlcofanstodaypointtotheNewHaven,anall-Alcorailroad a lackoffamiliarityledtolesser-quality maintenanceofAlcomotors;as nationwide hadlearnedtoservicetheEMD567primemover. Perhaps company permittedtomanufactureroaddiesels,andshopcrews commanding saleslead.BackinWorld War II,EMDhadbeentheonly One wonderstodayifAlco'sproblemwasreallyitsmotororEMD's concept, becametherunawaybest-sellers offirst-generation diesels. bility, andtheElectro-MotiveGP7 andGP9,copyingtheroadswitcher Alco's 1600hpmodel244motorhadacquiredareputationforunrelia- hadsoldwell.But andRS-3 and early'50s,Alco'spioneeringRS-1 speed switchingtofull-throttlemainlinehauling.Andinthelate1940s engine withgreatvisibilityforeandaft,capableofanythingfromslow- Geep. Alcohad,afterall,inventedtheroadswitcher:amultipurpose wasAlco'sanswertothehugelypopularElectro-Motive The RS-11 NEW! 021- o-oee $149.95 $299.95 Non-Powered 30-2818-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2818-1 Northern Pacific 021- o-oee $149.95 $299.95 Non-Powered 30-2817-3 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-2817-1 New York Central NEW! 021- o-oee $149.95 $299.95 Non-Powered 30-2819-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2819-1 Pennsylvania NEW! NEW! - RS-11 HighHoodDieselEngine - RS-11 - RS-11 HighHoodDieselEngine - RS-11 021- o-oee $149.95 $299.95 Non-Powered 30-2816-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2816-1 Duluth Winnipeg&Pacific - RS-11 High HoodDieselEngine - RS-11 - RS-11 HighHood DieselEngine - RS-11 3 3 RailKing Diesel Locomotives 34 ALCO RS-1 ROAD SWITCHER

Features - Intricately Detailed ABS Body - (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors - Colorful Paint Scheme - Separately Applied Metal Grab Irons, Did You Know? - Metal Chassis Handrails, and Coupler Lift Bars Several war-production RS-1s wound up on the Alaska Railroad. - Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn - Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH - Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank Increments - (2) Cab Figures - Proto-Sound® 2.0 With The Digital Command - Directionally Controlled Headlights System Featuring Freight Yard Proto-Effects™ - Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears - Unit Measures: 14” x 2 1/2” x 4” - (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers™ - Operates On O-31 Curves T through the1980s. model railroadsetinanyperiodfromthe1940s isappropriatefora passenger consists,theRS-1 American railroading.Athomewitheitherfreightor beautifully portraysthefirstroadswitcherin Built to1/48scaleproportions,theRailKingRS-1 prototype forRussia'sownearlydiesels. Russian shipping.Theseengineslaterbecamethe other suppliesaftertheLuftwaffehadcrippled saved Russia"becausetheybroughtinfoodand Iranian Railroadbecameknownas"thedieselsthat overseas roads.AgroupthatpliedtheTrans- trucks tomakethemsuitableforlighterrailon werefittedwiththree-axle posts. TheseRS-1s engines, weresenttoIran,Russia,andU.S. Army from theirowners,and,alongwith144additional delivered toAmericanrailroadswererequisitioned went tothemilitary. The13 unitsthathadbeen Interestingly, production thefirsttwoyears of RS-1 Alco's shopsin1960. left any American-madediesel.ThelastnewRS-1 hadthelongestproductionrunof motive, theRS-1 established theroadswitcherasauniversalloco- EMD's laterGP7andGP9soldbetterreally would bedauntinginatypicalswitcher. Although suitableforthehigherroadspeedsthat the RS-1 accident protection.Smoother-riding trucksmade The shorthoodalsoaffordedthecrewadditional room forasteamboilerpassengertrainheat. ond, shorterhoodtoabasicswitchermake Alco'sdesignersaddedasec- its 1000hpRS-1. multi-purpose "roadswitcher"designin1941with The AmericanLocomotiveCompanypioneeredthe 020- o-oee $149.95 $299.95 Non-Powered 30-2801-3 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-2801-1 New Haven - Alco RS-1 DieselEngine - AlcoRS-1 020- o-oee $149.95 $299.95 Non-Powered 30-2803-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2803-1 SOO Line - Alco RS-1 DieselEngine - AlcoRS-1 020- o-oee $149.95 $299.95 Non-Powered 30-2800-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2800-1 Grand TrunkWestern 020- o-oee $149.95 $299.95 Non-Powered 30-2802-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2802-1 Santa Fe - Alco RS-1 DieselEngine - AlcoRS-1 - Alco RS-1 DieselEngine - AlcoRS-1 3 5 RailKing Diesel Locomotives 36 FM TRAINMASTER DIESEL ENGINE

Features - Directionally Controlled Headlights - Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH - Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears Increments Did You Know? - Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank - Operating Smoke Unit The Trainmaster is officially designated the - (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers™ - Illuminated Number Boards H-24-66 (Hood, 2,400 hp, 6 motors, 6 axles). - Colorful Paint Scheme - Proto-Sound® 2.0 With The Digital - Metal Chassis Command System Featuring: Freight Yard - Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn Proto-Effects™ - (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors - Unit Measures: 17” x 2 5/8” x 3 7/8” - Intricately Detailed ABS Body - Operates On O-31 Curves - (2) Cab Figures F control system inOgauge. able smokeoutput thatmakeProto-Sound 2.0 thebestsoundand plete withthedigital sound,amazingslowspeed capability, andvari- The Trainmaster returnstotheRailKingScalelineupin 2008 com- most-loved enginesamong3-rail operatorsfornearlyhalfacentury. massive sizeandtremendous pullingpowerhavemadeitoneofthe hit fromthemomentit marketinthemid-1950's.Theengine's In theworldofOgaugerailroading, however, theTrainmaster wasa 127 T also meanttheroofoflocomotivehadtocomeoff. Ultimately, only and removalordisconnectionoftheentiretopbankcylinders -which cylinder repairinanO.P. enginerequiredremovalofthetopcrankshaft Motive dieselcouldbeaccessedbypullingoffonecylinder head, a nance wasanightmare.Whereassinglebadcylinderinan Electro- shaft provedpronetooilleakage.Perhaps mostimportant,mainte- on themotorthanasubmarinecushionedbyanocean.The topcrank- motive use.Thebone-jarringrailroadenvironmentwasmuch rougher Ultimately, however, theopposed-pistonengineprovedill-suitedtoloco- one briefmoment,Fairbanks Morse lookedlikeacontender. and walkedawaywithanyconsisttherailroadsthrewatthem.For and red,fourTrainmaster demonstrators barnstormedthecountry brawny bodytomatchitsboldname.Emblazonedinbrightyellow most powerfulsingle-motoreddiesellocomotiveofitseraandhada that year, FM'snewlocomotivetooktheshowbystorm.Itwas Introduced attheRailroadManufacturers'SupplyAssociationshow In 1953theO.P. enginereacheditszenithintheTrainmaster. double thehorsepowerpercylinder. ventional motor:lessmovingparts,terrificacceleration,andabout an engine,theO.P. dieselinfacthadseveraladvantagesoveracon- power thelocomotive.Whilethissoundslikeacomplexwaytobuild separate crankshaft,andthetwocrankshaftswerelinkedtogetherto cylinder walls.Theupperandlowerbanksofpistonseachpowereda cylinder heads.Intakeandexhaustoccurredthroughholesinthe and thecombustionchamberinmiddle.Therewerenovalvesor In theopposed-pistonmotor, eachcylinderhadapistonateitherend equipment duringandafterthewarseemedlikeanaturaltransition. developed agreatreputationforreliability;theadaptationtorailroad ered abouthalftheU.S. Navy's World War IIsubmarinefleetand submarine engines.FM'suniqueopposed-pistondieselenginepow- Fairbanks Morsegotintothelocomotivebusinessbecauseitmade rainmaster were soldto11U.S. andCanadianrailroads. 020- o-oee $149.95 $299.95 Non-Powered 30-2806-3 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-2806-1 Southern Pacific $149.95 $299.95 Non-Powered 30-2804-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2804-1 Jersey Central - FMTrainmaster DieselEngine - FMTrainmaster DieselEngine 020- o-oee $149.95 $299.95 Non-Powered 30-2807-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2807-1 Virginian 020- o-oee $149.95 $299.95 Non-Powered 30-2805-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2805-1 Southern - FMTrainmaster DieselEngine - FMTrainmaster DieselEngine 3 7 RailKing Diesel Locomotives 38

GP-9 DIESEL ENGINE

Features - Directionally Controlled Headlights - Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Did You Know? - Intricately Detailed ABS Body Increments Experienced engineers loved the Geep cab because, - Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank - Operating Smoke Unit unlike the new streamliners, it felt like home to them. An - (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers™ - Proto-Sound® 2.0 With The Digital Command engineer in a Geep running long hood forward sat near - Authentic Paint Scheme System Featuring Freight Yard Proto-Effects™ the back of the engine, looking out over the power plant - Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn - Unit Measures:14 3/4” x 2 1/2” x 3 3/4” - just as he had in a steam engine. Even running short - (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors - Operates On O-31 Curves hood forward, the engineer's view was out past the - Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears engine's nose, similar to a steamer. - (2) Cab Figures E ble thankstothe powerandperformanceof Proto-Sound2.0. sounds mayjust maketheGP9yourfavorite diesel.It'sallpossi- best speedcontrol systemandhearingthe incredible varietyof Watching theseenginescreepdowntherailswithindustry's engines maybethebestvalue inallofmodelrailroading. GP9. Fully equippedwithProto-Sound2.0,RailKingScale diesel rosterhasneverbeen easier thanwiththeRailKingScale Adding afull-featured,scale-proportioned locomotivetoyour both wereavailablewithoptionaldynamicbraking. long hooddoesnotdistinguishbetweenthetwolocomotives, as absence ofthedynamicbrakeblisterontopcenter the Contrary tomodelrailroadingurbanlegend,thepresence or of theGP9wasvirtuallyidenticaltothatitsolderbrother. Except fortheplacementofafewventilatorlouvers,exterior 1954 through1963. duced in1949,andthe1750horsepowerGP9,produced from bought nearly7,000copiesofthe1500horsepowerGP7, intro- among first-generation dieselpower. U.S. andCanadianrailroads always done.Buthisbrainchildbecametherunawaybest-seller ice andrelegatedolderpowertosecondarylinesastheyhad project wasafailure.RailroadsboughtGeepsformainlineserv- concept eightyearsbeforeEMD. Andinonesense,Dilworth's hadintroducedtheroadswitcher that Alco'sarguablyuglierRS-1 Of course,Dilworth'sexplanationconvenientlyignoredthefact ally belowourstandardmain-linefreightlocomotives." tree ornamentsandotherwhimsythatthepricewouldbemateri- make itsosimpleinconstructionanddevoidofChristmas- where itcoulddoreallyusefulwork.Myseconddreamwasto but wouldkeepitoutasfarpossibleinthebackcountry, would wantitonthemainlineoranywherenearheadquarters, to makealocomotivesouglyinappearancethatnorailroad opportunity: "InplanningtheGP, Ihadtwodreams.Thefirstwas Division in1954,Dilworthexplainedhowhetriedtomeetthat In TheDilworthStory, abook publishedbyElectro-Motive steam powered.Heviewedthatasahugemarketingopportunity. lines thatcarriedhalfofthenation'sfreighttrafficwerestilllargely had beenvirtuallydieselized,butthe130,000milesofsecondary 1940s, DilworthsawthatAmerica's30,000milesofmainlinerail were thebrainchildofprojectengineerDickDilworth.Inlate engines Electro-Motive Division'sGP(for"GeneralPurpose") 020- o-oee $149.95 $299.95 Non-Powered 30-2809-3 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 30-2809-1 Florida EastCoast $149.95 $299.95 Non-Powered 30-2808-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2808-1 Central Vermont/U.S. Coast Guard 021- o-oee $149.95 $299.95 Non-Powered 30-2810-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2810-1 Pennsylvania - GP-9 DieselEngine - GP-9 DieselEngine 021- o-oee $149.95 $299.95 Non-Powered 30-2811-3 w/Proto-Sound2.0 30-2811-1 Southern Pacific - GP-9 DieselEngine - GP-9 DieselEngine 3 9 RailKing Diesel Locomotives