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 21 The birth of the SW1 in January 1939 was a historic moment for the Electro-Motive Corporation. The tiny switcher ("S" for six hundred horsepower, "W" for welded frame) was EMC's first truly mass-pro- duced loco, the first with Electro-Motive's own elec- trical gear, and the first mass-produced engine Tpowered by the 567 diesel motor — which would become the backbone of first-generation American diesel power. Popular with railroads large and small, the SW1 stayed in production for 15 years, and many remained in service for three or more decades. Our RailKing Scale SW1 has everything you'd want in a switcher: front and rear remote Proto-Couplers, smooth performance at any speed down to 3 scale miles per hour, dual-motor power, and authentic EMD sounds. Southern Pacific - SW1 Switcher Diesel Engine 30-2823-1 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 $299.95 Reading - SW1 Switcher Diesel Engine 30-2821-1 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 $299.95 Southern - SW1 Switcher Diesel Engine 30-2822-1 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 $299.95 Amtrak - SW1 Switcher Diesel Engine 30-2820-1 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 $299.95 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 23 The E8 was one of the most popular of the E- series locomotives built by EMD in the early 1950s. The 6,750 h.p. E8 A-B-A arrangement was known for pulling passenger trains on most major express routes at speeds up to 100 mph. This streamlined beauty was one of the last Tlocomotives to sport the Bulldog nose look that EMD popularized a decade earlier. Santa Fe - E8 A-A Diesel Engine Set 30-2838-1 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 $349.95 ADD A MATCHING PASSENGER SET! 30-2838-3 Non-Powered B-Unit $119.95 See Page 70 Unfortunately, a drastic decline in demand for passenger service in the `60s led to the aban- donment of these fine diesels. During that time, there was a shift to more utilitarian general pur- pose locomotives, which went on to dominate the railroad landscape for two decades. Once again the E8 returns to the RailKing line complete with all the big fun and excitement that this able handler of passenger trains provides. Ontario Northland - E8 A-A Diesel Engine Set ADD A MATCHING PASSENGER SET! Each A-A set is equipped with the awesome 30-2836-1 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 $349.95 See Page 68 sounds and features of Proto-Sound 2.0 for an 30-2836-3 Non-Powered B-Unit $119.95 operating experience unmatched by other O Gauge manufacturers. Experience realistic slow speed performance as you enter a passenger station thanks to the incredible realism of Proto- Speed Control. Activate the passenger station Proto-Effects to simulate the announcing of your train as it arrives. Marvel at the sounds of pas- sengers coming and going. It's model railroad- ing at its most fun. Southern - E8 A-A Diesel Engine Set 30-2839-1 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 $349.95 ADD A MATCHING PASSENGER SET! 30-2839-3 Non-Powered B-Unit $119.95 See Page 69 Pennsylvania - E8 A-A Diesel Engine Set ADD A MATCHING PASSENGER SET! 30-2837-1 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 $349.95 30-2837-3 Non-Powered B-Unit $119.95 See Page 71 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 25 EMD's 800-hp SW-8s and 1,200-hp SW-9s both debuted in 1950, marking the next stage in the evolution of one of railroading's longest-lived diesel families. The first SW-class engine, the 600-hp SW1, appeared in 1939, and the SW-units remained in the EMD catalog until the 1,000-hp ESW-1000 was finally retired in 1986. With the "SW" in the name denoting that the engine was built for switching duties, it never needed the high horse- Coors - SW-8 Switcher Diesel Engine © 2007 Molson Coors Global Properties, LLC Coors trademarks are properties of Molson Coors Global 30-2825-1 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 $299.95 Properties, LLC, used under license by M.T.H. Electric Trains power ratings of road diesels. They could be "Limited Edition Adult Collectible-This licensed product is intended for purchase and enjoyment by individ- 30-2825-3 Non-Powered Calf $119.95 uals of legal purchase age for alcohol beverages." paired with cabless "calf" units in the classic cow and calf configuration if a particular job needed more power. These boxy little workhorses return to the M.T.H. RailKing lineup in 2008 in a new variety of road- names. As with all RailKing diesel engines, each is available with the exciting Proto-Sound 2.0 system for unprecedented value and fun. As switch loco- motives, the SWs are perfect for yard duty thanks Canadian National - SW-8 Switcher Diesel Engine 30-2824-1 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 $299.95 to their incredible slow-speed performance — per- 30-2824-3 Non-Powered Calf $119.95 formance governed by M.T.H.'s industry-leading Proto-Speed Control system. No other switchers can creep so slow or uncouple cars from front or rear without additional equipment. If you've got a transformer with a whistle and bell button, you've got the best switcher you can buy today. New York Central - SW-8 Switcher Diesel Engine 30-2827-1 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 $299.95 30-2827-3 Non-Powered Calf $119.95 Great Northern - SW-8 Switcher Diesel Engine 30-2826-1 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 $299.95 30-2826-3 Non-Powered Calf $119.95 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 27 In the mid-1930’s, as the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors was trying to interest railroads in diesel passenger power, there was a lot of experi- mentation in exterior design. Looking at EMD’s worm-like yellow and brown Union Pacific M-10000, the gleaming stainless steel Burlington Zephyr, or Ithe boxy, just-plain-ugly early Santa Fe units, it’s apparent that here was a new function looking for its Atlantic Coast Line - E6 A-A Diesel Engine Set form. The first generation of road diesels found its 30-2832-1 w/Proto-Sound 2.0 $349.95 ADD A MATCHING PASSENGER SET! form in 1937, when the initial E-units, built for the 30-2832-3 Non-Powered B-Unit $119.95 See Page 70 B&O, inaugurated the classic “covered wagon” cab unit design that would last for two decades on both freight and passenger diesels. The earliest E-units were each virtually custom- made, with less than 20 units produced of models EA through E5.
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