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Chesapeake & Ohio HO Scale MTH HO GP-35 Diesel with Proto-Sound 3E+

80-2237-5

List Price:
$299.95

Roadname:
Chesapeake & Ohio
Scale:
HO Scale
Product Type:
Diesel/Electric Locomotive
Product Line:
MTH HO
Delivery Status:
Delivered JUL 2014

Overview

Produced from 1963 to 1966, the GP35, along with its six-axle SD35 sibling, marked both an end and a beginning. They were the last road diesels to use the EMD 567 motor that had powered switchers, F-units, and Geeps since 1939 (so named because each cylinder displaced 567 cubic inches). For the horsepower race of the 1960s, EMD tweaked the 567 to a turbocharged V-16 delivering 2500 hp. That was it for the 567, however, and in 1966 the baton was passed to the more powerful model 645. But while the "35 line" diesels ushered out an old motor, they inaugurated a new look. Their angled cab roofs and the clean, squared-off lines of their car bodies established the look of EMD power for the next three decades.

Introduced to compete with General Electric's landmark U25B, which had ushered in the second generation of diesel power, the GP35 outsold the "U-Boat" nearly three to one. There was a strong market for new power in the mid-1960s because the first-generation diesels that had vanquished steam were wearing out. While first-generation rosters had often been a hodgepodge of manufacturers and models as railroads experimented with the new technology, by 1960 Alco, EMD, and GE were the only manufacturers left standing - and Alco would soon throw in the towel. As a result, virtually every major U.S. railroad became a GP35 customer and over 1300 engines were sold in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

In what we believe is the finest, ready-to-run HO GP-35 diesel to ever be produced, HO modelers will find the best combination of detail, realism, and performance of any 1/87 scale GP35. Added-on detail parts include windshield wipers, metal see-thru body grilles, lift rings, metal grab irons and handrails, see-thru rooftop fan housings, and brake cylinders, air pipes, and swing hangers on our super-detailed Blomberg trucks.

Our highly detailed model includes a broader range of features than you'll find on any other HO scale diesel, including lighted number boards; smooth performance from a three-scale-mile-per-hour crawl to full throttle; "cruise control" for steady speeds regardless of curves, switches and grades; built-in decoders for DCC and the M.T.H. DCS Digital Command System; and a full range of sounds recorded from a prototype GP35. If you're looking for durable motive power that's accurately detailed, smooth running, and a great deal of fun to operate, it doesn't get any better than this.

Outfitted with NEM 311 wheels and NEM 365 couplers, each of these engines feature an all-new version of Proto-Sound 3.0, contain a third rail sliding shoe for use with Marklin HO stud rail and can operate on AC or DC power. Like their 3.0 counterparts, Proto-Sound 3E+ locomotives feature full digital sound, speed control, 28 DCC functions, hundreds of DCS sounds and features and a command control receiver for use with Marklin DCC control systems. Unlike their 3.0 counterparts, Proto-Sound 3E+ locomotives cannot operate on standard 2-rail track. They only operate on HO (3-Rail) Stud Rail track (ie: Marklin C or K track).

Features

  • Intricately Detailed ABS Body
  • Authentic Paint Scheme & Cab Numbers
  • Detailed Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank
  • Die-Cast Metal Chassis
  • Detachable Scale Snow Plow
  • (2) Cab Figures
  • Directionally Controlled Headlights
  • RP-25 Metal Wheels Mounted On Metal Axles
  • Powerful 12-Volt 5-Pole Precision Skew-Wound Flywheel Equipped Motor
  • Locomotive Speed Control in Scale MPH Increments
  • Lighted Cab Interior
  • Illuminated Number Boards
  • Lighted Marker Lights
  • (2) NEM Couplers
  • On-Board DCC Receiver
  • Operates On Code 70, 83, & 100 Rail Curves

    Proto-Sound 3.0 equipped locomotives can be controlled in command mode with any DCC compliant command control system. While the user won't have access to all of the incredible features of Proto-Sound 3.0, independent control over the locomotive is possible. This means you can continue to use your existing DCC controller to independently control your other DCC equipped locomotives in addition to your Proto-Sound 3.0 locomotive on the same track at the same time.

    When using a DCC controller, the following Proto-Sound 3.0 locomotive features are accessible:

    • F0 Headlight
    • F1 Bell
    • F2 Whistle/Horn
    • F3 Start Up/Shut Down
    • F4 Rear Coupler
    • F5 Front Coupler
    • F6 Engine Sounds On/Off
    • F7 Sound Volume
    • F8 Ditch Lights Auto/On/Off
    • F9 Forward Signal
    • F10 Reverse Signal
    • F11 Grade Crossing Signal
    • F12 Cab Light On/Off
    • F13 Extended Start Up
    • F14 Extended Shut Down
    • F15 Rev Up
    • F16 Rev Down
    • F17 Coupler Slack Sound
    • F18 Coupler Close
    • F19 One-Shot Doppler
    • F20 Feature Reset
    • F21 Idle Sequence 1
    • F22 Idle Sequence 2
    • F23 Idle Sequence 3
    • F24 Ditch Lights Auto/On/Off
    • F25 Brakes Auto/Off
    • F26 Cab Chatter Auto/Off
    • F27 Clickety-Clack Auto/Off
    • F28 Coupler Slack Sound
    • Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Freight Yard Proto-Effects
    • Unit Measures:
    • Only Operates On HO Stud (3-rail) Track (ie: Marklin C or K Track)
    • Operates On R2 17.22" Radius Curves
  • Support

    Manual:
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