HO GP50 - DCC & Sound - Norfolk Southern #7085

Detailed Information
NS FEATURES:
Phase I Body with rounded blower housing
Long hood forward setup with high short hood
Southern style 5-chime horns on both ends
Long hood mounted bell
Dual Firecracker antennas
Timkin bearing trucks
Hood mounted walkway lights (non-operational)
Large EMD style plows and ditch lights on both ends
Built in 1980 for the Southern Railway, these distinct high nose long hood forward locomotives were painted into Norfolk Southern colors after the Southern / Norfolk Western merger of 1982. They retained most of the as built features other than ditch lights added in the 1990s.

ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:
#7037
Earlier NS scheme with dashed frame stripes
#7054
Newer NS -horse-head- logo with solid frame stripes
#7085
Earlier NS scheme with solid frame stripes

GP50 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
Full cab interior
Wire grab irons
Coupler cut levers
See-through cab windows
Flexible rubber trainline hose
Flexible rubber MU hoses
Etched see-through steps
Walkway tread
Lift rings
Sander lines
Windshield wipers
McHenry scale knuckle couplers - Kadee compatible
Accurately-painted and printed paint schemes
Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
DCC-ready features Quick Plug plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector
Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, & breather pipes
Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain
All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
LED lighting for realistic appearance-including lit number boards, ground lights, and marker lights (if applicable)
Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
Packaging securely holds model for safe storage
Minimum radius: 18inch Recommended radius: 22inch

SOUND-EQUPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
Dual cube speakers for optimal sound quality
Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode
Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
Precision slow speed control