MTH 20-20287-1 O ACY GP-35 w/PS3 #107

This is MTH 20-20287-1 O ACY GP-35 w/PS3 #107. GP-35 hi-hood diesel engine with Proto-Sound 3.0 (hi-rail wheels), Akron, Canton & Youngstown. Cab number: 107. 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.

While our Premier model is not the first O gauge version of this second-generation pioneer, it offers the best combination of detail, realism, and performance of any 1/48 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. And in command mode with the DCS system, you can create a lashup combining one or more GP35s with other Proto-Sound 3.0 or Proto-Sound 2.0 first- or second-generation power, and run them from a single throttle just like the prototype.

Its key features are:
Intricately detailed ABS body
Diecast truck sides, pilots and fuel tank
Metal chassis
Metal handrails and decorative horn
Moveable roof fans
Metal body side grilles
Detachable snow plow
Two engineer cab figures
Authentic paint scheme
Metal wheels, axles and gears
Two remote controlled Proto-Couplers
Kadee compatible coupler mounting pads
Prototypical Rule 17 lighting
Directionally controlled constant voltage LED headlight
Lighted cab interior
Illuminated number boards
Two precision flywheel equipped motors
Operating smoke unit
Onboard DCC receiver
Locomotive speed control in scale MPH increments
Proto-scale 3-2 3-rail/2-rail conversion capable
1:48 scale proportions
Proto-Sound 3.0 with The Digital Command System featuring: freight yard Proto-Effects
Unit measures: 14 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 4 5/16
Operates on O-42 curves

Diesel DCC features:
Headlight/Taillight
Bell
Horn
Start-up/Shut-down
Passenger station/Freight yard announcements
Lights (except head/tail)
Master volume
Front coupler
Rear coupler
Forward signal
Reverse signal
Grade crossing
Idle sequence 3
Idle sequence 2
Idle sequence 1
Extended start-up
Extended shut-down
Rev up
Rev down
One shot Doppler
Coupler slack
Single horn blast
Coupler close
Engine sounds
Brake sounds
Cab chatter
Feature reset
Smoke on/off
Smoke volume

Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)

Manufacturer: MTH
Model Number: 20-20287-1
Road Name: Akron Canton & Youngstown (ACY)

Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Diesel Loco


The Trainz SKU for this item is P11964767.

Trainz Product Id: 11964767