GP18 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
• Full cab interior • Wire grab irons
• Coupler cut levers • See-through cab windows
• Flexible rubber trainline hose • Flexible rubber MU hoses
• Drop steps unless noted • “Nub” style walkway tread
• Lift rings • Sander lines
• Windshield wipers • MU stands
• Bell placement & type per prototype
• Etched metal radiator intake grilles and fan grilles
• Air tanks mounted below sill unless noted
• Blomberg-B trucks with appropriate bearing caps
• Speed recorder unless noted
• Accurately-painted and –printed paint schemes
• Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
• 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, and
retention tanks
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
• Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
• Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
• CV chart included in the box
• 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
• Bidirectional constant LED lighting so headlight brightness remains
constant
• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
• Packaging securely holds model for safe storage
• Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22
PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
The EMD GP18 began production in late 1959 and was based on the
builder’s extraordinarily successful GP9, although the latter model was still
in production at the time. The GP18 is considered the last of the builder’s
“first generation” models. Similar in appearance to the GP7 and GP9, the
GP18 was slightly more powerful and came with the option of a low or high
short cab hood, something that had only been upon special request with
EMD’s first two road switcher models. It used the final version of General
Motors first locomotive prime mover, the 16-cylinder model 567D1 which
could produce 1,800 horsepower, the most powerful in the series up to that
time. At just over 56 feet in length the GP18 was the same length as its
predecessor models and was visually very similar, with the exception of new
radiator grills which were also used on the GP20.
While thousands of GP7s and GP9s were produced just a few hundred
GP18s were ultimately built for a little more than two dozen railroads. Today,
several GP18s remain in operation on numerous shortlines and industrial
operations around the country.
MP FEATURES:
• Jenks Blue scheme • Non dynamic
• Four exhaust stack manifold • Pilot mounted footboards
• Later style brake wheel • Single Firecracker antenna
• Two directional facing “Blatt” style horns
