Nickel Plate (Black/Yellow) - Road #:230 - EMD SW7 Locomotive with Paragon4 sound
The EMD SW7 is a 1,200 horsepower diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between October 1949 and January 1951. At 1,200 horsepower, the SW7 replaced the 1,000 horsepower NW2 in the EMD catalog. The SW7 was reasonably priced and was widely popular, being found on over 50 railroads and numerous industries (where some can still be found in use today). The SW7 was 44 feet long and equipped with the standard B-B truck arrangement. Typical distinguishing features of the SW7 switchers, compared to the NW2s, are a full-height radiator grill on the front (Phase 1), dual versus single headlights and rear lights, and the tops of the front cab windows are straight, rather than curved like the NW2's.
In this production run we are offering 7 prototypical paint schemes and 1 Christmas Holiday theme. Our Stealth Series offering will consist of No-Sound / DCC-Ready locomotives. All of our models have road-specific details. See below for more model features!
Industry-leading Model Features:
• Stealth Series - Model is DCC-Ready out of the box. No sound.
• Out of the box, front and rear lights are directional. Other lights are ON with track power.
• Model comes with 8 ohm speaker installed for easy installation of DCC/Sound decoder.
• Precision Drive Mechanism Engineered for Heavy Towing and Smooth Slow Speed Operation
• All Wheel Electrical Pick-up
• ABS Body with Die Cast Chassis for Maximum Tractive Effort
• Premium Caliber Painting
• Prototypically Accurate Paint Schemes and Road Numbers
• Many Separately Applied Details such as Grab Irons, Horns, and Bell