MTH NYC Scale GP9 Deluxe Freight train set
MTH New York Central GP9 Freight train Set Railking

30-4188-1 NYC GP9 Deluxe freight train set RailKing
Original MSRP $349.95

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RailKing Scale GP-9 R-T-R Deluxe Freight Train Set w/Proto-Sound 2.0 - New York CentralSet Includes: RKS GP-9 Engine, RK 40' Double Door Box Car, RR Tank Car, RR Offset Steel Caboose, 12 Piece RealTrax Oval, 100-watt Power Supply With Controller, Lighted Track Lock-On, RailWare Interactive DVDEngine No. 6000

Product Details

In the middle of the twentieth century, the New York Central was the second-largest railroad in the nation, exceeded only by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Central's high-speed main lines and less-traveled secondary lines served the industrial heartland of America, from Boston and New York to Chicago and St. Louis. When the NYC replaced its nearly 5000 steam locomotives with diesels in the 1940s and 1950s, it painted its new engines in a dramatic "lighting stripe" scheme to symbolize the railroad's power and speed. And the most popular of those "first-generation" diesels - the locomotives that sent steam to the scrap heap - were the GP9 and its older brother, the GP7, made by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors.

Move some heavy freight traffic on your own railroad with this highly detailed New York Central set. Its twin-motored GP9 diesel features authentic lightning stripe livery, complete with "zebra stripes" on the pilots for safety, to make the engine more visible to the switching crew. Our NYC "Geep" also features exhaust smoke, accurate bell, horn, and diesel motor sounds, and the freight yard sounds of a hard-working railroad.

Product Features

Set Features


# Two-Motored Scale Sized Diesel Locomotive
# 31" x 51" 12-Piece RealTraxr Oval
# 4-Car Freight Consist
# RailWareT Interactive DVD With Track Layout Software
# Z-1000T Transformer With Controller
# Lighted Track Lock-On

Locomotive Features:


# Durable ABS Body and Metal Chassis
# (2) Flywheel Equipped Motors
# Locomotive Speed Control
# Electronic Reverse Unit
# (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-CouplersT
# Operating Headlight
# All-Metal Wheels and Gears
# Proto-Soundr 2.0 Sound System Featuring Freight Yard Proto-Effects
# Locomotive Measures: 14 3/4" x 2 1/2" x 3 3/4"

Freight Cars Feature:


# Intricately Detailed Durable ABS Bodies
# Durable Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks With Smooth-Rolling Metal Wheels and Axles
# Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
# Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes
# Sliding Car Doors
# Box Car Measures: 11 1/2" x 2 3/8" x 2 5/16"
# Modern Tank Car Measures: 10 7/8" x 2 3/8" x 3 7/8"
# Gondola Car Measures: 11 7/8" x 2 3/16" x 1 11/16"
# Lighted Caboose Measures: 10 1/4" x 2 1/2" x 4 1/4"

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