PROTO 2000 Diesel EMD GP30 High Hood (Phase I) Powered, Standard DC (No Soun -- Norfolk & Western #542 (Gothic Herald)

* Consumer-Applied Parts Pack Included * Heavy Diecast Chassis * 5-Pole Motor with Skew Wound Armature * Precisely Meshed Worm Gear & Spur Teeth for Silent Running * LED Directional Headlights * Magnetic Knuckle Couplers * Prototype Specific Details Introduced in 1961, the GP30 was possibly the most distinctive diesel ever built in large numbers. Although longer and wider than previous EMD designs, a slight bulge was needed in the long hood just behind the cab to accommodate air handling and electrical equipment. Influenced by GM's auto styling staff, the bulge was covered with a rounded metal fairing that extended back to the middle of the long hood and to the front edge of the cab roof. The appearance of the new locos could also be changed by customer specifications. Some roads traded in older power and their new GP30s rode on AAR trucks from retired un