PROTO 2000 Diesel EMD GP7 Phase II - Powered - Standard DC -- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe #2831

* Prototype Specific Details * Consumer-Applied Parts Pack Included * Heavy Diecast Chassis * 5-Pole Motor with Skew Wound Armature * LED Directional Headlights * Precisely Meshed Worm Gear & Spur Teeth for Silent Running * Magnetic Knuckle Couplers While the road switcher concept had appeared as early as 1940, EMD preferred to concentrate on its F series cab unit diesels for freight service. But with no footboards and no rearward visibility, F units were not well liked by crews on locals and similar runs where there was a lot of switching or reverse running. EMD entered the road switcher market tentatively in 1948 with its BL1 and BL2, which mounted a semi-streamlined body on the same frame and machinery as the F3. This was a start, but in 1949, EMD found exactly what the railroads wanted in its new General Purpose series. Simple and rugged, the squared-off lines of the new GP7 were