1954 GP9 Diesel Locomotives

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1988

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted, not lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

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The model comes with parts to allow the modeler to detail the engine to resemble a Phase II or Phase III GP9, or a GP18.

Shown as sold by American Models.

Holt Apgar painted his model for the Boston & Maine. He added the grills by Des Plaines Hobbies. He primed the model with Model Master flat engine gray, then painted the top coat with Model Master's cobalt blue, black, and white. Decals are by Micro Scale and Woodland Scenics. A flat lacquer was applied to seal it all in. The Boston & Maine traded 48 FT locomotives for 50 GP9 engines from EMD in 1957.

The custom-painted and decorated model has had the LokSound DCC sound decoder installed.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

GP9007

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1988

Road Number:

715, 735, 750

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

GP9DX01

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2014

Road Number:

6483, 6482

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

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Bill Lane bought his model second-hand, then stripped, super-detailed, and re-painted and decorated it.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

GP9010

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1988

Road Number:

6029, 6038

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

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Mike Marmer runs his model on his home layout.

Another run of Mike's model.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

GP9001

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Conrail (CR)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1988

Road Number:

7498, 7285

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

GP9002

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Erie Lackawanna (EL)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1988

Road Number:

1262

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

DX915

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Milwaukee Road (MILW)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2020

Road Number:

295

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

GPR9011

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Missouri Kansas Texas (MKT)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1988

Road Number:

102

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

GP9004

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

New York Central (NYC)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1988

Road Number:

5914. 5918

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

GP9003

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1988

Road Number:

1206, 1207

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

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The very early production runs of these engines came in a kit version, which is what Holt Apgar bought. He improved the handrails and cab steps, which were painted orange (with some weathering). He replaced the side grills with the perforated ones still sold by Des Plaines Hobbies. He also added the road numbers to the number boards, and AF-compatible couplers.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

GP9005R

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Norfolk & Western (N&W)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2011

Road Number:

500, 512

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

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Holt Apgar took an N&W model and converted it to a Lehigh Valley one. He used S-scale black piping stripe decals which he bought from Des Plaines Hobbies 30 years before applying to this model. The perforated side screens are also from Des Plaines Hobbies. Testors flat red enamel was darkened slightly to patch AM's red on this model. Holt installed the window glazing to the front and rear cab windows, and the front and rear headlights. A light weathering was done with thinned flat black enamel, as well as flat clear lacquer, which also sealed the decals. Yellow flat enamel was brushed on the handrails by the steps, as per the LV prototype photos.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

GP9005

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Norfolk & Western (N&W)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2011

Road Number:

648, 806

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

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This is what the model looks like when it came from the factory.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

GP9008

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Southern Pacific (SP)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1988

Road Number:

5630

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

GP9009

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Union Pacific (UP)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1988

Road Number:

305

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

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Custom LEDs installed on the model and being tested.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-48071

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Canadian National Railway (CN)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2009

Road Number:

4232

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-48020

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Milwaukee Road (MILW)

Ext. Reference:

Malfunctioning Reversing Unit

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1998

Road Number:

304

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-48552

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

New York Central (NYC)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1986

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-48000

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Southern Pacific (SP)

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Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1987

Road Number:

8000

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Notes:

The model has a gray body color with red striping on the ends.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-48023

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Southern Pacific - Santa Fe (SPSF)

Ext. Reference:

Malfunctioning Reversing Unit

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Road Number:

2927

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

AC

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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Painted in the brief Southern Pacific/Santa Fe merger paint scheme (yellow and red) of the mid-1980s.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Sunset Models, Inc.

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1984

Product Type:

Brass Kit

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

DC

Wheels:

scale

Product Notes:

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