Walthers Proto 920-43710 HO Scale ALCo PA Diesel Southern Pacific SP/T&NO 207 Sound

Sleek and stylish, the famed Alco PA joins the WalthersProto family of HO diesel power! Leading some of America’s most popular new streamliners in the postwar years, the prototypes entered service in 1946 as Alco’s answer to EMD’s E units, before being reassigned to fast freight service in the 1960s. With all the details and proven performance that defines WalthersProto replicas.

FEATURES:

One-time run of these roadnumbers, order now – limited quantity available
NEW – WalthersProto version!
Era-specific details
Factory-installed formed wire grab irons and handrails
LokSound 5 Sound and DCC for DCC- or DC-powered layouts
21mtc connector
Constant and directional LED Lighting including:

Headlight
Numberboards
Mars light
Working back up light

Rugged WalthersProto drive with:

Five-pole, skew-wound, high-torque, high-efficiency can motor
All-wheel drive and electrical pick up
14:1 helical gears for smooth, ultra-quiet running
Dual brass flywheels
Easy multiple-unit operation
Heavy die cast metal chassis

Correct size RP-25 wheels
Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers

Based on 12 PA-PA sets ordered especially for Southern Pacific’s Texas & New Orleans subsidiary in 1949. Outwardly similar but without dynamic brakes, all were finished in Daylight colors and lettered for Southern Pacific. They were used in their home territory on various passenger and mail trains until 1959 when they were sent west. There, they were assigned to coast service trains, and were used as trailing units on The City of San Francisco and other SP trains due to the lack of Automatic Train Stop (ATS) and pilot plows. Road-and era-specific details include: