The EMD GP9 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between 1954 and 1959. The GP9 succeeded the GP7 as the second model of EMD's General Purpose (GP) line, [1] incorporating a new sixteen- cylinder engine which generated 1,750 horsepower (1.30 MW). [2] .

The Rapido Trains HO scale CN GP9RM Locomotive features: Heavy diecast frame with super detailed piping and traction cables; Detailed Blomberg trucks, with and without outside brake shoes; Traction motor details on gearbox; Working track lights, white class lights, control stand lights and flashing belt pack lights on select mother-slug sets ...

Our GP9RM represents the locomotives rebuilt from the original phase II GP9 locomotives, with details corresponding to the earliest rebuilds, right on up to the last, in 1988. The biggest variation of the slug rebuilds was the use of Blomberg or Flexicoil trucks. Starting in 1994, CN applied Belt-Pack remote control systems to

The Rapido Trains HO scale CN GP9RM locomotive features: Heavy diecast frame with super detailed piping and traction cables; Detailed Blomberg trucks, with and without outside brake shoes; Traction motor details on gearbox; Working track lights, class lights, control stand lights and flashing belt pack lights on select mother-slug sets (Late sets)

The Rapido GP9RM represents the locomotives rebuilt from the original phase II GP9 locomotives, with details corresponding to the earliest rebuilds, right on up to the last, in 1988. The biggest variation of the slug rebuilds was the use of Blomberg and Flexicoil

Former BNSF 1685 high hood GP9 sitting in the Prairie Dog Central Yard. This was the last GP9 on the BNSF roster. The EMD GP9 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between 1954 and 1959.

The EMD GP9 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division in the United States, and General Motors Diesel in Canada between January, 1954, and August, 1963. US production ended in December, 1959, while an additional thirteenunits were built in Canada, including the last two in August, 1963.

The GP9RM fleet included a chopped short hood, addition of three coloured marker lights on both ends, the bell moved to the side of the hood and the dynamic brake blister converted to intake filters. Internally, the units had upgraded 16-645C prime movers and improved electrical systems.

The EMD (Electro Motive Division) GP9 was a type of four-axle, 16-cylinder, 1,750hp type of diesel locomotive built by the Electro Motive Division of General Motors (GM) from 1954 to around 1963. An SP (Southern Pacific) GP9. The road was originally one of the largest owners for the type of road-switcher, and utilized them for almost every train.

Sep 27, 2024 · A Canadian National GP9RM is now available in HO scale from Rapido Trains. The four-axle, chopped-nose diesel locomotive features a heavy die-cast metal frame, traction motor details on the gearbox, and prototype-specific details.