Rapido # RPI42615 HO C36-7 DC/DCC/Sound: Missouri Pacific - Armour Yellow: #9014
HO C36-7 DC/DCC/Sound: Missouri Pacific - Armour Yellow: #9014 Overview
The C36-7 was General Electric's higher-horsepower six-axle Dash-7 offering, with a 16-cylinder 3,600 or 3,750 horsepower diesel engine (compared to the C30-7's 3,000 hp.) Built between July 1979 and February 1989, over 599 total units were produced. Of those, 129 were domestic orders for Conrail, Missouri Pacific, Norfolk and Western, and Norfolk Southern. Another 40 were made for Ferrocarril del Pacifico and National de Mexico.
HO C36-7 DC/DCC/Sound: Missouri Pacific - Armour Yellow: #9014 Features
Operating headlights, class lights, marker lights or ditch lights where applicable
Operating step lights and numberboards
Correct Rockwell or Adirondack trucks, as appropriate
Full traction motor casing details
Four window, four window (modified) or two window cab
4-grille, 7-grille, or late 7 grille hood
Dynamic brake “hump” (MP, UP, NS)
Early rear (flush numberboards) or later rear phases (raised numberboards)
Early or late (silenced) exhaust
Road specific battery box doors on both sides
Close clearance stepwells (NS)
Four-step stepwells (CR)
Low-height dropsteps (NW)
Road-specific horns and cab details
Metal brake chain on engineer's side
Detailed underbody piping and conduit
Separate grab irons
Rapido's innovative dead straight metal side handrails with plastic stanchions
Detailed cab interior
Lighted control stand
Heavy, die-cast weight for heavy hauling
5-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels
MoPower
Sound-equipped units feature ESU Loksound V5 decoders
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