Athearn Genesis G82264 HO Scale EMD GP9 Seaboard Coast Line SCL 1049 Slag Car Coupler cut bars

Coupler cut bars

light gray

Combination door boxcars had the advantage of being both a standard box car with sliding door

7075-T6 aluminum arm mounts use inserts for fine tuning a large range of anti-squat

car wrappers

Athearn Genesis G82264 HO Scale EMD GP9 Seaboard Coast Line SCL 1049 Slag Car Coupler cut barsAthearn Genesis G82264 HO Scale EMD GP9 Seaboard Coast Line SCL 1049 In 1949, EMD introduced the GP7. The basic design followed most diesel switchers with the addition of a short hood instead of an end cab. The hoods were also full height to better accommodate the diesel engine and mechanical and electrical components. In 1954 EMD upgraded the GP7 to become the 1,750 horsepower GP9. Externally, the first GP9s were virtually unchanged from the last