EMD E7A w/Sound & DCC

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy  No. 9917-B

The Most Successful Passenger Diesel Ever Built!

When EMD was given the highball to build new passenger diesels in early 1945, it unveiled an improved version of the successful E6, designated the E7.

A pair of 567A prime movers, rated at 2000 total horsepower, supplied power

Most of the notable changes were seen on the body and included a new and much smaller bulldog nose, as well as a large, vertical louver or screen panels directly behind the cab doors.

Introduced just as American railroads began upgrading and rebuilding passenger service, the E7 was the most successful passenger diesel ever built, with 428 A units and 82 cabless B units produced until April of 1949 when the E8 was unveiled.

• Factory-installed sound & DCC operates with DC power pack or DCC controllers
• Sound features include: diesel engine sounds, horn, bell, squealing brakes, doppler effect, air let off (in neutral), headlight, and trailer mode which mutes whistle and bell for double-heading
• Working diaphragms
• See-through steps
• Visible interior bracing
• Side frames with floating journal covers
• Laser-quality paint schemes & lettering
• Freight & passenger pilots
• A units feature cab interior w/crew & molded-on windshield wipers
• 12-wheel electrical pickup
• Correct "bulldog" nose
• Dual machined brass flywheels

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