Rapido 028533 HO Scale EMD E8A Pennsylvania "Tuscan 5 Stripe" PRR 5896 with DCC and LokSound Gulf Mobile & Ohio The basic GP7/9/18/20 platform was

The basic GP7/9/18/20 platform was stretched slightly to allow for a larger fuel tank for increased range and tractive effort

5-pole motor with precision-machined flywheels and multi-link drive train for trouble-free operation

The Wendigo kit includes the same high performance shocks

The UGears wooden model clock kit celebrates the role of clocks in exploration

Rapido 028533 HO Scale EMD E8A Pennsylvania "Tuscan 5 Stripe" PRR 5896 with DCC and LokSound Gulf Mobile & Ohio The basic GP7/9/18/20 platform wasRapido 028533 HO Scale EMD E8A Pennsylvania "Tuscan 5 Stripe" PRR 5896 with DCC and LokSound EMDs E 8 (and successor, E 9) were the quintessential North American passenger locomotive of the 1950s through the 1970s. 450 E8A and 46 E8B units were produced, with an additional 100 E9A and 44 E9B locos following. The first E8s were delivered in 1949, with the last E9 being produced in 1964. These units pulled passenger trains from coast to coast, and later