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Southern Pacific SD40T-2 DCC Ready - A Classic Railroading Gem!

Unleash your inner adventurer with this captivating piece – a whisper of forgotten stories and a touch of modern mystique. Crafted with an eye for detail and imbued with an air of quiet elegance, it’s more than just an item; it's a statement. Embrace the extraordinary.

$59.98 $119.95

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The SD40T-2 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division having a 16-cylinder EMD 645E3 diesel engine producing 3,000 horsepower (2,240 kW). 312 SD40T-2s were built for North American railroads between April 1974 and July 1980. This locomotive and the SD45T-2 are popularly called tunnel motors, but EMD's term is SD40-2s with 'cooling system modifications' because they were designed for better engine cooling in tunnels. The difference between this locomotive and its non-tunnel motor cousin, the SD40-2, are the radiator intakes and radiator fan grills located at the rear of the locomotive. The radiator air intakes in this model were along the deck to allow more fresh, cooler air to enter and less hot exhaust fumes lingering around the tunnel's ceiling.

SP ex DRGW FEATURES:

New DRGW 88' nose with extended Gyralight housing
Nathan P3 air horn on bracket, placement per prototype
Sinclair antenna
'Possitive Tractive Control' cabinet
Cab mounted headlight
Smaller capacity 3600 gallon fuel tank
Small EMD style plow
Small anticlimber
Coupler cut levers with loops
Frame mounted bell
'Christmas Tree' style w/ LED illuminated beacon, ditchlights

LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

Fully assembled and ready-to-run
Four road numbers
Rubber trainline and MU hoses with silver ends
'Mushroom' nose vent on right side
Separately applied wire grab irons
Standard late Dash-2 4-window/L-window cab without louvers or roof seam per prototype
See through cab windows
Fixed cab side windows
Welded ECAFB
See-through dynamic brake fans
See through radiator grilles with new rear truck gearbox speific for the tunnel motor
Fine scale handrails
Photoetch windshield wipers
Separately applied air tanks
Speed recorder attached to appropriate axle per prototype (except undecorated)
McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers
Highly-detailed, injection molded body
Painted and printed for realistic decoration
LED Lighting
New tooling HTC truck sideframes
All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
All-wheel electrical pickup
5-pole motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for troublefree operation
Compatible with ATHG63839 Genesis motor retrofit kit
Window packaging for easy viewing
Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
DCC Ready 21-pin NEM Quick Plug technology
Available also with factory installed Econami Sound by Soundtraxx
Nickel plated, blackened machined wheels
Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
Replacement parts available including motor brushes
Minimum radius: 18'
Recommended radius: 22'