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PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
The SD40-2 was introduced in January 1972 as part of EMD’s Dash 2 series, responding to competing products from GE and ALCO. Reliability and versatility of the 3,000-horsepower SD40-2 made it the best-selling model in EMD’s history and the standard of the industry for several decades after its introduction. The SD40-2 was an improvement over the SD40, with modular electronic control systems similar to those of the experimental SD45X and DDA40X. The last SD40-2 delivered to a United States railroad was built in July 1984, with production continuing for railroads in Canada until 1988.
SD40-2 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
- Flexible rubber MU hoses for durability
- Flexible rubber trainline hose
- See-through cab windows
- Coupler cut levers
- Wire grab irons
- Exhaust stack
- See-through dynamic brake and radiator fans
- Frame mounted bell (unless noted)
- Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, & breather pipes
- Separately applied air tanks
- Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
- Photo-etch stainless steel windshield wipers
- LED Illuminated front and rear headlights, ditch lights, and beacons (where applicable to the prototype)
- DCC-ready Non-sound version features 21-pin NEM DCC plug
- McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
- All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
- All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
- 5-pole motor with precision-machined flywheels and multi-link drive train for trouble free operation
- Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- Bi-directional LED lighting for realistic appearance
- Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
- Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
- Accurately –painted and –printed paint schemes
- Packaging securely holds model for safe storage
- Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
- Minimum radius: 18” Recommended radius 22”
SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
- Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Econami sound
- Single cube speaker for optimal sound quality
- Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
- Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
- Some functions are limited in DC
- All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
- Effect lighting (if applicable) using F5 and/or F6
- Excellent low-speed operation
- Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
- Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
- CV chart included in the box
Product Specs
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