HO SD40 Locomotive, FWWR #2030
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HO SD40 Locomotive, FWWR #2030

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The Fort Worth & Western Railroad (FWWR) began in 1988, with the purchase of 6.25 miles of track from the former Burlington Northern Railroad. It now owns 276 miles of track. FWWR interchanges with three Class I railroads, Union Pacific, BNSF and Kansas City Southern in Fort Worth, as well as short line railroad, Texas Pacifico, at San Angelo Junction. It is apparent that the FWWR takes pride in its locomotive fleet; each unit has an individual name, and their website lists descriptive details of each roster member. FWWR 2029 and 2030 are SD40s rebuilt to SD40-2 standards, and are named “Eastland County” and “Dallas County”, respectively.

See through cab windows, dynamic brake and radiator fans

Flexicoil-C trucks with high or low brake cylinders (per prototype)

Improved 5-pole skew wound can motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain

PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

In 1966, EMD updated its locomotive catalog with entirely new models, all powered by the new 645 diesel engine. The SD40 had 3,000 hp from a tur- bocharged V16. 856 examples of this locomotive model were built for Amer- ican railroads, 330 were built for Canadian railroads, and 72 were built for Mexican railroads.

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SD40 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

  • LED lighting
  • Photo-etched stainless steel windshield wipers
  • Separately applied wire grab irons and air tanks
  • Curved radiator fan grab iron
  • Coupler cut levers
  • Rubber MU hoses
  • See through cab windows, dynamic brake and radiator fans
  • Fine scale handrails molded in engineering plastic
  • Exhaust stack
  • Frame mounted bell (unless noted)
  • Detailed 4000 gallon fuel tank (unless different capacity is noted)
  • Flexicoil-C trucks with high or low brake cylinders (per prototype)
  • McHenry® scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible
  • All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
  • All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
  • DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector
  • Improved 5-pole skew wound can motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain
  • Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
  • Highly-detailed, injection molded body
  • Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
  • 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
  • Operating lighting functions with 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

Axles
6
Coupler Style
McHenry Scale Knuckle
DCC
Ready/21-Pin NEM
Era
2010-Present Day
Full Road Name
Fort Worth & Western
Lighting
LED
Minimum Radius
18" (457 mm)
Prototype Manufacturer
EMD
Reporting Mark
FWWR
Scale
HO
Sound
Ready
Sub Brand
ATHEARN