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HO RTR SD40T-2 Locomotive, PFG/UP #8855 DC

HO RTR SD40T-2 Locomotive, PFG/UP #8855 DC

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HO RTR SD40T-2 Locomotive, PFG/UP #8855 DC

Product Details

UP/SP FEATURES:

  • Modified “L” Window cab
  • Removed SP light package
  • Removed SP light package
  • Front large anticlimber
  • Exhaust silencer
  • Faded colors
  • 88” nose with no class lights
  • Hood-mounted Nathan 3-chime horn
  • FWD ditch lights
  • Extended range dynamic brakes
  • 4,500 gallon fuel tank

SD40T-2 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

  • Fine scale handrails
  • Photo-etched windshield wipers
  • Separately applied air tanks
  • LED Lighting
  • HTC truck sideframes
  • See-through cab windows
  • Welded electrical cabinet air filter box
  • All-wheel electrical pickup
  • See-through dynamic brake fans
  • “Mushroom” nose vent on right side
  • Separately applied wire grab irons
  • Rubber trainline and MU hoses with silver ends
  • Late Dash-2 cab, front window arrangement per prototype
  • See-through radiator grilles with new rear truck gearbox specific for the tunnel motor
  • Speed recorder attached to appropriate axle per prototype
  • McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
  • All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
  • 5-pole motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operation
  • Chassis accepts Genesis motor retro fit kit for an even higher performance motor
  • DCC Ready 21-pin NEM Quick Plug™ technology
  • Nickel plated, blackened machined wheels
  • Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
  • Highly-detailed, injection molded body
  • Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”

PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE

  • Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment
  • Faded base colors matched to the prototype
  • Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust

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PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

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 pro- ducing 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.

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