Athearn HO Wheeling & Lake Erie EMD SD40-2
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector, $214.99; with SoundTraxx Econami sound decoder, $294.99
Era: Late 2010s+ to 2025+ (varies based on paint scheme)
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Athearn HO Wheeling & Lake Erie EMD SD40-2 features:
- All-wheel drive and electrical pickup
- Celcon handrails
- Corrugated radiators
- Detailed fuel tank with fillers, gauges, and breather pipes
- Ditch lights
- Flexible rubber m.u. and train line hoses
- Heavy, die-cast metal frame
- Large plow on front pilot
- Light-emitting-diode lighting
- Minimum radius, 18”; recommended radius, 22”
- MU stands
- Road-number-specific exhaust stacks and dynamic brakes
- Photo-etched stainless steel windshield wipers
- See-through dynamic brake and radiator fans
- Separate, factory-applied air tanks
- Wire grab irons
Release date: June 2027
Road names: Wheeling & Lake Erie (No. 1776 [red, white, and blue] in one road number, Nos. 7001 and 7015 [orange and black] in two numbers).
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