Electro-Motive Division DDA40X diesel locomotive
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector, $429.99; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder, $599.99. Add $10 for Primed for Grime model.
Era: Late 1960s to early 1970s
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Electro-Motive Division DDA40X diesel locomotive features:
- All-wheel electrical pickup
- Celcon handrails and stanchions
- Detailed fuel tank
- Die-cast metal frame
- Four cube speakers
- Full cab interior
- Illuminated truck lights, number boxes, and classification lights (latter where equipped)
- Injection-molded plastic body
- Light-emitting-diode headlights
- McHenry scale couplers
- Minimum radius, 24”; recommended radius, 28”
- See-through walkways
- Wire grab irons
- Scheduled for release in August 2023
Road names: Union Pacific (no. 6900 in as-delivered appearance and no. 6901 in faded paint).
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