Electro-Motive Division SD40 diesel locomotive
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct-current with 21-pin NEM connector, $169.99; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami 2 sound decoder, $269.99
Era: 1967 to 2007+ (varies depending on paint scheme)
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
Electro-Motive Division SD40 diesel locomotive features:
- Directional light-emitting-diode headlights
- Rubber m.u. hoses
- Curved radiator fan grab iron
- Coupler cut levers
- Photo-etched stainless steel windshield wipers
- See-through dynamic brake and radiator fans
- Separate, factory-applied air tanks
- Injection-molded plastic body
- McHenry scale couplers
- Frame mounted bell
- Available July 2023
Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (pinstripe scheme); Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (Chinese Red and gray with Colorado & Southern reporting marks); Kansas City Southern (white, two road numbers); Pacific Harbor Line (black and silver, two numbers); Southern Pacific (scarlet and gray, two numbers); and Western Maryland (circus scheme). Three numbers per scheme unless noted.
Company information: Athearn Trains offers model railroad equipment in N and HO scales. The company is part of Horizon Hobby and is based in Champaign, Ill.
Reproduced from Athearn news release June 2022
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