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Atlas HO scale EMD SD35

By Cody Grivno | November 5, 2025

The Master Line model returns in new paint schemes and road numbers

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Atlas HO scale EMD SD35

Scale: HO (1:87.1)

Price: Direct-current model with factory-installed speaker, $189.95; with ESU LokSound V5 sound decoder, $294.95

Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com

Color photo of HO scale six-axle hood unit painted bright green and white with black graphics on scenicked base with a sky backdrop.

Atlas HO scale EMD SD35 features:

  • Body-mounted Accumate couplers
  • Detailed cab interior with crew figures
  • Die-cast metal underframe
  • Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels
  • Golden-white light-emitting-diode headlights
  • Marker lights with separate lenses
  • Modeler-installed snow plow
  • Plastic handrails and stanchions
  • Prototype-specific dust bin (flat or raised)
  • Separate, factory-applied windshield wipers and metal grab irons

Release date: Available now

Road names: New paint schemes — Cargill (green and white), CSX (gray and blue), Great Lakes Central (blue and black), and Montana Rail Link (blue and black). New road numbers — Baltimore & Ohio (blue and yellow), Norfolk & Western (black and white, high short hood), Southern Pacific (scarlet and gray), and Southern Ry. (“tuxedo” scheme, high short hood). Back by popular demand — Springfield Terminal (Guilford, dark gray and orange). One to two numbers per paint scheme.

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