Electro-Motive Division SD40-2
Scale: N (1:160)
Price: Direct-current model, $149.99; with dual-mode ESU LokSound 5 and Digital Command Control, $249.99
Era: 1972 to 1984
Manufacturer: ScaleTrains, scaletrains.com
Features:
- Directional LED headlights
- Operating front and rear deck mounted alternating LED ditch lights
- Body-mounted knuckle couplers (Micro-Trains compatible)
- Operates on code 55 and 80 rail
Paint schemes: Burlington Northern (Cascade Green, as delivered), Chessie System (B&O reporting marks), CSX (blue with yellow nose, SD40-3/YN3), Norfolk Southern (black with Admiral cab and horsehead herald), Southern (black with high short hood and gold or Dulux lettering), and Union Pacific (“Fast Forty,” Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray). Multiple road numbers per scheme.
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