After nearly 3 years, HOBBYTYME is pleased to announce exclusive locomotives in Ho Scale. This offering is the SD45 locomotives from Broadway Limited Paragon 4 Series.
The first locomotive is from the historic Clinchfield legacy railroad, most of which is currently under CSX ownership. We are doing road number 3629 and road number 3632. These high horsepower units were a must for the steep grades of the Appalachian routes.
The second locomotive is for SUSYQ fans. Road numbers 3622 and 3634 in the colorful yellow scheme. These high horsepower units are a must for the heavy coal haulers.
Built on the same frame as the SD40, SD38 and several other EMD staples, EMD produced 1,260 SD45s between Decembers 1965 and 1971. These freight haulers sported EMD's 645E3 20-cylinder engine which had 3,600HP output. EMD's SD45s served on the Burlington Northern, Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, Pennsylvania, Great Northern, UP, NP and many other railroads. Today, locomotives are currently preserved at the GN Railway Historical Society, the St Louis Museum of Transportation, the Virginia Museum of Transportation, the Utah State Railroad Museum, the Illinois Railway Museum and the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.
Each of Broadway Limited Imports Paragon4 Series SD45 models has their newest Paragon4 Sound/DC/DCC control system featuring Rolling Thunder, and is equipped with integral GoPack capacitor packs. All of Broadway Limited Imports models have road-specific details and lighting.
List of individually controllable lights in Broadway Limited Imports EMD SD45 models:
Road-specific detail options in this production, prototypically accurate for each road name:
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Broadway Limited Imports is proud to introduce Paragon4: The new benchmark for premium HO sound-equipped locomotives. These DC and DCC-Sound equipped locomotives feature the ALL-NEW Paragon4 sound and control system. Each Paragon4 locomotive comes with BLI's own integral DCC Decoder factory installed. Paragon4 locomotives offer Dual Mode DC and DCC operation with superb back EMF motor control, improved DC motor control, built-in capacitor pack for more reliable electrical pick-up, industry best on-board sound with Rolling Thunder functionality, Pro Lighting Mode for prototypical light control, Switcher model for precise low speed control, recordable DCC operation for automated playback, and the same excellent detail level as Broadway Limited's Paragon3 Series models.
Paragon4 Sound & Control System Features:
Order Due Date: August 31, 2023
Anticipated Delivery Date: January 2024
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