(Technical Drawing Shown)
First built for Union Pacific in the late 1980's by General Electric, the DASH 8-40C diesel locomotives were identified by an enlarged exhaust stack and the mounting of the dynamic brake grids in a square-like unit behind the cab, which housed an enlarged equipment blower fan. These six-axle, 4,000 hp engines are still in service today in North America. Features Include: -Realistic die-cast underframe -Factory-equipped with AccuMate knuckle couplers -Coupler pocket designed to accept AccuMate Proto-couplers -Realistic die-cast underframe -Highly detailed coupler cut bars -Multiple unit hoses and trainline hoses -Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels for optimum performance at all speeds -Separately-installed scale windshield wipers, metal grab irons and fine scale handrails -Directional lighting -Painted crew members -Snowplow and ping on trucks -4-Function HO Dual-Mode Decoder (Digital units, Item #'s 9600-9609) Please note: Analog and Digital units will have different road numbers for each road name. Analog versions will include the NMRA 8-pin plug for DCC.