The 4,000hp Dash 8-40CW was produced by General Electric between 1989 and 1993 as a follow-up to the successful Dash 8-40C locomotive. The most distinguishing feature of this model was the introduction of GE's version of the wide-nose North American Safety Cab. This style of cab would become a common sight on railroads across the country. Four major railroads purchased the Dash 8-40CW in fairly large quantities, including Conrail, CSX, Santa Fe and Union Pacific. Most of these units are still in regular mainline and heavy-haul freight service today. Due to various mergers, they can also be seen operating for new owners Norfolk Southern and BNSF.

Features:

Ditch lights
Number boards, sand fill hatch, and marker lights where appropriate by railroad
Realistic die-cast underframe
Factory-equipped with AccuMate knuckle couplers
Coupler pocket designed to accept AccuMate Proto-couplers
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 piping on trucks
Recommended minimum radius: 22"

Atlas Master Series Silver Additional Features:

NMRA 8-pin plug for DCC (Decoder-ready)