Introduced in 1975, the EMD SD40-2 has gone on to serve as the workhorse of railroads large and small across North America. Used by virtually every Class I and II and by many shortlines, this locomotive has endured the test of time and asked for more. Many examples are still in service today.

Features:

• Fully assembled and ready-to-run
• Separately applied wire grab irons
• Separately applied air tanks
• Fine scale Celcon handrails
• Trainline and MU hoses
• Standard twin sealed-beam headlight with
• anti-glare shields (unless noted)
• Sliding cab windows
• See-through dynamic brake (where applicable) and
• radiator fans
• Curved radiator fan grab iron
• Exhaust stack
• Frame mounted bell (unless noted)
• Detailed 4000 gallon fuel tank (unless capacity is noted)
• Speed recorder attached to appropriate axle per prototype
• HT-C early trucks (unless noted)
• McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers
• DCC ready
• Minimum radius: 18"
• Recommended radius: 22"

Road Number Specific Features:

• #6801 and #6806 were leased to SP in the mid-1970s for evaluation of the Locotrol system
  
• Operating Prime Stratolite beacon using DCC
  
• Front snowplow
  
• Early coupler cut levers
  
• Large anticlimber
  
• 81" nose with ratchet brake
  
• Standard late -2 4-window cab without roof seam and louvers
  
• Riveted cab side panels
  
• Sunshades with track
• Mirrors/wind deflectors fore of windows
  
• Oval cab vent on right-side of cab
  
• Leslie S3LR Air Horn
  
• Two round base whip antennas and firecracker antenna
  
• Early -2 battery box door
  
• Stand-off ECAFB
  
• Dynamic brake
  
• Hood mounted bell
  
• Chicken wire radiator grilles
  
• Standard radiator fans
  
• Rear pilot-mounted hose tray