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.

Undecorated

•Unassembled
•Standard EMD low snowplow
•Small anticlimber
•88" nose with brake wheel
•Intermediate Dash -2 bolted battery box doors with long louvers and lift off hinge under cab access door
•Standard twin sealed-beam headlight with anti-glare shields
•Welded cab side without arm rest
•Sunshades with long track
•Mirrors/wind deflectors
•Without horn
•Dynamic, non-dynamic, and extended range brake hatches
•Standard Dash -2 turbo exhaust
•Corrugated radiator grilles
•Late 48" radiator fans
•Curved radiator fan grab iron
•HT-C trucks with Hyatt bearings
•Era: 1976+

MODEL FEATURES

•Fully assembled and ready-to-run
•Three road numbers
•Coupler cut levers with loops
•Trainline and MU hoses with silver ends
•"Mushroom" nose vent on right side
•Separately applied wire grab irons
•Antiglare panel
•Standard late Dash-2 4-window cab without louvers or roof seam
•See through cab windows
•Sliding cab side windows
•Welded ECAFB
•See-through dynamic brake and radiator fans
•Fine scale handrails
•Frame mounted bell
•Detailed 4000 gallon fuel tank
•Separately applied air tanks
•Speed recorder attached to appropriate axle per prototype (except undecorated)
•McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers
•DCC ready with Quick Plug™ technology
•Highly-detailed, injection molded body
•Painted and printed for realistic decoration
•Bi-directional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains consistent
•All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
•All-wheel electrical pickup
•5-pole skew wound motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operation
•Wheels with RP25 contours operate on Code 75, 83, and 100 rail
•Window packaging for easy viewing
•Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
•Minimum radius: 18"
•Recommended radius: 22"