Introduced in 1972 and produced throughout the 1970’s this workhorse locomotive was used primarily in yard service for many Class I railroads. Basically, these units are a non-turbocharged version of the SD40-2, with a lower horsepower rating of 2000 horspower. Almost all of those produced are still in service today and, in many cases, being retrofitted as Remote Control yard locomotives.

Features:

• Prototype specific details to match the cab, the trucks, the rear lights, etc, particular to each road name
• Etched metal details
• Wire grab irons
• Laser sharp paint and lettering
• Kadee couplers
• Smooth, powerful drive mechanism
• factory equipped with ESU sound decoders or ESU non-sound decoders; a DC plug option will be available upon request
• Four road numbers available:
  • 1  /  870
    
  • 2  /  872
    
  • 3  /  875
    
  • 4  /  879