Atlas Dash 8-40C Loco - C&NW #8518 (Analog) (SKU 150-7606)
Available On: June 1, 2004
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.
$119.95 US
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