Master Series Gold - With Decoder and Sound

With over 220 units produced by EMD between July 1958 and March 1963, the SD-24 locomotive generated a total of 2,400 hp with its turbocharged 567D-3 prime mover and C-C wheel arrangement.

In early 1973, Santa Fe instituted a rebuilding program for their large fleet of SD-24s; the end result of this program was the SD-26. Fairly extensive modifications were made to the locomotives, making them visually distinct from stock SD-24s. The addition of an inertial air filtering system created a ?hump? directly behind the cab. This, in turn, caused the 4 roof-top air tanks to be separated and relocated further back along the edges of the roof. A ?second generation? EMD-style traction motor blower bulge was included on the left side of most rebuilt locomotives. Other spotting features included the addition of a cab-top beacon and air conditioner on most units, as well as the relocation of the bell to the roof. Most SD-26s were retired by Santa Fe in 1985 and 35 of these units were sold to Guilford Transportation Industries in 1986. Of this group, at least 3 were still in service for Guilford as of January 2004, over 44 years after they were built.

Standard features include:
-Golden-white LEDs
-Separately-applied roof piping detail
-Realistic die-cast underframe
-Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels for optimum performance at all speeds
-Directional lighting
-Highly detailed coupler cut bars
-Separately-installed scale windshield wipers, metal grab irons and fine scale handrails
-Painted crew figures
-Multiple unit hoses and trainline hoses
-Piping on trucks
-Factory-installed AccuMate? knuckle couplers
-Many different railroad-specific details


Atlas Master? Series Gold Additional Features:
(Item #'s 7930-7936 & 7550-7577)
-Electronic Dual-Mode? Decoder (e-DMD) that allows your locomotive to run in DCC or traditional DC

QSI? Quantum Sound? Features Including:
(Atlas Master Series Gold locomotives only)
-Dual speaker system
-Authentic diesel engine sounds
-Squealing brakes
-Doppler effect
-Air let-off in neutral
-Coupler impact sounds when operated with DCC
-Helper mode that mutes the whistle and bell for double heading
-And more!

Note: Due to the high starting voltage required for the sound system, it is not possible to operate a non-sound equipped loco together with a sound equipped loco on DC (analog) layouts.

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(n-scale model shown)