Description
The Rivet Counter series SD40-2 is the definitive N Scale model of EMD’s best-selling diesel locomotive. Our model combines smooth operating performance with unparalleled railroad, road number, and era specific™ details. Even though the first SD40-2s were first built nearly half a century ago, many continue to operate in revenue service today.
Road Number Specific ScaleTrains
- All-new model
- Era: 2011 to Present
- CSXT Series 4010-4039; rebuilt into SD40-3s in 2011
- CSXT Series 4040-4049, rebuilt into SD40-3s in 2013
- Road number 4013 rebuilt from Family Lines/ L&N SD40-2 8105
- Road number 4026 rebuilt from Family Lines/ L&N SD40-2 8124
- Road number 4047 rebuilt from Family Lines/ L&N SD40-2 8034
- Road number 4044 rebuilt from Family Lines/ L&N SD40-2 8079
- Road number 4048 rebuilt from Family Lines/ L&N SD40-2 8085
- CSX designed anticlimbers
- NRE-built replacement low short hood, cab, and sub-base
- Fully-assembled
- Multiple road numbers
- Operating front and rear deck mounted alternating LED ditch lights*
- Printed and LED-illuminated number boards*
- CSX/NS-style late pilot plow without multiple unit (MU) hose doors
- 3-hose multiple unit (MU) hose clusters with silver gladhands
- Body mounted knuckle couplers; Micro-Trains® compatible
- Coupler box accepts Micro-Trains 1015/1016 couplers without modification
- Straight uncoupling levers with loop handles front and rear and four inner and two outer mounting brackets
- Notched pilot faces with high angled lifting slots
- Pilot face mounted multiple unit (MU) receptacle
- Dummy multiple unit (MU) receptacle mounted to pilot face
- "Tall" stepwells
- Handrail set with anticlimber front; inward facing rear end rail mounting brackets and chain
- Late “fixed” rear drop step
- Scale sectioned treadplate detail on walkways
- Rear Rectangle walkway lights mounted between sandbox clean out doors (non-operating)
- Detailed cab interior with floor, rear wall, seats, and standard AAR control stand
- Tall mirrors mounted fore of cab side windows on both sides of cab
- Standard EMD sunshades and long sunshade tracks
- Lost wax brass cast Nathan AirChime K3LA horn relocated to the long hood roof
- Large Sinclair Excalibur “ice skate” antenna (communications), Small thin dome antenna and STI-CO PTC Dual Track Antenna System
- Accurate hood door and long hood detail
- Late welded ECAFB
- Early inertial air intake grilles without drip rails
- Standard turbo exhaust stack
- Accurately profiled Extended-range dynamic brakes without batten strip
- Corrugated radiator intake grilles
- See-through standard 48” radiator fan housings with fan blades visible inside
- Angled radiator fan grab iron
- Underbody frame rail with separate plumbing and traction motor cables
- Detailed HT-C trucks with Timken bearing caps, late center axle snubbers, sanding lines and brackets
- Short jacking pads (late)
- Spare knuckle holders on rear pilot face
- Forward engineer’s side sidesill notch
- Sill-mount EFCO
- Frame-mounted electronic bell
- Prime air filter (can style)
- 4,000-gallon fuel tank with fuel fillers, vertical gauge, round gauge in tank sides, electronic gauge and vertical breather pipe
- Factory-applied wire grab irons, windshield wipers, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, and more
- Motor with 5-pole skew wound armature
- Dual flywheels
- All-wheel drive
- All-wheel electrical pick-up
- Directional LED headlights
- Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
- Operates on Code 55 and 80 rail
- Packaging safely stores model
- Minimum radius: 9 3/4”
- Recommended radius: 11”
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DCC & sound equipped locomotives also feature
- ESU LokSound 5 DCC & Sound decoder with “Full Throttle”
- One (1) cube-type speaker
- EMD 16 Cylinder 645E3 prime mover
- Operates on both DC and DCC layouts
- DC/DCC & sound ready locomotives also feature
- Operates on DC layouts
- DCC ready with E24 connector
* Lighting features operate when using an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating using DCC