{"product_id":"scaletrains-sxt41232-rivet-counter-ho-scale-emd-sd38-2-burlington-northern-white-face-beacon-6260-dcc-sound-equipped-weathered-by-weather-my-trains","title":"ScaleTrains SXT41232 Rivet Counter HO Scale EMD SD38-2, Burlington Northern\/White Face\/Beacon 6260 DCC \u0026 Sound Equipped - Weathered by WEATHER MY TRAINS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e This item is a factory new product that has been professionally weathered by WEATHER MY TRAINS.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt by EMD from November of 1972 through June of 1979, the SD38-2 was essentially the six-axle version of the smaller GP38-2 that featured numerous electronic upgrades. Unfortunately, a total of only 90 units were manufactured. Although sales were less than anticipated, the SD38-2 proved to be a reliable workhorse with many of these locomotives remaining in hump yard or local service today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eRivet Counter™\u003c\/strong\u003e series SD38-2 is the definitive HO Scale model of EMD’s unique non-turbocharged six-axle locomotive. Our model combines smooth operating performance with unparalleled \u003cstrong\u003erailroad, road number, and era-specific details™\u003c\/strong\u003e. Not to mention, Rivet Counter models come equipped with industry-leading LED lighting features right out of the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e#html-body [data-pb-style=AA68157]{justify-content:flex-start;display:flex;flex-direction:column;background-position:left top;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-attachment:scroll}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoad Number Specific ScaleTrains\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew roadname \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra: Early 1980s-Early 1990s \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries 6260 to 6263; ex-SLSF 296 to 299, built June 1979\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBN 6260 \n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBN “Whiteface” repaint (late-1980s) without pinstripe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs-delivered extended-range dynamic brakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLED-illuminated Prime PM-8911 “Stratolite” beacon on cab roof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBolted battery box doors with wide louvers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLost-wax brass cast Leslie Supertyfon RS-3L-R horn on number board housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront and rear multiple unit (MU) hose catch baskets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePilot face mounted multiple unit (MU) receptacles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBN 6262 \n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRetrofitted extended-range dynamic brakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLED-illuminated Prime PM-8911 “Stratolite” beacon on cab roof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBN-style latched battery box doors with narrow louvers and lift-off hinges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLost-wax brass cast Leslie Supertyfon RS-3L-R horn on stand, mounted to rear of dynamic brake hatch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront EMD-style low pilot plow with grab irons and no multiple unit (MU) hose doors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDummy multiple unit (MU) receptacles mounted to pilot face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully-assembled \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple road numbers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectional LED headlights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLED-illuminated ground lights on both sides of locomotive*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLED-Illuminated rectangular walkway lights mounted between front and rear sanding valve doors and round walkway light, aft of raised walkway duct*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted number boards with separately controlled backlit LED-illumination*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-hose multiple unit (MU) hose clusters with silver gladhands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSemi-scale coupler buffer equipped with durable metal semi-scale Type E knuckle couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront and rear straight uncoupling levers with loop handles and four inner mounting brackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotched pilot faces with high angled lifting slots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Tall\" stepwells with see-through steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront and rear late small deck extension\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandrail set with inward facing end rail mounting brackets and chain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront and rear late “fixed” drop steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale sectioned treadplate detail on walkways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e88” low short hood with wheel handbrake and round vent on right side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlanked front and rear class lights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLate cab sub-base doors with lift-off hinges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard EMD headlight in number board housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDash-2 cab with welded side window panels \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear cab side vent on left side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed cab interior with separate floor, rear wall, seats, and standard AAR control stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSliding cab side windows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTall clear wind wings mounted fore and aft of cab side window on left side of cab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-panel all-weather window mounted on right cab side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard EMD sunshade with long sunshade track on left side only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotorola ASP-16 “firecracker” antenna mounted on the cab roof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurate hood door and long hood detail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLate welded ECAFB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntermediate inertial air intake grills with top drip rail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual tall exhaust stacks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurately-profiled extended-range dynamic brakes without batten strip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee-through dynamic brake intakes with resistor grid detail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngled Paper Air Filter (PAF) housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorrugated radiator intake grilles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee-through standard 48” radiator fan housings with fan blades visible inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngled radiator fan grab iron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderbody frame rail with separate plumbing and traction motor cables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed HT-C trucks with Hyatt bearing caps, late center axle snubbers, sanding lines and brackets, clasp-style brakes, and D-77 traction motor and air duct details\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWheel faces painted a dingy gray\/brown color to represent the color of wheesets in service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensionally accurate truck centers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAeroquip speed recorder mounted to first axle on left front\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRearward facing handbrake chain mount for HT-C trucks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort jacking pads (late)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTab-mount EFCO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame-mounted steel bell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3,200-gallon fuel tank with fuel fillers, vertical gauge, round gauge in tank and curved breather pipe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGraham-White (Salem) brand 824-170 and 818-170 primary and secondary centrifugal air filters (accordion-style)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFactory-applied wire grab irons, wire lift rings, windshield wipers, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, sand hatch covers, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotor with 5-pole skew wound armature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual flywheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-wheel drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-wheel electrical pick-up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinting and lettering legible even under magnification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaging safely stores model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimum radius: 18”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommended radius: 22”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDCC \u0026amp; sound equipped locomotives also feature:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eESU LokSound 5 DCC \u0026amp; Sound decoder with “Full Throttle”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo (2) cube-type speakers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNon-turbocharged EMD 16 Cylinder 645E3 prime mover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eESU designed “PowerPak” with two super capacitors***\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates on both DC and DCC layouts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDC\/DCC \u0026amp; sound ready locomotives also feature:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates on DC layouts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDCC ready with 21-pin connector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Lighting features operate when using an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating using DCC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e** In DC operation, both front ditch lights illuminate; rear ditch lights (if equipped) do not illuminate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*** Class lights illuminate in white color only in DC operation.  Access and changing colors an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating using DCC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**** “PowerPack” feature only compatible with appropriately programmed ESU decoders operating on a DCC layout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e#html-body [data-pb-style=ODLPV24]{justify-content:flex-start;display:flex;flex-direction:column;background-position:left top;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-attachment:scroll}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the success of the “1966-Line” of that same year, in January 1972 EMD was to give its product catalog a refresh, introducing what it dubbed the “Dash 2” line. Based upon customer feedback, EMD retained the basics of the previous 1966-Line, adding various improvements aimed at increasing reliability and performance. The Flexicoil-C truck used under the 1966-Line, its original iteration dating back to the SD7 of 1951, was replaced by a new truck design, called the HT-C, which offered greater adhesion, and was slightly longer than the Flexicoil-C. The frames of the six-axle Dash 2 units were lengthened slightly to accommodate the new truck design, and internally, all sported a new main electrical control cabinet featuring modular, solid-state components in the form of “cards” controlling various locomotive functions that could be pulled and replaced as needed, greatly simplifying the troubleshooting and repair process. The new models received a “-2” suffix, with the SD38 of 1966 being revised into the SD38-2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch like its SD38 predecessor, the SD38-2 was envisioned as a medium horsepower, high tractive effort machine, designed to haul heavy tonnage at relatively lower speeds. In contrast to its SD40-2 and SD45-2 brethren, which were optimized for hauling tonnage at higher speeds across all types of operating profiles, the SD38-2 was more at home lugging heavy commodity trains at low speed, or shuffling long cuts of cars in yards. While it wasn’t the ideal choice for blasting high-priority TOFC trains across the country, it would be right at home dragging a heavy iron-ore train up a 2% grade. Powered by the same basic 16-645 prime mover that drove the SD40-2, the SD38-2 lacked turbocharging, which kept its horsepower (HP) at 2,000, as opposed to the 3,000 of the 40-series. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lower HP rating suited its intended duty just fine however, and the lack of a turbocharger simplified maintenance and reduced overall costs. Externally, the SD38-2 was very similar to the SD40-2, with the primary spotting features being a pair of radiator fans instead of the trio used on the SD40-2 (1,000 fewer HP didn’t require as much cooling), and it had a pair of small, oval stacks coming from its prime mover’s exhaust manifold instead of the single large rectangular stack coming from the turbocharger on the SD40-2. Lastly, the SD38-2 featured a large boxy housing on its roofline, just behind the inertial air filtration compartment, that housed groups of filter elements for engine combustion air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the overall number of SD38-2s built was but a tiny fraction of what EMD produced for the wildly popular SD40-2, the SD38-2 was sold to a wide variety of owners, representing most of the major carriers of the time during its production run from 1972 to 1979. Its performance characteristics were reflected in the roads that ordered them; Bessemer \u0026amp; Lake Erie and Elgin, Joliet \u0026amp; Eastern were tied for the most by an original owner, and utilized them in the heavy terminal switching and drag freight service those roads handled. At the other end of the service spectrum were roads like Chicago \u0026amp; North Western and Southern Pacific, which ordered SD38-2s for heavy yard switching and hump duty, already having plenty of higher-HP units on their rosters, like SD40-2s, for handling higher-speed road applications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile not as prolific as other models in the catalog at the time, the SD38-2 served an important role for the roads that ordered them, and have had long careers, with many going on to new owners and paint schemes through sales and mergers. This new model from ScaleTrains is a logical addition to the product line, being an extension of the SD40-2 project, similar to how the prototype SD38-2 and SD40-2 were part of the same product line. Inside you’ll find the same smooth, proven mechanism as used in the SD40-2, and HT-C truck gearbox with “clasp” brake shoes, or standard brake shoes, per prototype. Square or angled paper air filter boxes are present, as are different dynamic brake and exhaust stack options. It also features all of the road-specific detailing you’ve come to expect on ScaleTrains models, down to the unique extended walkway ducts and raised rear walkway and slug electrical connections found on the SP units. These new units would be right at home on just about any layout, handling heavy switching and drag road duty, just like their 1:1 counterparts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ScaleTrains","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52354011595032,"sku":"IC-SCTR-SXT41232WMT","price":639.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/7023\/4136\/files\/scaletrains-sxt41232-rivet-counter-ho-scale-emd-sd38-2-burlington-northern-white-face-beacon-6260-dcc-sound-equipped-weathered-by-weather-my-trains-locomotives-171.jpg?v=1782949385","url":"https:\/\/ictrainsandhobbies.com\/products\/scaletrains-sxt41232-rivet-counter-ho-scale-emd-sd38-2-burlington-northern-white-face-beacon-6260-dcc-sound-equipped-weathered-by-weather-my-trains","provider":"InterCity Trains and Hobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}