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Southern Pacific SD40T-2 DCC Ready - A Vintage 90s Powerhouse!

Unleash your inner adventurer with this extraordinary piece – a captivating blend of rugged charm and understated elegance. Crafted for the soul that seeks stories and embraces the unexpected, it’s not just an object; it’s a whispered invitation to a life less ordinary. Let it become the silent protagonist of your most cherished moments.

$64.98 $129.95

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NEW FEATURES FOR ALL SD45T-2S IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:

First time offering DCC+Sound Version, including new T-2 rear truck design for more visibly see through grilles
All-new LED lighting
First time pilot detail including rubber MU hoses for durability
Photo-etched stainless steel windshield wipers

SP FEATURES:

1990s era version with SP light removed and faded paint
Nathan P3 air horn
Sinclair antenna
Large EMD style plows both front and rear
Small anticlimber
Coupler cut levers with loops
Cab mounted bell
Illuminated Strato-lite beacon w/ LED

LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

Fully assembled and ready-to-run
Rubber trainline and MU hoses with silver ends, first time offered
Mushroom nose vent on right side
Separately applied wire grab irons
Standard late Dash-2 4-window/L-window cab without louvers or roof seam per prototype
See through cab windows
Fixed cab side windows
Welded ECAFB
See-through dynamic brake fans
See through radiator grilles with new rear truck gearbox speific for the tunnel motor
Fine scale handrails
Photoetch windshield wipers, first time offered
Separately applied air tanks
Speed recorder attached to appropriate axle per prototype (except undecorated)
McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers
Highly-detailed, injection molded body
Painted and printed for realistic decoration
LED Lighting, first time offered
All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
All-wheel electrical pickup
5-pole motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operation
Compatible with Genesis motor retrofit kit
Window packaging for easy viewing
Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
DCC Ready 21-pin NEM Quick Plugª technology
Available also with factory installed Econami Sound by Soundtraxx, first time offered
Nickel plated, blackened machined wheels
Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
Replacement parts available including motor brushes
Minimum radius: 18
Recommended radius: 22

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO

According to Espee's internal memos, the Bicentennial locomotives were affectionately referred to as Snowflakes. These unique and colorful Espee locos appeared quite often separately on company public relation exercises, with #9389 being a part of most helper consists for the Freedom Train, and GP40P-2 #3197 was seen everyday as part of the Peninsular commute fleet. The SP ”snowflake' paint schemes were all designed by the late Mr. Chester Mack, famed RR designer. The first unit painted was Cotton Belt (SSW) #9389. This was chosen as being the 600th SD45 to be built for SP, ie. 590 SD45 including SD45T-2's and 10 SDP45's. Evidently it was given basic Bicentennial paint by EMD, then completed by SP when delivered to Taylor Shops in Los Angeles in May of 1975. About the same time, that a Southern Pacific loco should also wear Bicentennial paint, so as the GP40P-2's were about to be shopped, having done a 6 month break-in service on freight, #3197 was selected to be painted Bicentennial. June 1975 saw #3197 roll out in the patriotic paint. To go along with the theme, SP repainted Caboose 1776 in Bicentennial paint. This was originally a C-40-7 built by International Car Co. in 1967 with roofwalks and end ladders. As painted in Bicentennial scheme in 1975. Look for the C-40-7 Bay Window Caboose next month!