Athearn # ATH73149 HO SD40T-2 Locomotive With DCC & Sound, SP/Kodachrome #8377

Athearn # ATH73149 HO SD40T-2 Locomotive With DCC & Sound, SP/Kodachrome #8377

SP "KODACHROME" FEATURES:
Gyra lights (Operate in DCC)
Cab roof A/C
P3 horn
Standard range dynamic brakes
See-through lower air intakes
SP and Santa Fe during the mid-1980’s was trying to become one railroad. They were so sure the merger would be approved, they started to repaint locomotives into their “new” corporate colors. Using SP red and Santa Fe yellow, they came up with this bright and vibrant scheme. Unfortunately, the then ICC denied the merger leaving an example of what some railfans nicknamed, “Shouldn’t Paint So Fast”. By the end of the merger negotiations, SP only painted 3 “Snoot-nose” SD40T-2’s. We are offering all 3 which have slightly different details between them.

ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:
#8315
123” Nose w/brake wheel
cab roof mounted bell
plows on both ends
modified front L window
GRIP battery box doors, Santa Fe style font numbers
#8351
116” nose w/ratchet brake
cab roof mounted bell
plows on both ends
modified front L window
GRIP battery box doors
standard rear headlight
SP style font numbers
#8377
123” nose w/brake wheel
frame mounted bell
plows on front end only
front L window
standard battery box doors
SP style font numbers
SD40T-2 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
Fine scale handrails
Photo-etched windshield wipers
Separately applied air tanks
LED Lighting
HTC truck sideframes
Welded ECAFB
All-wheel electrical pickup
See-through dynamic brake fans
Separately applied wire grab irons
Rubber trainline and MU hoses with silver ends
Standard Dash-2 cab, windows correct per prototype
See-through radiator grilles with new rear truck gearbox specific for the tunnel motor
Speed recorder attached to appropriate axle per prototype
McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
5-pole motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operation
DCC Ready 21-pin NEM Quick Plug™ technology
Nickel plated, blackened machined wheels
Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
Fully assembled and ready-to-run
Highly-detailed, injection molded body
Painted and printed for realistic decoration
Recommended radius: 22”
SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode
Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
Excellent Slow speed control
Effect lighting (if applicable) using F5 and/or F6
Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
The SD40T-2 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division having a 16-cylinder EMD 645E3 diesel engine producing 3,000 horsepower (2,240 kW). 312 SD40T-2s were built for North American railroads between April 1974 and July 1980. This locomotive and the SD45T-2 are popularly called tunnel motors, but EMD’s term is SD40-2s with “cooling system modifications” because they were designed for better engine cooling in tunnels. The difference between this locomotive and its non-tunnel motor cousin, the SD40-2, are the radiator intakes and radiator fan grills located at the rear of the locomotive. The radiator air intakes in this model were along the deck to allow more fresh, cooler air to enter and less hot exhaust fumes lingering around the tunnel’s ceiling.