Today, the vast majority remain in operation, many with their original owners (or their successor railroads), and examples can be found both across North America, and on railroads as far afield as Panama, Brazil, North Africa, and Australia. Designed for a wide variety of mainline ...Today, the vast majority remain in operation, many with their original owners (or their successor railroads), and examples can be found both across North America, and on railroads as far afield as Panama, Brazil, North Africa, and Australia. Designed for a wide variety of mainline and industrial roles, they are powered by a 3,000HP 16-cylinder EMD 16-645-E3 Prime mover.
One distinctive spotting feature, when compared against other similar EMD locomotives, is their longer than average end platforms. This Bachmann SD40-2 features realistic, prototypical detail, and comes DCC-ready with a factory-installed 8-pin plug for the DCC decoder of your choice.Features include: DCC-ready with a factory-installed 8-pin plug for DCC decoder of your choice Operating headlights All-wheel drive Precision can motor Dual, precision-balanced flywheels Die-cast chassis Fine-scale handrails Blackened metal wheels RP25 wheel contours E-Z Mate Mark II couplers Performs best on 18" radius curves or greater.