Scale Trains HO Scale: Rivet Counter - EMD SD40T-2 - DCC & Sound - Denver & Rio Grande Western
As Delivered
ESU LokSound Equipped
The unique SD40T-2 “Tunnel Motor” was the backbone of the Rio Grande and Southern Pacific fleets during the 1970s and 1980s. They were distinguished by the large see-through radiator grilles at the rear of the locomotive just above the walkway. Our Rivet Counter series model is the first and only SD40T-2 to feature a fully hidden rear driveshaft and gear tower so the “tunnel” is completely see-through without any visible obstructions.
Features:
Era: 1978 through mid-1980s
Series 5389-5397, built 8/78
Fully assembled
Multiple road numbers
Operating LED box-mounted Pyle-National 20585 Gyralite signal light in low short hood*
Operating LED front and rear stand-off tri-color class lights**
Operating LED ground lights on both sides of locomotive
Printed and LED lighted number boards
Directional LED headlights
Specially designed low-profile drivetrain completely hides the rear gear tower and driveshaft
Detailed see-through radiator intake compartment with front and rear bulkheads, floor treadplate, and fan motor detail
See-through etched-metal radiator intake screens
Etched-metal radiator exhaust grilles with radiator shutters visible underneath
“Straddle” type re-rail frogs painted yellow
Front EMD-style low pilot plow with grab irons and without MU hose doors
Front and rear 3-hose MU hose clusters with silver gladhands
Front straight uncoupling levers with loop handles and two inner and two outer mounting brackets
Pilot-face mounted MU receptacle
Notched pilot faces with high mounted angled lifting slots
Front late small deck extension
Early front drop step (pivoting)
“Tall” stepwells with see-through steps
Handrail set with inward facing end rail mounting brackets, rear anticlimber, and chain
Handrail ends and step faces painted white
Scale sectioned treadplate detail on the walkways
Rectangular walkway lights (non-operating)
88” low short hood with wheel handbrake
Bolted battery box doors with wide louvers
Late cab sub-base doors with lift-off hinges
Dash-2 cab with bolted side window panels and D&RGW blue flag bracket
Standard EMD headlight in numberboard housing
Lost-wax brass Nathan M3R1 (“M-3”) three-chime horn, center rear of number board housing
Original cab front door
Detailed cab interior with separate floor, rear wall, seats, and standard AAR control stand
Sliding cab windows
Standard mirror mounted fore of cab side windows, both sides
Standard EMD sunshades and long sunshade tracks
Rear cab side vent on left side
Large Sinclair Excalibur “ice skate” antenna (communications) mounted on cab roof
Early electrical cabinet “zig-zag” seam, further from rear of cab
Welded ECAFB (late)
Intermediate inertial air intake grills with top drip rail
Accurate hood door and long hood molded details
Extended-range dynamic brakes
Accurately profiled dynamic brake housing
See-through dynamic brake intakes with resistor grid detail
Straight rear uncoupling lever with four mounting brackets
Hood door warning label stenciling and sidesill equipment trust plate
Underbody frame rail with separate plumbing and traction motor cables
Dimensionally accurate truck centers
Detailed HT-C trucks with Hyatt bearing caps, early center axle snubbers, sanding lines and brackets (outboard only), and D-77 traction motor and air duct details
Speed recorder third axle, right side
Short jacking pads (late)
Sill-mount EFCO
Frame-mounted bell
Salem air filter (accordion style)
Air tanks with fluid drain pipes on sides of fuel tank
4,000 gallon fuel tank with dual fuel fillers, vertical gauge, round gauge in tank and vertical breather pipe
Factory-applied wire grab irons, wire lift rings, windshield wipers, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, sand hatch covers, and much more
Semi-scale coupler buffer equipped with durable metal semi-scale E Type knuckle couplers
All-wheel drive
All-wheel electrical pick-up
Motor with 5-pole skew wound armature
Dual flywheels
Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
Packaging safely stores model
Minimum radius: 18”
Recommended radius: 22”
DCC & sound equipped locomotives also feature:
ESU LokSound 5 DCC & Sound decoder with “Full Throttle”
Dual cube-type speakers
EMD 16 Cylinder 645E3 prime mover
ESU designed “PowerPack” with two super capacitors***
Operates on both DC and DCC layouts
* Lighting features operate when using an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating in DCC
** In DC operation, the class lights are white in color only; red and green are selectable when using an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating in DC
*** “PowerPack” feature only compatible with ESU decoders operating on a DCC layout