Description
Railroad Short Name: FURX
In 1966, EMD updated its locomotive catalog with entirely new models, all powered by the new 645 diesel engine. The SD40 had 3,000 hp from a turbocharged V16. 856 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, 330 were built for Canadian railroads, and 72 were built for Mexican railroads.
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FURX Features:
- SD40 rebuilds, from many sources
- Front ditch lights
- Correct details per road number
- Rear mounted break wheel
Road Number Specific Features:
#3001
- Ex-SOO. Smaller 3600 gal fuel tank
- extended range dynamic brakes
- large EMD plow
- deck mounted front ditch lights
#3005
- Ex NDM. Large 4000 gal fuell tank
- extended range dynamic brakes
- Canadian style plow
- pilot mounted front ditch lights
#3025
- Ex-MP. Large 4000 gal fuel tank
- regular dynamic brakes
- small EMD plow
- pilot mounted front ditch lights
- extra MP style jacking pads
Locomotive Features:
- LED lighting
- Photo-etched stainless steel windshield wipers
- Fully assembled and ready-to-run
- Separately applied wire grab irons
- Separately applied air tanks
- Coupler cut levers
- Rubber MU hoses
- Fine scale handrails molded in engineering plastic
- Non-sound version features 21-pin NEM DCC plug
- See-through dynamic brake and radiator fans
- Curved radiator fan grab iron
- Exhaust stack
- Frame mounted bell (unless noted)
- Detailed 4000 gallon fuel tank (unless different capacity is noted)
- Flexicoil-C trucks with high or low brake cylinders (per prototype)
- McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers
- Highly-detailed, injection molded body featuring new tooling
- Painted and printed for realistic decoration
- See through cab windows
- Bi-directional LED lighting
- 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
- Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- Minimum radius: 18”
- Recommended radius: 22”
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