Description
Railroad Short Name: WRIX
Prototype 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.
WRIX Features:
- Cab air conditioner
- Operating front and rear ditch lights
- Large snowplows
#35021 Features:
- Former SP unit
- blank SP nose UDE light & cab gyralight
- whip antenna on ground pane with conduit
- modified L window
#35022 Features:
- Former DRGW unit
- blanked nose class lights
- small sinclair antenna
Locomotive Features:
- Fine scale handrails
- Separately applied air tanks
- See through cab windows
- Welded ECAFB
- Photo etch windshield wipers
- LED Lighting
- HTC truck sideframes
- All-wheel electrical pickup
- See-through dynamic brake fans
- “Mushroom” nose vent on right side
- Separately applied wire grab irons
- Fully assembled and ready-to-run
- 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 (except undecorated)
- McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers
- Highly-detailed, injection molded body
- Painted and printed for realistic decoration
- All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
- 5-pole motor with flywheels and multi-link drive train 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
- Replacement parts available including motor brushes
- Recommended radius: 22”
Sound Features:
- 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
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