N scale EMD SD40 locomotive by Kato. Factory assembled and ready to run. DCC ready for your drop-in decoder.

Features:

• DCC ready for your drop-in decoder (sold separately)
• Powerful Kato mechanism powered by a 5-pole flywheel motor
• Smooth rolling blackened metal wheels
• High mounted brake cylinders
• MU hose detail
• KATO magnetic knuckle couplers
• White LED headlights and pre-printed number boards
• All 6 axles powered

Powered by EMD's turbocharged 16 cylinder, 3000hp engine, the SD40 provided more pulling power than its SD38 predecessor at the cost of greater complexity and maintenance requirements due to the turbocharged engine. Stylistically, the SD40 locomotive series sported three 48 inch radiator fans at the rear of the long hood and a straight radiator section, unlike the flared radiator of the SD45.

Union Pacific was one of the first railroads to adopt the SD40 into its fleets, favoring the SD40 over its brother, the SD45. During the 70’s and 80’s, UP’s SD40 series fleet was one of the largest diesel fleets in all of North America; a testament to how well these locomotives performed.

You'll receive the road number described though the road number pictured may be different.