ScaleTrains Operator 11299 HO Scale EMD SD45 Santa Fe CEFX 3145 DCC Sound

ScaleTrains Operator 11299 HO Scale EMD SD45 Santa Fe CEFX 3145 DCC Sound. ScaleTrains Operator 11299 HO Scale EMD SD45 Santa Fe CEFX 3145 DCC Sound The SD45 was the "Big Block Chevy" of EMD's "1966 Line" of locomotives. In the early 1960s, railroads were requiring more and more horsepower from locomotives to meet the demanding schedules of growing high-priority and intermodal (TOFC) traffic. This equated to faster acceleration and the ability to maintain higher speeds. The SD45 was the "Big Block Chevy" of EMD's "1966 Line" of locomotives. Era: early 2000s to present. Printed and LED lighted number boards. Front and rear full-width MU catch trays with footboards. Front and rear early small deck extension with dropsteps.

Short stepwells with see-through steps. Scale sectioned "early" ("X") pattern walkway treadplate. Front and rear early small deck extension.

Pivoting front and rear drop steps. Latched battery box doors with narrow louvers.

Cab sub-base doors with stiffener rib. 81 low short hood with plated-over handbrake location.

Standard EMD high headlight in face of short hood. "35-Line" cab with standard front windshields. Leslie RS-3L-R horn mounted on number board housing. Late (ribbed) blower duct housing. Inertial air intake grilles without drip rails.

Separately applied standard-height dust bin and exhaust stack. Early (short forward taper) extended-range dynamic brakes.

See-through dynamic brake intake grilles. Chickenwire radiator grilles with rectangular-pattern mesh screens.

Finely-molded 48 spiral-grille dynamic and radiator fans. Long walkway duct with three short stanchions. Semi-scale coupler buffer equipped with semi-scale Type "E" knuckle couplers. End handrails with top-and-end mount stanchions.

Accurately profiled underbody frame rail with separate bolster webs. Tall jacking pads with holes (early). Frame-mounted steel bell - confirm. 4,000-gallon fuel tank with single fuel filler, single vertical fuel gauge, and round dial fuel gauge per side. Detailed Flexicoil-C trucks with low-mounted brake cylinders and Hyatt bearing caps.

Motor with 5-pole skew-wound armature. Printing and lettering legible even under magnification.

Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail. Detail kit available separately: wire grab irons, trainline hoses, MU hose clusters, uncoupling levers, windshield wipers, and more (SXT81254). DCC & sound equipped locomotives also feature. ESU LokSound 5 DCC & Sound decoder with "Full Throttle" feature. Accurate EMD 20-645E3 prime mover and auxiliary sounds.

Operates on both DC and DCC layouts. Some sound and lighting functions included with DCC & sound-equipped locomotives are not operable using DC. NOTE: Road number may vary from picture shown. Sorry, our items are NOT available for pick-up.

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