HO SD40 With DCC & Sound, Kansas City Southern #631

PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

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.

KCS FEATURES:

• 81” Nose w/ rear porch mounted brake wheel
• Chessie/KCS style rock plows
• Larger Dynamic Brake housing
• High-mounted truck brake cylinders

During the 1970’s and 1980’s, KCS adapted a simplistic, yet very noticeable scheme on their freight diesels. Ordered from EMD in 1971, these later phase SD40’s were the backbone of the fleet next to their SD40-2 brethren.

SD40 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

• Bi-directional LED lighting
• Coupler Cut Levers
• Rubber MU hoses
• Exhaust stack
• Curved radiator fan grab iron
• Fine scale handrails
• Photo-etched stainless steel windshield wipers
• Separately applied wire grab irons
• See-through dynamic brake, radiator fans and cab windows
• Frame mounted bell (unless noted)
• Detailed 4,000 gallon fuel tank (unless different capacity is noted)
• Flexicoil-C trucks with high or low brake cylinders (per prototype)
• Separately applied air tanks
• McHenry® scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible
• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
• All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
• DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology
• Improved 5-pole skew wound can motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operation
• Non-sound version features 21-pin NEM DCC plug
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Highly-detailed, injection molded body
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Fully assembled and ready-to-run
• Window packaging for easy viewing
• Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
• Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”

NEW FEATURES:

• Newly designed can motor is more powerful and quieter than before
• DCC & sound models feature Tsunami2 sound with dual cube speakers
• LED lighting for long life and reliable operation

SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE

• Onboard Tsunami2 DCC/Sound decoder
• Dual cube speakers for optimal sound quality
• Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
• Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
• Some functions are limited in DC
• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
• Operating lighting functions with F5 and/or F6 (Flashing ditch lights, beacon, etc.)
• Excellent low-speed operation
• Program a multiple unit (MU) lash up with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
• Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
• CV chart included in the box