HO SDP45, Conrail #6680

In the 1960s, railroads were looking to replace aging EMD E-units and Alco PAs for passenger service. EMD responded by adding a steam generator compartment to the long hood end of their SD45. This required a longer frame and resulted in the creation of the SDP45. Three railroads originally purchased SDP45s: Southern Pacific, Great Northern, and Erie Lackawanna. Over the decades, the SDP45s were then acquired by other railroads through mergers, leasing companies, and rebuild programs.

LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

• Safety tread on walkways
  
• Fine-scale handrails for scale appearance
  
• Factory applied wire grab irons
  
• Windshield wipers
  
• See through cab windows
  
• Detailed and painted cab interior
  
• Sliding side cab windows
  
• Metal lift rings
  
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
  
• DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with a 21-pin NEM connector
  
• Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, photographs, and more
  
• Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
  
• Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
  
• Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain for trouble free operation
  
• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
  
• All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
  
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
  
• New LEDs for realistic appearance
  
• Bi-directional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains constant
  
• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
  
• Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage
  
• Minimum radius: 18”
  
• Recommended radius: 22”

CR FEATURES:

• Low profile roof details: dust bin hatch, dynamic brake fans, exhaust stack, engine
  compartment “T” vent, and radiator fans
  
• Leslie SU-3L-R air horn mounted on low clearance bracket
  
• Cab signal box
•  Rectangular grid radiator intake grilles
  
• Pilot details per prototype road number
• snowplow, MU hose catch tray, or blank pilot
• Single or dual control stand
  
• Low or standard height fans on dynamic brake hatch, reflecting components replaced during shop visits

SOUND EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:

• Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 decoder
  
• Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
  
• Some functions are limited in DC
  
• Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
  
• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
  
• Slow speed control
  
• Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
  
• Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
  
• CV chart included in the box
  

PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE:

• Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment; “Tattered and Torn” just like the real thing
  
• Faded base colors matched to the prototype
  
• Patches applied and shaped per road number matching each corresponding side to the prototype
  
• Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust