HO SDP45 with DCC & Sound MKCX #9511

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”

Morrison-Knudsen was a major leaser of secondhand locomotives in the 80s and 90s. During this time, a group of ex-Conrail SDP45s were on the lease roster. MK acquired these former CR SDP45s from VMV and they were leased to a variety of railroads including the SP until 1996. Although many of the former EL/CR SDP45s were rebuilt into SD40M-2s, a few were not, and left as-is for the remainder of their service throughout the western United States.

MKCX FEATURES:

• Perfect for the TankTrain!
  
• Former EL freight service SDP45 (SD45M)
  
• Each roadnumber Primed for Grime with unique patches & markings
  
• 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
  
• 5,000 gallon fuel tank
  
• Frame mounted bell
  
• Flexicoil-C Trucks with high brake cylinders and Hyatt bearings

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