Description
Entering service in 1989, the Dash 8-40CW was the first General Electric road diesel to feature the North American Safety Cab (also known as the wide-cab design), now a standard feature on modern freight locomotives. Between this revolutionary new cab style and other spotting features, the Dash 8 would pave the way for General Electric to become the most successful freight locomotive manufacturer of the 1990s and 2000s, with all subsequent GE locomotives adopting a similar appearance. Today, Dash 8-40CWs can still be found operating on road freights, while a number have been rebuilt to extend their service lives for years to come. The Bachmann Dash 8 40-CW features newly added operating ditch lights, a TCS Sound Value® DCC package, and road-specific configurations.
Features Include
- Authentic General Electric design
- DCC Sound Value® by TCS sound-equipped for sound, speed, direction, and lighting control • dual-mode NMRA-compliant decoder
- Keep-Alive® device that keeps your engine running during power interruptions due to dirty track or loss of electrical contact
- Voice-guided Audio Assist® programming tool for easy set-up of almost all decoder functionality
- Precision motor
- Die-cast frame
- All-wheel drive
- Highly detailed painted bodies with precision graphics, including legible builder’s plates
- Directional LED headlights with Rule 17 dimming
- Horn-activated blinking ditch lights
- Roadname-specific cab configurations
- Separately applied details include handrails, grab irons, brake hoses, MU cables, uncoupling levers, horns, exhaust stack, windshield wipers, and mirrors
- Detailed cab interior with clear windows and painted crew figures
- See-through trucks with detailed sideframes and separately applied piping detail
- Blackened metal wheels with RP25 contours
- Magnetically operated E-Z Mate® Mark II couplers on the front and rear
- Performs best on 18” radius curves or better
- Product Measurements: L 9.8 in., W 1.5 in., H 2 in.
Details
Store Location: |
P# 136 / Aisle 4B |
Scale: |
HO Scale |
Road Name: |
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe (ATSF) |
Version: |
w/ DCC and Sound |
Road Number: |
856 |
Locomotive Model: |
GE DASH 8-40CW |
