PRE-ORDER: Bowser 26080 - ALCo C425 (DCC and Sound) Burlington Northern (BN) 4259 - HO Scale

Pre-Order Due Date:  Dec 15 2025

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There is a 5% NON-refundable deposit for preorders, this amount will be deducted from the price of the product when it arrives.  You will see how much downpayment is required after adding the item to your cart.

For any pre-order submitted after the due date, we will try our best to fulfill your order, but are at the mercy of the manufacturer and if they produce more than were preordered by their dealers.

Pre-Orders will show a 0 shipping cost now, and shipping will be included on your invoice at time of product arrival.

When the product(s) are available to ship, you will receive an invoice via email and text through Intuit QuickBooks for the remaining 95%. Message and data rates may apply.

Please note that Estimated Arrival Dates can change at any point. Midwest Model Railroad is not responsible for manufacturers delaying production.

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The ALCo C425 was a 2500 horsepower alternative to the C424 model. The C425 locomotives employed a different main generator to achieve the extra 100 horsepower. Produced between October 1964 and December 1966, 99 examples were built with several surviving today. This model will include lighting features and road-specific details that are becoming a Bowser standard. Analog (DC) version features 21-pin plug for DCC, DCC with sound version features LokSound V5 decoder.