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  Built in the late 1980s by GE, the DASH 8-40B diesel locomotives were identified by their dynamic brake gear located along the roof line between the cab and engine compartment, with ventilation provided by large roof-top grilles. These...

The Atlas Classic N Scale SD-7 Locomotive is based on the prototype manufactured by EMD from February 1952 to November 1953. Utilizing a 1,500 hp engine and a longer underframe than the GP-7, the SD-7 was the first locomotive to use EMD's Flexicoil...

The Atlas Classic N Scale SD-7 Locomotive is based on the prototype manufactured by EMD from February 1952 to November 1953. Utilizing a 1,500 hp engine and a longer underframe than the GP-7, the SD-7 was the first locomotive to use EMD's Flexicoil...

SP "SPEED LETTERING" FEATURES: 88” nose with brake wheel Cab mounted A/C Relocated P3 horn Front ditch lights Removed front and rear SP light package Modified front L window Extended range dynamic brakes In an attempt to revise their...

SP "KODACHROME" FEATURES: Gyra lights (Operate in DCC) Cab roof A/C P3 horn Standard range dynamic brakes See-through lower air intakes SP and Santa Fe during the mid-1980’s was trying to become one railroad. They were so sure the merger...

UP FEATURES: #8503 & #8500 represent the first renumbering, originally delivered as #8203 and #8160 respectively. #8509, #8512, and #8520 are modeled with the starter capacitor removed and the EOT mounted further forward on the fuel tank. Union...

General Electric had long been touted as a company that supplied parts for other manufacturers. That would all change with GE’s entry into a road-switcher market dominated by EMD and Alco. In the late 1950s, GE’s engineers were developing a...

General Electric had long been touted as a company that supplied parts for other manufacturers. That would all change with GE’s entry into a road-switcher market dominated by EMD and Alco. In the late 1950s, GE’s engineers were developing a...

 PROTOTYPE INFORMATION: EMD’s E-8 (and successor, E-9) were the quintessential North American passenger locomotive of the 1950s through the 1970s. 450 E8A and 46 E8B units were produced, with an additional 100 E9A and 44 E9B locos following. The...