Bachmann 68512 HO Scale GE Dash 8-40CW Diesel CSX 7317 with DCC & Sound 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: DCC Sound Value-equipped for sound, speed direction, and lighting control Keep-Alive® device to maintain running during brief power interruptions or on dirty track Dual-mode NMRA-compliant decoder for use on digital (DCC) and analog (DC) systems Prototype-specific headlight placement Conrail-style nose-mounted marker lights on CSX® and Norfolk Southern units Operating ditch lights Lighted number boards Painted crew figures Prototypical "Gull Wing" cab on Santa Fe unit Magnetically operated E-Z Mate® Mark II couplers Blackened machined metal wheels with RP25 contours