{"product_id":"scaletrains-33781-rivet-n-emd-sd40-2-norfolk-southern-ns-3234-dcc-and-loksound","title":"ScaleTrains 33781 Rivet N Scale EMD SD40-2 Norfolk Southern NS 3234 DCC and LokSound","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScaleTrains 33781 Rivet N Scale EMD SD40-2 Norfolk Southern NS 3234 DCC and LokSound\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Rivet Counter series SD40-2 is the definitive N Scale model of EMD’s best-selling diesel locomotive. ScaleTrains model combines smooth operating performance with unparalleled railroad, road number, and era specific™ details. Even though the first SD40-2s were first built nearly half a century ago, many continue to operate in revenue service today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn January 1972, Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of General Motors would build the first production models of a locomotive design that would prove to be legendary: the SD40-2. The flagship of the “Dash-2” series of 1972, the SD40-2 would build upon the lessons learned from its predecessor, the SD40. While the sixteen-cylinder 645E3 turbocharged prime mover remained the same from its SD40 cousin, the SD40-2 boasted a modular, solid-state electrical system, which featured removable “cards” in place of troublesome relays in its high-voltage cabinet, greatly simplifying electrical troubleshooting and repairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExternally, the biggest change was the use of the new HT-C three-axle truck in place of the Flexi-coil C of the SD40. The new truck promised greater adhesion, and was longer than the Flexi-coil C, necessitating an increase of the length of the SD40-2s frame to an overall length of 68’, 10” over the couplers. This also had the effect of giving the SD40-2 its characteristic long walkway “porches” at each end. Other small external improvements, such as longer battery box compartments, rear overhang on the cab roof, and drip rail over the front cab door, added to the list of external differences between it and the SD40.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDomestic production of the SD40-2 continued until July 1984 making it one of EMD’s most popular locomotives of all time. Many remain in service today, both with original owners as well as secondhand operators. Within the last five years, Norfolk Southern and CSX have rebuilt hundreds of SD40-2s to extend their operating life. This will ensure this venerable locomotive’s presence on U.S. rails for decades to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFEATURES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-new model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra: 2011 to Present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNS Series 3204-3243 (Broken), Rebuilt Starting 2011\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurry Rail services built \"Admiral Cab\" design low short hood, cab and sub-base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuniata Shops designed anticlimbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully-assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple road numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating front and rear deck mounted alternating LED ditch lights*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted and LED-illuminated number boards*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePilot face mounted battery charging receptacle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront EMD-style low pilot plow with multiple unit (MU) hose doors and grab irons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-hose multiple unit (MU) hose clusters with silver gladhands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody mounted knuckle couplers; Micro-Trains® compatible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoupler box accepts Micro-Trains 1015\/1016 couplers without modification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStraight uncoupling levers with loop handles front and rear and four inner and two outer mounting brackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotched pilot faces without lifting holes or slots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePilot face mounted multiple unit (MU) receptacle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDummy multiple unit (MU) receptacle mounted to pilot face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Tall\" stepwells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandrail set with front and rear anticlimber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale sectioned treadplate detail on walkways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear Rectangle walkway lights mounted between sandbox clean out doors (non-operating)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront high front LED-illuminated headlight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed cab interior with floor, rear wall, seats, and standard AAR control stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTall mirrors mounted fore and aft of cab side windows on both sides of cab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard EMD sunshades and short sunshade tracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLost wax brass cast Nathan P5R24 horn mounted to rear of dynamic brake housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge Excalibur “ice skate” antenna (communications) and small Sinclair Excalibur “ice skate” (Locotrol\/EOT) antenna mounted to cab roof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly electrical cabinet \"zig-zag\" seam, further from rear of cab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly “stand-off” ECAFB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly inertial air intake grilles without drip rails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard turbo exhaust stack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurately profiled Extended-range dynamic brakes with batten strip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Chicken-wire” radiator intake grilles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee-through standard 48” radiator fan housings with fan blades visible inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurved radiator fan grab iron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderbody frame rail with separate plumbing and traction motor cables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed HT-C trucks with Hyatt bearing caps, early center axle snubbers, sanding lines and brackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeed recorder mounted to first axle left front\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandbrake relocated to left side of long hood; 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