{"product_id":"scaletrains-33794-rivet-n-scale-emd-sd40-2-burlington-northern-bn-8023","title":"ScaleTrains 33794 Rivet N Scale EMD SD40-2 Burlington Northern BN 8023","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScaleTrains 33794 Rivet N Scale EMD SD40-2 Burlington Northern BN 8023\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: 1978 to Late 1980s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries 8010 to 8029, built 1978\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad number 8023 - No maintenance base assignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully-assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple road numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClass lights (non-operating)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFederal Signal 372 rotary beacon (non-operating) Non*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted and LED-illuminated number boards*\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 with high angled lifting 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\u003eNarrow “blunt” front anticlimber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandrail set with anticlimber front; inward facing rear end rail mounting brackets and chain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLate “fixed” rear drop step\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale sectioned treadplate detail on walkways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRectangle walkway lights mounted between sandbox clean out doors (non-operating)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e88” low short hood with wheel handbrake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBN-style latched battery box doors with narrow louvers and lift-off hinges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLate cab sub-base doors with lift-off hinges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard EMD LED-illuminated headlight in number board housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDash two cab with bolted side window panels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed cab interior with floor, rear wall, seats, and standard AAR control stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear cab side vent on left side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTall clear wind wings with mirror at bottom mounted fore of cab side window on both sides of cab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard EMD sunshades and long sunshade tracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLost wax brass cast Leslie RS-3K-R horn mounted on the cab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotorola ASP-16 “Firecracker” antenna mounted on the cab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly electrical cabinet \"zig-zag\" seam, further from rear of cab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLate welded ECAFB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntermediate inertial air intake grills with top drip rail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard turbo exhaust stack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurately profiled Standard-range dynamic brakes without batten strip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorrugated 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 third axle left front\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRearward facing handbrake chain mount for HTC trucks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort jacking pads (late)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAft engineer’s side sidesill notch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTab-mount EFCO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame-mounted steel bell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSalem air filter (accordion style)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4,000-gallon fuel tank with dual fuel fillers, vertical gauge, round gauge in tank (right side only) and vertical breather pipe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFactory-applied wire grab irons, windshield wipers, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotor with 5-pole skew wound armature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual flywheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-wheel drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-wheel electrical pick-up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectional LED headlights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinting and lettering is legible even under magnification.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates on Code 55 and 80 rail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaging safely stores model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimum radius: 9\/34”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommended radius: 11”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDC\/DCC \u0026amp; 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