Product Overview
CSX FEATURES:
- Ex-EMDX
- Round EMD style front ditch lights
- Nathan P-3 horn
- Road number specific art/details
- Expert approved correct CSX colors and artwork
- Early EMD trucks with hidden bearings
After their lease period ended, CSX purchased the ex EMD SD70M lease fleet including the 3 demonstrators. After being added to the roster, these units were seen mostly operating between GA and FL. A few were repainted into CSX’s “YN2” scheme, 2 of which were are offering in this run.
ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:
#4683
- Ex-EMDX #7008
- large front EMD plow
- blue cab roof
#4698
- Ex-EMDX 7023
- removed front plow
- white cab roof
SD70 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
- Coupler cut levers
- Flexible Trainline and MU hoses
- MU stands
- Windshield wipers
- Lift rings
- Wire grab irons
- Walkway tread
- Sanding lines
- Lit signal lights and/or beacons, if equipped
- Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, and breather pipes
- Speed recorder unless noted
- EMD HTCR trucks, early with hidden bearings, or late with exposed bearings per prototype
- See-through cab windows and full cab interior
- Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
- Body-mounted McHenry® scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible
- DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector
- Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
- Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
- Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain
- All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
- All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
- Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- LED lighting for realistic appearance
- Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
- Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage
- Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”
SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
- Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
- Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
- Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode
- Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
- All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
- Precision slow speed control
- Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
- Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
- CV chart included in the box
