ScaleTrains HO Scale: Rivet Counter - EMD SD40T-2 - DCC Ready - Union Pacific 'SP Repaints'
Due to their rugged operating environment, from the Pacific coast to the deserts of the Southwest, the Southern Pacific wasn’t shy about ordering specialized equipment. The famed “Cab Forward” steam locomotives were one example, designed with tunnel and snowshed operation in mind. In SP’s diesel era, these tunnels and snowsheds would still be a headache, thanks to locomotives overheating in their confines. Once they overheat, thermostatic controls would automatically make the unit reduce its output, or even shut down, possibly stalling the train.
Road Number Specific ScaleTrains
UP 2947
ex-SP 8291, from series SP 8230-8299, built March-July 1980
Era represented by paint and detail configuration: early 2000s
“Patched” cab number
Red sill stripe
88” low short hood with wheel handbrake
Late cab sub-base doors with lift-off hinges
Extended-range Post-80 dynamic brake housing without batten strip and late (latched) radiator fan access doors
Whip antenna base on antenna ground plane
UP 4551
ex-SP 8286, from series SP 8230-8299, built March-July 1980
Era represented by paint and detail configuration: late 1990s-early 2000s
Red sill stripe
88” low short hood with wheel handbrake
Late cab sub-base doors with lift-off hinges
Extended-range Post-80 dynamic brake housing without batten strip and late (latched) radiator fan access doors
Whip antenna base on antenna ground plane
UP 4589
ex-SP 8264, from series SP 8230-8299, built March-July 1980
Era represented by paint and detail configuration: early 2000s
Red sill stripe
88” low short hood with wheel handbrake
Late cab sub-base doors with lift-off hinges
Extended-range Post-80 dynamic brake housing without batten strip and late (latched) radiator fan access doors
Motorola ASP-16 “Firecracker” antenna on antenna ground plane
UP 8803
ex-SP 8259, from series SP 8230-8299, built March-July 1980
Era represented by paint and detail configuration: late 1990s-early 2000s
Painted in UP “Lightning Stripe”
Yellow sill stripe
88” low short hood with wheel handbrake
Late cab sub-base doors with lift-off hinges
Extended-range Post-80 dynamic brake housing without batten strip and late (latched) radiator fan access doors
Whip antenna base on antenna ground plane
UP 4425
ex-SP 8364, from series SP 8357-8371, built February-May 1978
Era represented by paint and detail configuration: late 1990s-early 2000s
Warning labels and placement of “Union Pacific” lettering on the hood differ from 4429
Red sill stripe
123” “snoot” low short hood with wheel handbrake
Late cab sub-base “split” doors with lift-off hinges
Extended-range dynamic brake housing with batten strip and late (latched) radiator fan access doors
Whip antenna base on antenna ground plane
UP 4429
ex-SP 8371, from series SP 8357-8371, built February-May 1978
Era represented by paint and detail configuration: late 1990s-early 2000s
Warning labels and placement of “Union Pacific” lettering on the hood differ from 4425
Red sill stripe
123” “snoot” low short hood with wheel handbrake
Late cab sub-base “split” doors with lift-off hinges
Extended-range dynamic brake housing with batten strip and late (latched) radiator fan access doors
Whip antenna base on antenna ground plane
Operating LED deck-mounted standard-height ditch lights
Front tall SP plow
Large “blunt” front anticlimber
Bolted battery doors with wide louvers
Cab with bolted side window panels, sunshades, and long sunshade tracks
Small mirrors mounted fore and aft of cab side windows
Vapor air conditioner
Leslie RS-3-L Horn with clearance bracket on long hood
Cab roof antenna conduit and antenna ground plane on dustbin
Early electrical cabinet “zig-zag” seam
Welded ECAFB (late)
Intermediate inertial air intake grills
Etched see-through radiator intake screens, and etched radiator exhaust grills
Detailed see-through radiator intake compartment with front and rear bulkheads, floor treadplate, and fan motor detail
3-hose MU hose clusters with silver gladhands
Straight uncoupling levers with loop handles
Rear straight uncoupling lever
Notched pilot faces with lifting slots on front
SP-style 4-hole jacking plates
Frame-mounted steel bell
Detailed 4,400-gallon fuel tank with front and rear fuel fillers
Detailed HT-C trucks with Hyatt bearings, sanding lines and brackets, late center axle snubber, and D-77 traction motor and air duct details
Speed recorder on first axle
Rivet Counter SD40T-2 “Tunnel Motor” Locomotives Also Feature
Specially-designed low-profile drivetrain means the rear gear tower and driveshaft are completely hidden
Fully-assembled
Multiple road numbers
Printed and LED lighted number boards
Dimensionally accurate truck centers
Correct stepwell angles and dimensions
Scale sectioned treadplate detail on the walkways
Underbody frame rail with separate plumbing and traction motor cables
Accurate hood door and long hood detail
Accurately profiled dynamic brake housings
See-through dynamic brake intakes with resistor grid detail
Detailed cab interior with separate floor, rear wall, seats, and standard AAR control stand
Sliding cab windows
Factory-applied wire grab irons, wire lift rings, windshield wipers, snowplows, horns, coupler cut levers, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, sand hatch covers, and much more
Semi-scale coupler buffer equipped with ScaleTrains.com durable metal semi-scale E Type knuckle couplers
Directional LED headlights
All-wheel drive
All-wheel electrical pick-up
Motor with 5-pole skew wound armature
Dual flywheels
Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
Color matched to Tru-Color Paint colors whenever possible
Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
Packaging safely stores model
Minimum radius: 18”
Recommended radius: 22”
DCC & sound equipped locomotives also feature
ESU-LokSound v5 DCC & Sound decoder with “Full Throttle”
Dual cube-type speakers
EMD 16 Cylinder 645E3 prime mover
ESU designed PowerPack with two super capacitors
Operates on both DC and DCC layouts*
DC/DCC & sound ready locomotives also feature
Operate using a DC power pack
DCC ready with 21-pin connector
* Not all sound and lighting functions on DCC and sound equipped versions are operable using DC