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Athearn ATH73740 HO SD40 Locomotive with DCC & Sound, C&O #7457
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Athearn
Manufacturer Part #:
ATH73740
SKU:
^ATH73740
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In 1966, EMD delivered what would be the first of five orders of SD40s to the C&O railroad. The most powerful units on the road at the time, they had a total weight of 394,000 pounds each and could exert 82,100 lbs. of continuous tractive effort at 11.1 mph. Units 7450-7469 (depicted here) were delivered in the "35 style" paint scheme, with yellow noses and small side initials.
SD40 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
- LED lighting
- Photo-etched stainless steel windshield wipers
- Separately applied wire grab irons and air tanks
- Curved radiator fan grab iron
- Coupler cut levers
- Rubber MU hoses
- See through cab windows, dynamic brake and radiator fans
- Fine scale handrails molded in engineering plastic
- Exhaust stack
- Frame mounted bell (unless noted)
- Detailed 4000 gallon fuel tank (unless different capacity is noted)
- Flexicoil-C trucks with high or low brake cylinders (per prototype)
- McHenry scale knuckle couplers - Kadee compatible
- All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
- All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
- DCC-ready features Quick Plug plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector
- Improved 5-pole skew wound can motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain
- Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- Highly-detailed, injection molded body
- Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
- Minimum radius: 18" Recommended radius: 22"
SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
- Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Econami sound
- Single cube speaker for optimal sound quality
- Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
- Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
- Some functions are limited in DC
- All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
- Operating lighting functions with F5 and/or F6
- Excellent low-speed operation
- 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
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