Rivet Counter HO Scale EMD SD40-2, Undecorated
The Rivet Counter series SD40-2 is the definitive HO Scale model of EMD’s best-selling diesel locomotive. Our 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, several continue in service today.
Run:
6
Announced:
Jan 9, 2020
Arrived:
Sep 22, 2020
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In stock
SKU
RCHOSD402-UNDEC6
Road Number Specific ScaleTrains
Undecorated with Conrail Features
Undecorated with Conrail Features
- SXT31808-SXT31809
- Based on Conrail 6358-6440, Phase IIb, built 1977
- Tall jacking pads with holes (early)
- SXT31810-SXT31811
- Based on Conrail 6441-6482 Phase IIc3, built 1978
- Short jacking pads (late)
- Operating LED red marker lights
- Two strap ATC box
- Detailed Flexicoil trucks with Hyatt bearing caps; high mounted brake cylinders; outer sanding lines and brackets
- Front EMD-style low pilot plow with MU hose doors and grab irons
- Rear MU hose catch baskets
- 88” low short hood with nose top and side grab irons repositioned to opposed side for ATC box clearance.
- Rectangular walkway lights (non-operating)
- Standard bolted battery box door with short louvers; bolted and latched battery box door to accommodate ATC box on top of battery box
- Late cab sub-base doors with lift-off hinges
- Front pilot anticlimber
- Late “fixed” rear drop step
- “Short” stepwells with see-through steps
- Dash two cab with bolted side window panels
- Standard EMD headlight in number board housing
- No sunshades or sunshade tracks
- Tall clear wind wings with mirror at bottom
- Cab side vent
- Leslie RS-3-LR Horn
- Large Sinclair Excalibur “ice skate” antenna (communications)
- Early electrical cabinet "zig-zag" seam, further from rear of cab
- Welded ECAFB (late)
- Early inertial air intake grilles without drip rails
- Extended-range dynamic brakes with batten strip
- Corrugated radiator intake grilles
- See-through standard 48” radiator fan housings with fan blades visible inside
- Curved radiator fan grab iron
- Straight uncoupling levers with loop handles front and rear; two inner and two outer mounting brackets
- Handrail set with anticlimber front and outward facing rear end rail mounting brackets and chain
- 3-hose MU hose clusters with gladhands
- Pilot face MU receptacle
- Spare knuckle holders
- Notched pilot faces with angled lifting slots
- Forward engineer’s side sidesill notch
- Flush-mount EFCO
- Frame-mount steel bell
- Salem air filter (accordion style)
- 4,000-gallon fuel tank with fuel fillers, vertical gauges, round gauges in tank sides and vertical breather pipe
- Speed recorder
- Based on N&W series 1625-1635, built 1973 Phase Ia2
- 81” high short hood
- Headlight mounted in high short hood
- High short hood steel bell
- All weather windows
- Operating LED tricolor flush-mounted class lights with raised gasket
- Front and rear MU hose catch bars
- Rectangular walkway lights (non-operating)
- Bolted battery box doors with narrow louvers
- Early cab sub-base doors with early hinges
- Front and rear early small deck extension
- Standard front and rear drop steps
- “Short” stepwells with see-through steps
- Dash two cab with bolted side window panels
- No sunshades or sunshade tracks
- Cab side vent
- Leslie RS-5T-R Horn
- Motorola ASP-16 “Firecracker” antenna
- Early electrical cabinet "zig-zag" seam, further from rear of cab
- Stand-off ECAFB (early)
- Early inertial air intake grilles without drip rails
- Standard-range dynamic brakes with batten strip
- “Chicken-wire” radiator intake grilles
- See-through standard 48” radiator fan housings with fan blades visible inside
- Curved radiator fan grab iron
- Straight uncoupling levers with loop handles front and rear; four inner and two outer mounting brackets
- Handrail set with inward facing end rail mounting brackets and chain
- 3-hose MU hose clusters with gladhands
- Notched pilot faces with low angled lifting slots
- Tall jacking pads with holes (early)
- Forward engineer’s side sidesill notch
- Flush-mount EFCO
- Salem air filter (accordion style)
- 4,000-gallon fuel tank with fuel fillers, vertical gauges, round gauges in tank sides and vertical breather pipe
- Detailed HT-C trucks with Hyatt bearing caps, early center axle snubbers, sanding lines and brackets, and D-77 traction motor and air duct details, triple clasp brake shoes and third brake cylinder
- Rearward facing handbrake chain mount for HTC trucks
- Speed recorder
- Based on Southern series 3217-3240, built 1973, Phase 1a2
- Operating LED tricolor flush-mounted class lights with raised gasket
- 81” high short hood with ratchet handbrake, angled handbrake chain guard, and toilet vent
- Headlight mounted in high short hood
- High long hood steel bell
- Walkway lights (non-operating)
- Front and rear Nathan P3 Horns with all chimes forward
- SOU/NS sun awning
- Front and rear MU hose catch baskets
- Rectangular walkway lights mounted above sandbox clean out doors (non-operating)
- Bolted battery box doors with narrow louvers
- Early cab sub-base doors with early hinges
- Front and rear early small deck extension
- Standard front and rear drop steps
- "Tall" stepwells with see-through steps
- Dash two cab with bolted side window panels
- Tall mirrors
- Cab side vent
- Motorola ASP-16 “Firecracker” antenna
- Early electrical cabinet "zig-zag" seam, further from rear of cab
- Stand-off ECAFB (early)
- Early inertial air intake grilles without drip rails
- Extended-range dynamic brakes with batten strip
- “Chicken-wire” radiator intake grilles
- See-through standard 48” radiator fan housings with fan blades visible inside
- Drop grab radiator fan grab iron
- Straight uncoupling levers with loop handles front and rear; four inner and two outer mounting brackets
- Handrail set with inward facing end rail mounting brackets and chain
- 3-hose MU hose clusters with gladhands
- MU receptacle with battery charging receptacle
- Notched pilot faces without lifting holes or slots
- Tall jacking pads with holes (early)
- Forward engineer’s side sidesill notch
- Flush-mount EFCO
- Salem air filter (accordion style)
- 4,000-gallon fuel tank with fuel fillers and dual vertical gauges and vertical breather pipe
- Detailed HT-C trucks with Hyatt bearing caps, early center axle snubbers, sanding lines and brackets, and D-77 traction motor and air duct details
- Rearward facing handbrake chain mount for HTC trucks
- Speed recorder
- Based on Southern series 3313-3328, built 1979, Phase IId1
- Operating LED tricolor flush-mounted class lights with raised gasket
- 81” high short hood with wheel handbrake and toilet vent
- Headlight mounted in high short hood
- High long hood steel bell
- Walkway lights (non-operating)
- Front and rear Nathan P5A Horns with all chimes forward
- SOU/NS sun awning
- Front and rear tall pilot plow with high trainline hose cut out, MU hose doors and grab irons
- Rectangular walkway lights mounted between sandbox clean out doors (non-operating)
- Bolted battery box doors with wide louvers
- Late cab sub-base doors with lift-off hinges
- Front and rear late small deck extension
- Standard front and rear drop steps
- "Tall" stepwells with see-through steps
- Dash two cab with welded side window panels
- Tall mirrors
- Forward cab side vent on left side
- Motorola ASP-16 “Firecracker” antenna mounted on top of short hood and second one on top rear of dynamic brake housing
- Early electrical cabinet "zig-zag" seam, further from rear of cab
- Welded ECAFB (late)
- Intermediate inertial air intake grills with top drip rail
- Extended-range dynamic brakes without batten strip
- Corrugated radiator intake grilles
- See-through standard 48” radiator fan housings with fan blades visible inside
- Drop grab radiator fan grab iron
- Straight uncoupling levers with loop handles front and rear; four inner and two outer mounting brackets
- Handrail set with inward facing end rail mounting brackets and chain
- 3-hose MU hose clusters with gladhands
- MU receptacle with battery charging receptacle
- Notched pilot faces without lifting holes or slots
- Short jacking pads (late)
- Forward engineer’s side sidesill notch
- Flush-mount EFCO
- Salem air filter (accordion style)
- 4,000-gallon fuel tank with fuel fillers and dual vertical gauges and vertical breather pipe
- Detailed HT-C trucks with Hyatt bearing caps, late center axle snubbers, sanding lines and brackets, and D-77 traction motor and air duct details
- Rearward facing handbrake chain mount for HTC trucks
- Speed recorder
- Based on Union Pacific series 8077-8095, built 1979 Phase IId2
- Front and rear tall pilot plow with high trainline hose cut out, MU hose doors and grab irons
- Operating LED Saturn 6552 Strobe Light
- Operating LED tricolor flush-mounted class lights with raised gasket
- 88" low short hood with wheel handbrake
- Rectangular walkway lights mounted between sandbox clean out doors (non-operating)
- Bolted battery box doors with wide louvers
- Late cab sub-base doors with lift-off hinges
- Front and rear late small deck extension
- Late “fixed” drop step
- "Tall" stepwells with see-through steps
- Dash two cab with welded side window panels
- Standard EMD sunshades and short sunshade tracks
- Standard EMD headlight in number board housing
- Tall clear wind wings
- Cab side vent
- Leslie RS-3-LR Horn
- Motorola ASP-16 “Firecracker” antenna
- Early electrical cabinet "zig-zag" seam, further from rear of cab
- Welded ECAFB (late)
- Late inertial air intake grilles with top and bottom drip rail
- Extended-range dynamic brakes without batten strip
- Corrugated radiator intake grilles
- See-through standard 48” radiator fan housings with fan blades visible inside
- Curved radiator fan grab iron
- Straight uncoupling levers with loop handles front and rear; two inner and two outer mounting brackets
- Handrail set with inward facing end rail mounting brackets; chain and break-away stanchions on both ends
- 3-hose MU hose clusters with silver gladhands
- Deck mount MU receptacle
- Spare knuckle holders
- Notched pilot faces without lifting holes or slots
- Short jacking pads (late)
- Forward engineer’s side sidesill notch
- Flush-mount EFCO
- Rearward facing handbrake chain mount for HTC trucks
- Frame-mount steel bell
- Salem air filter (accordion style)
- 4,000-gallon fuel tank with fuel fillers, vertical gauge and round gauge on stand
- Detailed HT-C trucks with Hyatt bearing caps, late center axle snubbers, sanding lines and brackets, and D-77 traction motor and air duct details
- Speed recorder mounted to first axle left front
- Fully-assembled (except undecorated)
- Multiple road numbers
- Printed and LED lighted number boards
- Dimensionally accurate truck centers
- 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 5 DCC & Sound decoder with “Full Throttle”
- Dual cube-type speakers
In 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.
Externally, 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.
Domestic 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, CSX, and Union Pacific 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.
Externally, 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.
Domestic 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, CSX, and Union Pacific 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.
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