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Home Scaletrains.com Store Locomotives GTEL “Big Blow” Turbine Rivet Counter HO Scale Union Pacific GTEL 8500 Horsepower “Big Blow” Turbine #28

Rivet Counter HO Scale Union Pacific GTEL 8500 Horsepower “Big Blow” Turbine #28

Rivet Counter HO Scale GTEL 8500HP “Big Blow” Turbine by ScaleTrains.com
Rivet Counter HO Scale Union Pacific GTEL 8500 Horsepower "Big Blow" Turbine #28 by ScaleTrains.com
Rivet Counter HO Scale Union Pacific GTEL 8500 Horsepower "Big Blow" Turbine #28 by ScaleTrains.com
Rivet Counter HO Scale Union Pacific GTEL 8500 Horsepower "Big Blow" Turbine #28 by ScaleTrains.com
Rivet Counter HO Scale Union Pacific GTEL 8500 Horsepower "Big Blow" Turbine #28 by ScaleTrains.com
Rivet Counter HO Scale GTEL 8500HP “Big Blow” Turbine by ScaleTrains.com
Rivet Counter HO Scale GTEL 8500HP “Big Blow” Turbine by ScaleTrains.com
Rivet Counter HO Scale Union Pacific GTEL 8500 Horsepower "Big Blow" Turbine #28 by ScaleTrains.com
Rivet Counter HO Scale Union Pacific GTEL 8500 Horsepower "Big Blow" Turbine #28 by ScaleTrains.com
Rivet Counter HO Scale Union Pacific GTEL 8500 Horsepower "Big Blow" Turbine #28 by ScaleTrains.com
Rivet Counter HO Scale Union Pacific GTEL 8500 Horsepower "Big Blow" Turbine #28 by ScaleTrains.com
Rivet Counter HO Scale GTEL 8500HP “Big Blow” Turbine by ScaleTrains.com

These are the hallmarks of the Union Pacific Railroad’s unique GTEL 8500 Horsepower Turbine locomotives. Often called “Big Blows” because of their deafening noise, they roamed the less populated landscape between Council Bluffs, IA and Ogden, UT. 30 three unit sets were built between 1958 and 1961 and all were retired by the early 1970s.

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Retail: $624.99
OUR SELLING PRICE: $499.99

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Retail: $809.99
OUR SELLING PRICE: $649.99
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Item NumberRoad NumberControl & Sound OptionsOur Selling PriceAvailability
SXT3153728DCC & Sound Equipped$649.99Sold Out
SXT3153828DC/DCC Ready$499.99Sold Out

Product Details

Road Number Specific ScaleTrains

“A” Control Unit

  • Now features operating tri-color LED class lights
  • Printed and LED lighted number boards
  • Nose grab irons
  • H – I dynamic brake housing configuration
  • Air intake scoops
  • Modified radiator with all-weather shutters
  • Fuel tank with extended retrofit
  • Detailed cab interior with separate control stand, floor, rear wall with water cooler, and seats
  • Photo-etched metal side grilles
  • Rubber water hoses between the “A” and “B” unit
  • Radiator mounted lost wax brass Leslie S-5T-R air horn
  • Square base whip antenna
  • SKF bearings
  • Wheel slip detectors
  • Speed recorder
  • Motor with 5-pole skew wound armature
  • Dual flywheels
  • All-wheel drive
  • All-wheel electrical pickup
  • Directional LED headlight

“B” Turbine Unit

  • Ventilation box on left front of roof in front of dynamic brake housing

  • Dynavane intake housing
  • I – I dynamic brake housing configuration
  • Offset air intake scoops
  • Blanked door panels
  • With rear MU connections
  • SKF bearings
  • Wheel slip detectors
  • Motor with 5-pole skew wound armature
  • Dual flywheels
  • All-wheel drive
  • All-wheel electrical pickup

23C Fuel Tender

  • 23,000-gallon capacity
  • Riveted seams
  • Non-insulated
  • Buckeye 6-wheel trucks
  • Factory-applied air tank, brake cylinder, and control valve
  • Factory-applied multiple unit (MU) hoses
  • Photo-etched metal tender deck walkway
  • Operating rear tender LED light
  • Truck chains available separately (SXT80111)

Sound*

  • “A” unit prime mover sound
  • “B” unit turbine sound

Standard Rivet Counter Locomotive Features

  • Fully-assembled
  • Available DCC & sound ready
  • Available with ESU-LokSound DCC and sound pre-installed
  • Factory-applied wire grab irons, coupler cut levers, windshield wipers, mirrors, multiple unit (MU) hoses, and trainline hoses
  • Durable metal semi-scale Type E knuckle couplers
  • Printing and lettering legible under magnification
  • Operates on Code 70, 83, and 100 rail
  • Packaging safely stores model
  • Minimum radius: 18” without water connections attached
  • Recommended radius: 22”
  • Features “PowerPack” capacitors on the motherboard for improved performance on less-than-optimal track conditions.

*Some sound and lighting functions are only operable using DCC

Prototype History

History

  • Record setting horsepower
  • Massive measurements – 3-unit set spans over 180’ in length
  • Screaming “jet” engine

These are the hallmarks of the Union Pacific Railroad’s unique GTEL 8500 Horsepower Turbine locomotives. Often called “Big Blows” because of their deafening noise, they roamed the less populated landscape between Council Bluffs, IA and Ogden, UT. 30 three unit sets were built between 1958 and 1961 and all were retired by the early 1970s.

Rivet Counter HO Scale Union Pacific GTEL 8500 Horsepower “Big Blow” Turbine #28

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