HO RTR SW1500, Undecorated

Amtrak SW1500

• New roadname
• Paint scheme: Phase V
• Blanked front and rear cab side windows
• Tall M.U. stands
• Hood handrail set
• Sunshades
• Large Sinclair antenna
• Type-A trucks with Timken bearings
• Speed recorder
• Era: 2002+
• Officially licensed product of Amtrak

BNSF SW1500

• #3439
• Paint scheme: Wedge
• Prime Stratolite beacon
• Era: 2008+
• #3426 and #3440
• Paint scheme: Heritage I
• Era: 1997+
• All road numbers
• New roadname
• Blanked cab side windows
• Tall M.U. stands
• Full handrail set
• Sunshade on fireman’s side
• 3-window all weather window on engineer’s side
• Firecracker antenna
• Type-A trucks with Timken bearings

Conrail SW1500

• #9504
• Flexicoil trucks
• #9522 and #9550
• Type-A trucks with Timken bearings
• All road numbers
• New road numbers
• Previous production run: November 2009
• Hose catch trays without footboards
• Tall M.U. stands
• Hood handrail set
• Sunshades
• Large Sinclair antenna
• Rectangular builder’s plate
• Speed recorder
• Era: 1976+

Norfolk Southern SW1500 - River Street Rambler

• New paint scheme: River Street Rambler
• Hose catch trays without footboards
• Tall M.U. stands - two per end
• Full handrail set
• Nathan P-3 air horn
• Firecracker antenna
• Rectangular builder’s plate
• Flexicoil-B trucks
• Speed recorder
• Era: 1982-1997

Norfolk Southern SW1500 - Horsehead

• New paint scheme: Horsehead
• Cab markings differ between road numbers
• Lower left rear cab window painted black
• Striped pilots
• Tall front and rear M.U. stands
• Short rear M.U. stand
• Full handrail set
• Sunshades
• Large Sinclair antenna
• Type-A trucks with Timken bearings
• Speed recorder
• Era: 2002+

Rio Grande SW1000

• New roadname
• Paint scheme: Speed Lettering
• Pilot grab iron
• Without signal hoses and drop steps
• Full handrail set
• Super spark arrestor
• Large Sinclair antenna
• Oval builder’s plate
• Type-A trucks with friction bearings
• Era: 1966+

Undecorated SW1500

• Paint scheme: unpainted
• Hose catch trays without footboards
• Hose catch trays with footboards
• Early coupler cut levers with straight handles
• Late coupler cut levers with looped handles
• Pilot grab iron
• Tall and short M.U. stands
• Full handrail set
• Hood handrail set
• Sunshades
• Flexicoil truck sideframes
• Type-A trucks with Timken bearings
• Era: 1966+

SW1500/SW1000 FEATURES

• Three road numbers unless noted
• Detailed cab interior
• Late coupler cut levers with looped handles
• Signal hoses with silver glad hands unless noted
• Front and rear trainline hoses with silver glad hands
• Drop steps unless noted
• MU stands
• Separately applied wire grab irons
• See through radiator intake grille
• Hood mounted bell with bracket
• Exhaust hatch
• Exhaust stacks
• Leslie RSM-31 single-chime horn with cab face bracket
• See through cab windows
• Low or high mounted windshield wipers per prototype
• Rectangular or oval builder’s plate where appropriate
• Detailed 1,100 gallon fuel tank
• Separately applied Air tank
• Printed numberboards
• Fine scale handrails
• Fully assembled and ready-to-run
• McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers
• DCC ready with Quick Plug™ technology
• Highly-detailed, injection molded body
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Bi-directional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains consistent
• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
• All-wheel electrical pickup
• 5-pole skew wound motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operation
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on Code 70, 75, 83, and 100 rail
• Window packaging for easy viewing
• Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
• Minimum radius: 18"