Detailed Information
ROADNAME AND ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES
Boston & Maine
- #200
- Paint scheme: Bicentennial
- Era: 1973-1979
- #206, #207, and #211
- All B&M road numbers
- New roadname
- Phase Ia
- EMD low snowplow
- Front and rear trainline hoses with silver gladhands
- MU hoses with silver gladhands
- Early straight coupler cut levers
- Front and rear early drop steps
- MU stand
- 81" nose with ratchet brake
- Antiglare patch painted on top of nose
- Early Dash-2 battery box doors
- Dual sealed beam cab headlight with anti-glare shields
- Early Dash-2 cab with louvers
- Welded cab side panels with arm rests
- Leslie RSL-3L-R3 air horn with low-profile manifold
- Large Sinclair "ice skate" antenna
- Early ECAFB
- Standard Dash-2 ribbed blower housing
- Intermediate inertial air intake grilles
- Non-dynamic brake
- Early flush exhaust
- Chicken wire radiator grilles
- Closely spaced radiator fans
- Curved radiator fan grab iron
- Short walkway duct extension
- Rear MU hose catch tray with reinforcing strip
- Underframe mounted bell
- Detailed 3,200 gallon fuel tank with vertical sight glass
- Salem air filter with piping
- Blomberg-M trucks with rubber springs and Hyatt bearings
- Speed recorder
Burlington Northern
- New paint scheme: Pacific Pride II
- Phase I
- Standard EMD low snowplow
- Front and rear trainline hoses with silver gladhands
- MU hoses with silver gladhands
- Late coupler cut levers with loops painted white
- Front and rear early drop steps
- MU stand
- 81" nose with ratchet brake
- Antiglare patch painted on top of nose
- BN-style early battery box doors
- Dual sealed beam cab headlight without anti-glare shields
- Early Dash-2 cab with louvers
- Welded cab side panels with arm rests
- Leslie S-3L-R air horn
- Firecracker antenna
- Small firecracker end of train (EOT) antenna
- Sunshades with long tracks
- Early ECAFB
- Standard Dash-2 ribbed blower housing
- Early inertial air intake grilles
- Standard range dynamic brake
- Early flush exhaust
- Chicken wire radiator grilles
- Widely spaced radiator fans
- Curved radiator fan grab iron
- Short walkway duct extension
- Underframe mounted bell
- Detailed 3,600 gallon fuel tank with vertical sight glass
- Salem air filter with piping
- Blomberg-M trucks with rubber springs and Hyatt bearings
- Speed recorder
- Era: 1990-2000
CSX
- #2540
- Phase Ia
- Ex-Seaboard Coast Line
- Operating front CSX-style deck-mounted ditch lights when used with DCC
- Front and rear early drop steps
- Two front pilot mounted closed MU receptacles
- Mailslot battery box doors with early hinges
- 81" nose with ratchet brake and EMD lights
- Nose vent mounted on right side
- Cab headlight blanking plate
- Riveted cab side panels with arm rests
- Wind deflectors/mirrors fore and aft of cab side windows
- Sunshades with short mounting bracket
- Nathan AirChime K5LAR24 air horn
- Whip antenna
- Rectangular cab vent mounted on the left side
- Early ECAFB
- Intermediate inertial air intake grilles
- Standard range dynamic brake
- Early flush exhaust
- Chicken wire radiator grilles
- Closely spaced radiator fans
- Curved radiator fan grab iron
- Rear walkway MU receptacle
- Rear MU stand
- Detailed 3,200 gallon fuel tank with vertical sight glass
- Underframe mounted bell
- Blomberg-M trucks with rubber springs and Hyatt bearings
- Era: 1989-2002+
- #2619
- Phase Ia
- Ex-L&N
- Operating front CSX-style deck-mounted ditch lights when used with DCC
- Front and rear early drop steps
- Two front pilot mounted closed MU receptacles
- Early Dash-2 battery box doors
- Cab headlight blanking plate
- Welded cab side panels with arm rests
- Cab side mirrors fore of cab side windows
- Sunshades with short mounting bracket
- Leslie RS-5T-RRO air horn
- Whip antenna
- Rectangular cab vent mounted on the left side
- Early ECAFB
- Intermediate inertial air intake grilles
- Early extended range dynamic brake with contactor door
- Raised exhaust
- Chicken wire radiator grilles
- Closely spaced radiator fans
- Curved radiator fan grab iron
- Rear walkway MU receptacle
- Rear MU stand
- Detailed 2,600 gallon fuel tank with vertical sight glass
- Long hood side mounted bell
- Blomberg-M trucks with rubber springs and Hyatt bearings
- Era: 1989-2002+
- #2703
- Ex-Seaboard Coast Line
- Phase II
- Operating EMD flat top ditch lights when used with DCC
- Front pointed anticlimber
- Mailslot battery box doors with late hinges
- 81" nose with ratchet brake
- Nose vent mounted on right side
- Dual sealed beam cab headlight without anti-glare shields
- Riveted cab side panels with arm rests
- Wind deflectors/mirrors fore of cab side windows
- Sunshades with short mounting bracket
- Leslie RS-5T-RRO air horn
- Whip antenna
- Rectangular cab vent mounted on the left side
- Late ECAFB
- Late inertial air intake grilles
- Dynamic brake retrofitted with angled paper air filter box
- Flush "shotgun" exhaust
- Single speed 48” Q radiator fans
- Angled radiator fan grab iron
- Rear walkway MU receptacle
- Rear MU stand
- Rear late drop step
- Underframe mounted bell
- Detailed 3,200 gallon fuel tank with vertical sight glass
- Blomberg-M trucks with rubber springs and Hyatt bearings
- Era: 1989-2002+
- #2743
- Phase Ia
- Ex-Conrail
- Operating front and rear pilot ditch lights when used with DCC
- EMD low snowplow
- Front and rear early drop steps
- MU stand
- Left: Dash-2 early bolted battery box door with short louver and early hinge; early hinged under cab access door
- Right: Horizontal "split" battery box door with lift hinge; sub-base door
- Cab signal box
- 81" nose with ratchet brake
- Small numbers in the numberboards
- Dual sealed beam cab headlight with anti-glare shields
- Welded cab side panels with arm rests
- Cab side mirrors fore and aft
- Sunshades with long tracks
- Leslie S-3L-R air horn
- Large Sinclair "ice skate" antenna
- Rectangular cab vent mounted on the right side
- Early ECAFB
- Intermediate inertial air intake grilles
- Standard range dynamic brake
- Raised exhaust
- Chicken wire radiator grilles
- Closely spaced radiator fans
- Curved radiator fan grab iron
- Underframe mounted bell
- Detailed 3,200 gallon fuel tank with vertical sight glass
- Blomberg-B trucks with Hyatt bearings
- Era: 1999-2002+
- All CSX road numbers
- New roadname
- Paint scheme: YN2
- Front and rear trainline hoses with silver gladhands
- MU hoses with silver gladhands
- Late coupler cut levers with loops painted yellow
- Antiglare patch painted on top of nose
- Early Dash-2 cab with louvers
- Standard Dash-2 ribbed blower housing
- Short walkway duct extension
- Rear pilot grab iron
- Salem air filter with piping
- Speed recorder
Grand Trunk
- #5816, #5819, and #5828
- Phase Id
- Riveted cab side panels with arm rests
- Closely spaced radiator fans
- Angled radiator fan grab iron
- Era: 1978+
- #5835
- Phase II
- Welded cab side panels with arm rests
- Single speed 48" Q radiator fans
- Curved radiator fan grab iron
- Era: 1980+
- All GTW road numbers
- New roadname
- Operating Xenon Strobe Light when used with DCC
- EMD low snowplow
- Front and rear trainline hoses with silver gladhands
- MU hoses with silver gladhands
- Late coupler cut levers with loops painted white
- Pilot mounted closed MU receptacle
- Pilot face lifting slots
- Notched stepwells
- Blunt front anticlimber with supports
- 81" nose with ratchet brake
- Class lights
- Nose vent located on right side
- Antiglare patch painted on top of nose
- Bolted Dash-2 long louver battery box doors
- Sub-base doors with lift-off hinge and no stiffener rib
- Early Dash-2 cab with louvers
- Dual sealed beam cab headlight with anti-glare shields
- Windwings fore of cab side windows
- Sunshades with long track
- Nathan M-3 air horn
- Large Sinclair "ice skate" antenna
- Rectangular cab vent mounted on the left side of the cab
- Late ECAFB
- Standard Dash-2 ribbed blower housing
- Late inertial air intake grilles
- Non-dynamic brake
- Raised exhaust
- Corrugated radiator grilles
- Short walkway duct extension
- Rear late drop step
- Rear pilot grab iron
- Rectangular builder’s plate
- Underframe mounted bell
- Salem air filter with piping
- Detailed 2,600 gallon fuel tank with vertical sight glass
- Blomberg-B trucks with Hyatt bearings
- Speed recorder
Iowa Interstate
- #707
- EMD low snowplow
- Leslie RSL-3L-R3 air horn with low-profile manifold
- Intermediate inertial air intake grilles
- Raised exhaust
- Button-top radiator fans
- Era: 2004+
- #712
- Flat-top plow
- Nathan P-3 air horn with bracket
- Early inertial air intake grilles
- Raised exhaust
- Era: 2005+
- #715
- EMD low snowplow
- Leslie RSL-3L-R3 air horn with low-profile manifold
- Late inertial air intake grilles
- Early flush exhaust
- Era: 2004+
- #718
- EMD low snowplow
- Nathan AirChime K3LAR2 3-chime air horn with square bracket
- Cab vent located on left side
- Intermediate inertial air intake grilles
- Raised exhaust
- Era: 2004+
- All IAIS road numbers
- New roadname
- Phase Ia
- Operating front and rear pilot mounted ditch lights when used with DCC
- Front and rear trainline hoses with silver gladhands
- MU hoses with silver gladhands
- Late coupler cut levers with painted loops
- Pilot face corner notches
- Front and rear early drop steps
- MU stand
- 81" nose with ratchet brake
- Antiglare patch painted on top of nose
- Nose vent located on top
- Early Dash-2 battery box doors
- Early Dash-2 cab with louvers
- Dual sealed beam cab headlight with anti-glare shields
- Welded cab side panels with arm rests
- Sunshades with long track
- Large Sinclair "ice skate" antenna
- Small firecracker end of train (EOT) antenna
- Early ECAFB
- Standard Dash-2 ribbed blower housing
- Standard range dynamic brake
- Chicken wire radiator grilles
- Closely spaced radiator fans
- Curved radiator fan grab iron
- Short walkway duct extension
- Spare knuckle mounted on rear pilot
- Underframe mounted bell
- Detailed 2,600 gallon fuel tank with vertical sight glass
- Angled waste tank mounted onto fuel tank
- Salem air filter with piping
- Blomberg-B trucks with rubber springs and Hyatt bearings
- Speed recorder
SOO Line
- #4511
- Phase Ia
- Ex-Milwaukee Road
- Operating Prime-Stratolite beacon when used with DCC
- Detailed 1,700 gallon fuel tank with vertical sight glass
- EMD low snowplow
- Front and rear early drop steps
- MU stand
- Early Dash-2 battery box doors
- Class lights with gasket
- Riveted cab side panels with arm rest on left side
- Leslie RSL-3L-R3 air horn with low-profile manifold
- Large Sinclair "ice skate" antenna
- Early ECAFB
- Early inertial air intake grilles
- Standard range dynamic brake
- Early flush exhaust
- Chicken wire radiator grilles
- Closely spaced radiator fans
- Curved radiator fan grab iron
- Spare knuckle mounted to front of fuel tank
- Era: 1989-2009
- Note: the era reflects the timeframe the locomotive wore this paint scheme. Some details changed over time.
- #4436, #4439, and #4441
- Phase II
- Operating Xenon Strobe Light when used with DCC
- Tall snowplow
- Pilot mounted closed MU receptacle
- Front pointed anticlimber
- Bolted Dash-2 long louver battery box doors
- Sub-base doors with lift-off hinge and no stiffener rib
- Welded cab side panels with arm rest on left side
- Leslie SU-3L-R air horn
- Firecracker antenna
- Rectangular cab vent mounted on the left side of the cab (#4436 and #4439)
- Late ECAFB
- Late inertial air intake grilles
- Soo GP38-2 non-dynamic brake housing with power assembly doors
- Late angled paper air filter (PAF) box
- Flush "shotgun" exhaust
- Corrugated radiator grilles
- Winterization hatch
- Single speed 48" Q radiator fans
- Angled radiator fan grab iron
- Rear late drop step
- Rectangular builder’s plate
- Detailed 3,200 gallon fuel tank with vertical sight glass
- Era: 1989-2009
- Note: the era reflects the timeframe these locomotives wore this paint scheme. Some details changed over time.
- All SOO road numbers
- New roadname
- Paint scheme: red and white
- Front and rear trainline hoses with silver gladhands
- MU hoses with silver gladhands
- Late coupler cut levers with loops painted white
- 81" nose with ratchet brake
- Antiglare patch painted on top of nose
- Dual sealed beam cab headlight with anti-glare shields
- Early Dash-2 cab with louvers
- Small firecracker end of train (EOT) antenna
- Sunshade with long track on left side
- Windwing fore and aft of cab side window on right side
- All-weather cab window on right side
- Standard Dash-2 ribbed blower housing
- Short walkway duct extension
- Underframe mounted bell
- Salem air filter with piping
- Blomberg-B trucks with Hyatt bearings
- Speed recorder
GP38-2 FEATURES
- Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
- Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
- Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
- Walkway tread
- Fine-scale handrails for scale appearance
- Windshield wipers
- See through cab windows
- Sliding cab side windows
- Full cab interior
- Wire grab irons
- Metal lift rings
- See through radiator fans
- See through dynamic brake fans on locomotives equipped with dynamic brakes
- Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes, and retention tanks
- Sander lines
- McHenry scale knuckle couplers - Kadee compatible
- DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with both 8- and 9-pin connector
- Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain for trouble free operation
- All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
- All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
- Wheels with RP25 contours operate on Code 70, 75, 83, and 100 rail
- Incandescent bulbs for realistic appearance
- Bidirectional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains constant
- Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
- Packaging securely holds the model for safe storage
- Minimum radius: 18"
Sound equipped models also feature:
- Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami decoder
- Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
- Some functions are limited in DC
- Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
- All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
- Slow speed control
- Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unity only horn, bell, and lights
- Lighting effects such as alternating ditch lights, Gyralight where prototypically accurate
- Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
- CV chart included in the box
PROTOTYPE
By the early 1970s, many first generation diesels were reaching the end of their service lives. The most common replacement locomotive became the GP38-2. EMD began production of the 16-cylinder, non-turbocharged, 2000 horsepower engine in 1972. Unlike the GP38's engine which drove a generator to supply power to the traction motors, the GP38-2s prime mover drove an alternator which produced AC electrical current that was rectified to DC to power the four traction motors. Another major change for the GP38-2 was the introduction of the "dash 2" modular electrical cabinet. For more than 40 years, the GP38-2 has worked main line freights, locals, switching jobs, yard service, helpers, snow fighting trains, and hump power. Many remain service today.
Specifications
DCC: |
Equipped |
SOUND: |
Equipped |
Is Assembly Required: |
No |