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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.

PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

In 1966, EMD updated its locomotive catalog with entirely new models, all powered by the new 645 diesel engine. The SD40 had 3,000 hp from a tur- bocharged V16. 856 examples of this locomotive model were built for Amer- ican railroads, 330 were built for Canadian railroads, and 72 were built for Mexican railroads.

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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”