Innovation! Delivery December 2024

Pre-order deadline: 2/26/2024

• Ready for use with DCC (DCC interface)

Road Number-Specific ScaleTrains All-new model Era: 1970s Series WP 3527-3544, built 8-9/1971 Fully-assembled Multiple road numbers LED-illuminated ground lights on both sides of locomotive* LED-Illuminated rectangular walkway lights mounted between front and rear sanding valve doors, and round walkway light aft of raised walkway duct* LED-illuminated Pyle-National (Translite) #20585 “Gyralite” dual signal light (clear and red lenses) mounted in low short hood* LED-illuminated tri-color, flush-mounted front and rear class lights with raised gaskets Printed number boards with separately-controlled, backlit LED-illumination* Tall “Western” style pilot plow with grab irons on front, and rear “late” MU hose catch box with “Morton” round-hole footboards 3-hose multiple unit (MU) hose groups with mounting bracket and gladhand detail Semi-scale coupler buffers equipped with durable metal semi-scale Type E knuckle couplers Front angled uncoupling lever without loop handles, and rear straight uncoupling lever without loop handles Square-corner pilot face, front and rear Full-width grab iron above uncoupling lever on front and rear pilot faces “Late” tall deck-mounted multiple-unit (MU) receptacles, front and rear “Tall” stepwells with “zig-zag” pilots, front and rear End handrails with deck-mounted stanchions, front and rear Front and rear early small deck extension Positionable straight (late) drop steps, front and rear Late treadplate 81” low short hood with ratchet handbrake Late drop grabs and standard nut-bolt-washer (NBW) mounting on nose front and top Latched battery box doors with narrow louvers and tab-style (early) hinges Early cab sub-base doors with non-terminating reinforcement ribs, both sides Dual right rear cab steps Late cab step guards (short taper) Hopper water piping underneath front battery box step Standard EMD high headlight with glare visors in numberboard housing “35-Line” cab with standard front windshields, and standard armrests, both sides Detailed cab interior with separate floor, cab blowers, rear wall, early seats, and standard AAR control stand Positionable cab side windows Tall mirror mounted ahead of cab window, fireman’s side Standard EMD sunshades with long mounting tracks Lost-wax cast brass Nathan AirChime M5 (M5R24) horn mounted on number board housing Motorola ASP-16 “Firecracker” communications antenna mounted to cab roof Long hood with standard electrical cabinet seam, bolted generator compartment door, and late inertial drain hole placement (close spacing on engineer’s side, high on fireman’s side) Small ECAFB Late (ribbed) blower duct housing Late long handrail stanchion spacing with all “tall” stanchions overall Early inertial air intake grilles without drip rails Standard turbo exhaust stack Late standard-range dynamic brake housing (long tapers), with rectangular vent See-through 48” dynamic brake fan housing mounted on riser ring with 10-blade fan and hub assembly, with concentric-ring grill Dynamic brake intakes with see-through intake vanes, and resistor grid detail inside of the housing Rectangular-mesh radiator intake screening See-through standard-height 48” radiator fan housings with 8-blade fan and hub assembly Separately-applied radiator core detail mounted inside of long hood, visible under radiator fans Curved radiator fan grab iron Rear LED-illuminated horizontal headlight and standard housing Early rear sander door catch placement (inboard) Underbody frame rails with separately-applied plumbing and traction motor cable bundle details Detailed Blomberg-B truck frames (LFM-cast) with Hyatt bearing housings, separately-applied brake cylinders in released (piston retracted) position, elliptical springs, end transom detail, separate sanding lines and brackets, and separate swing hanger detail Separately-applied flexible neoprene sanding lines at both ends of trucks Rust-color painted wheelsets “Aeroquip” brand speed recorder with adapter flange mounted to left #1 axle Standard 4 jacking pads Frame-mounted bell Salem-brand #824-170 and #818-170 primary and secondary centrifugal air filters, respectively (accordion-style) Separately-applied brake vent regulator valve and plumbing detail on underbody 3600-gallon fuel tank with late mounting brackets, inset dial gauge on both sides, and early rear drain bar Separately-applied: Fuel fillers, drains, and breather piping on fuel tanks Engine oil sump drain fitting with hose Radiator water drain fitting on underbody Truck air line plumbing on underbody above each truck, both sides Wireform grab irons, wireform lift rings, etched windshield wipers, trainline hoses, sand hatch covers, and more Motor with 5-pole skew-wound armature Dual flywheels All-wheel drive All-wheel electrical pick-up Directional LED-illuminated headlights Printing and lettering legible even under magnification Operates on Code 70, 83, and 100 rail Packaging safely stores model Minimum radius: 18” Recommended Radius: 22” DC/DCC & sound ready locomotives also feature: Operates on DC layouts DCC-ready with 21-pin connector