

Southern Pacific SD40T-2: DCC & Sound! Athearn HO Scale. SP #8262. Blast from the Past!
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category: HO Scale Locomotive,
Details:
SP’s Final order of SD40T-2’s were #8230-8299, placed in 1978. These units came equipped with some of the standard SP features including the full front and rear SP light packages and L front cab window. Some stand-out features included extended range dynamic brakes and exhaust silencer. They eventually became part of the UP fleet and were sold off to other owners after UP no longer needed them.
SP FEATURES:
- SP Front and Rear light package (Gyralight effect in DCC)
- “L” Window cab
- Cab-mounted Nathan 3-chime horn
- Extended range dynamic brakes
- Front large anticlimber
- 88” nose with class lights (non-operational)
- Large EMD front plow
- Exhaust silencer
SD40T-2 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
- Fine scale handrails
- Photo-etched windshield wipers
- Separately applied air tanks
- LED Lighting
- HTC truck sideframes
- See-through cab windows
- Welded electrical cabinet air filter box
- All-wheel electrical pickup
- See-through dynamic brake fans
- “Mushroom” nose vent on right side
- Separately applied wire grab irons
- Rubber trainline and MU hoses with silver ends
- Late Dash-2 cab, front window arrangement per prototype
- See-through radiator grilles with new rear truck gearbox specific for the tunnel motor
- Speed recorder attached to appropriate axle per prototype
- McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
- All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
- 5-pole motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operation
- Chassis accepts Genesis motor retro fit kit for an even higher performance motor
- DCC Ready 21-pin NEM Quick Plug™ technology
- Nickel plated, blackened machined wheels
- Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- Highly-detailed, injection molded body
- Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”