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Jul 1, 2007 - HO Scale

Second Road Number for Canadian National SD40-2 from Kato

Dear HO Customers: Last month Kato released a new & improved SD40-2 in CN. Unfortunately Kato was not satisfied with the Engines. Wo they were returned to Japan and re-done. They are now coming in. kato has also announced they are shipping with the corrected SD40-2's a second road number.

Here is the info for ordering. (The second road number has the "A" in the SKU number).

The CN units were built originally for the Burlington Northern and were later purchased by the Illinois Central before transferring over to Canadian National. They are used with other CN power on all types of freight service and are occasionally used in pool service with other roads. As a prototype, this was the most popular second-generation diesel with sales of over 3000 in the U.S. and more than 700 in Canada.

  Prototype Information:

As a prototype, the SD40-2 was the most popular second-generation diesel with sales of over 3000 in the U.S. and more than 700 in Canada. There were many variations of this popular diesel because of the long production run.

  Model Information:

 
 

For the first time in model railroad history, our HO SD40-2 Mid-Production features functioning ditch lights which can be switched between alternating (flashing) and steady lighting modes on-the-fly. You can toggle the alternating ditch lights as the locomotive approaches urban areas or road crossings on your layout, or elect simply to run them all the time, however you'd like to enjoy it.

 
 

  Model Features:

  • All handrails and grab irons are factory installed, making the model ready to go out of the box
  • Functional ditch lights that can be switched between alternating and steady modes on-the-fly
  • Locomotives feature directional Golden White LED headlights and illuminated preprinted numberboards
  • Sound friendly construction with a speaker housing in the fuel tank
  • Ditch lights can be synchronized with horn or bell functions with the installation of an 8-pin sound decoder

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