First built for Union Pacific in the late 1980's by General Electric, the DASH 8-40C diesel locomotives were identified by an enlarged exhaust stack and the mounting of the dynamic brake grids in a square-like unit behind the cab, which housed an enlarged equipment blower fan. These six-axle, 4,000 hp engines are still in service today in North America.

The 4,000hp Dash 8-40CW was produced by General Electric between 1989 and 1993 as a follow-up to the successful Dash 8-40C locomotive. The most distinguishing feature of this model was the introduction of GE’s version of the wide-nose “North American Safety Cab.” This style of cab would become a common sight on railroads across the country. Four major railroads purchased the Dash 8-40CW in fairly large quantities, including Conrail, CSX, Santa Fe and Union Pacific. Most of these units are still in regular mainline and heavy-haul freight service today. Due to various mergers, they can also be seen operating for new owners Norfolk Southern and BNSF.

The Atlas Master™ Series Gold versions of these locomotives are able to use all of the QSI® Quantum System™ sound features on DC layouts with use of the Atlas Quantum Engineer™. For more information on this product, click here or visit our online store for ordering info.

Features:

* Ditch lights (8-40CW only)
* Number boards, sand fill hatch, and marker lights where appropriate by railroad (8-40CW only)
* Realistic die-cast underframe
* Factory-equipped with AccuMate® knuckle couplers
* Coupler pocket designed to accept AccuMate® Proto-couplers
* Highly detailed coupler cut bars
* Multiple unit hoses and trainline hoses
* Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels for optimum performance at all speeds
* Separately-installed scale windshield wipers, metal grab irons and fine scale handrails
* Directional lighting
* Painted crew members
* Snowplow and piping on trucks
* Recommended minimum radius: 22”

Atlas Master™ Series Silver Additional Features:
* NMRA 8-pin plug for DCC (Decoder-ready)

Atlas Master™ Series Gold Additional Features:
* Electronic Dual-Mode® Decoder (e-DMD) that allows your locomotive to run in DCC or traditional DC

QSI® Quantum System™ Features Including:
(Atlas Master™ Series Gold locomotives only)
* Dual speaker system
* Authentic diesel engine sounds
* Squealing brakes
* Doppler effect
* Air let-off in neutra
l * Coupler impact sounds when operated with DCC
* Helper mode that mutes the whistle and bell for double heading
* And more!

Note: Due to the higher starting voltage required to operate the sound system, it is not possible to MU a non-sound-equipped loco in DC (analog) mode.

AccuMate® couplers are made under license from AccuRail, Inc.