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.

Features:

• Separate coupler cut lever

• Directional lighting

• Golden white LEDs

• Painted safety rails

• Blackened metal wheels

• Dual flywheel equipped 5-pole skewed armature motor with a low friction mechanism

• Factory-installed AccuMate magnetic knuckle couplers

SILVER SOUND READY FEATURES (SILVER LOCOMOTIVES ONLY):

• Sound ready & equipped with speaker for easy conversion to DCC sound.

DCC OPERATION FEATURES (GOLD LOCOMOTIVES ONLY):

• Supports all DCC-programming modes; DCC includes RailCom and RailComPlus, with 14, 28 or 128 speed steps and with 2-digit and 4-digit addressing.

• Flexible mapping of function keys F0 to F28.

• A total of 6 DCC function outputs are available, and all can be function mapped (disable, brightness, light effects) individually

• Follows all NMRA DCC standards and recommended practices.

SOUND FUNCTIONALITY FEATURES (GOLD LOCOMOTIVES ONLY):

• Over 20 sound effects are available, including engine start-up and shutdown, prime mover sounds through all eight notches, bell, air horn, air compressor, dynamic brakes and more.

• There are up to 16 user-selectable horns, 2 user-selectable bells, and 2 user-selectable synchronized brake squeals.

• Equipped with ESU’s Exclusive “Full Throttle” features for ultimate realism in prototype running.