HO SD40R with DCC & Sound Kansas City Southern #631

In 1966, EMD updated its locomotive catalog with entirely new models, all powered by the new 645 diesel engine. The SD40 had 3,000 hp from a turbocharged V16. 856 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, 330 were built for Canadian railroads, and 72 were built for Mexican railroads. KCS FEATURES: 81” Nose w/ rear porch mounted brake wheel Chessie/KCS style rock plows Larger Dynamic Brake housing High-mounted truck brake cylinders During the 1970’s and 1980’s, KCS adapted a simplistic, yet very noticeable scheme on their freight diesels. Ordered from EMD in 1971, these later phase SD40’s were the backbone of the fleet next to their SD40-2 brethren. SD40 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: Bi-directional LED lighting Coupler Cut Levers Rubber MU hoses Exhaust stack Curved radiator fan grab iron Fine scale handrails Photo-etched stainless steel windshield wipers Separately applied wire grab irons See-through dynamic brake, radiator fans and cab wind