PREORDER Atlas HO 10004478 EMD SD35 High Nose Lok Master Gold, Southern Railway #3030 (DCC and Sound) | 235.96-mod-25537

Description

The prototype for this detailed Atlas HO Scale Master Gold EMD SD35 waspart of the popular 35-Series which also featured the four-axle, 2,500hpGP35 locomotive. Between 1964 and 1966, EMD built a total of 360 six-axle2,500hp SD35 locomotives in both low and high-nose versions. An additional35 steam generator-equipped SDP35 locomotives were also built during thisperiod. All locomotives included the standard EMD 567-series prime mover. Astock model weighed 360,000 pounds, but many roads chose to add weight toincrease the locomotive’s tractive effort. From the mid-1960s through the1980s, the SD35 could be found in road service on both large and mid-sizedroads across the US and a few remained in service into the 21st century.This detailed model features a low or high nose as appropriate, accuratedecoration and roadname-specific detailing. It also features a five-pole,skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, directional LED lighting, Accumate(R)magnetic knuckle couplers, accurate decoration and otherroadname-appropriate body details. This replica comes equipped with adual-mode ESU LokSound sound and DCC decoder for operation on DCC and DClayouts (with limited sound capabilities on in DC operation). The EMD SD35is one of many Atlas HO Scalelocomotives.