40002687 Atlas Master N GE Dash 8-40CW, Silver DC, Undecorated, CR

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 LOCMOTIVES ONLY):

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

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

Prototype History:

First built for Union Pacific in the late 1980s 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.

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