Kato 176-7613 N EMD SD70M, Standard DC, Norfolk Southern #2581

• Powerful five-pole KATO motor with dual brass flywheels


• All-wheel electrical pick-up


• Blackened metal wheels


• Trucks that replicate the HTCR Phase II trucks


• Directional Headlight and illuminated, preprinted numberboards


• Kato magnetic knuckle coupler


• DCC Friendly mechanism ready for drop-in decoder installation


• Drop in DCC compatible with the Digitrax DN163K1C or Train Control Systems K1D4-NC

Prototype Information:


Introduced in 1992, EMD SD70M was a 4000 horsepower locomotive that ran on EMD’s new steerable truck design, known as the HTCR-II radial truck. This new truck allowed the locomotive to transfer its power to the rails more efficiently, which in turn enabled two SD70M locomotives to pull a train that would have taken 3 SD40-2’s to pull. The DC brother of the SD70MAC, the SD70M was primarily put to work hauling coal trains due to its high pulling capacity.