Check out the all-new ScaleTrains HO EMD GP40 diesel locomotive in our latest product review video. Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno shares a brief history of the four-axle road switcher and explains why Chicago & North Western 5525 is historically significant; points out the many prototype-specific details on the Rivet Counter line model; and demonstrates the sound and light functions on the model, which has an ESU LokSound V5 sound decoder. Then watch the GP40 switch cars on the Winston-Salem Southbound Tar Branch.
In addition to Chicago & North Western (yellow and green with Employee Owned and Chicago System heralds), the ScaleTrains HO EMD GP40 is decorated for Denver & Rio Grande Western (black and orange with large “Flying Grande” lettering), Louisville & Nashville (gray and yellow), Penn Central (black and white), Milwaukee Road (orange and black), and Western Pacific (Perlman Green [with and without pilot stripes] and American Revolution Bicentennial schemes). The four-axle road unit is offered in one to six road numbers per paint scheme.
The GP40 uses plastic and die-cast metal construction. Other features on the C&NW model include a nose-mounted gong bell; a working Tomar 804-1274 strobe light on the cab roof; and a detailed cab interior with an Association of American Railroads control stand, cab blowers, late seats with armrests, a rear wall, and a separate floor. The model has a minimum radius of 18” and a recommended radius of 22”.
Direct-current models with a 21-pin connector are priced at $199.99. Versions with a dual-model ESU LokSound V5 sound decoder, two cube-type speakers, and an ESU-designed PowerPack with two super capacitors sell for $299.99.
Trains.com Product Review videos showcase the latest new items from manufacturers of products in Z, N, HO, S, O, and large scales. In the videos, you can watch locomotives in action, take a close-up look at details on freight cars, see kit components, and much more.
If you are a manufacturer and have products you would like reviewed, please email Senior Editor Cody Grivno at cody.grivno@firecrown.com for more information.
