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Atlas Electro-Motive Division SD26 diesel locomotive

By Nastassia Putz | June 2, 2022

HO scale six-axle road locomotive available now

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Electro-Motive Division SD26 diesel locomotive

Santa Fe blue-and-yellow warbonnet locomotive
Electro-Motive Division SD26 diesel locomotive from Atlas.

Scale: HO (1:87.1)

Price: Direct-current model with factory-installed speaker, $189.95 to $199.95 (undecorated, $179.95); with dual-mode ESU LokSound sound decoder, $299.95 to $309.95 (undecorated, $289.95)

Era: January 1973 to 2000s (varies depending on paint scheme)

Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com

Electro-Motive Division SD26 diesel locomotive features:

  • Separate, factory-applied roof piping detail, windshield wipers, and metal grab irons
  • Golden white light-emitting-diode headlights
  • Die-cast metal underframe
  • Painted crew figures
  • Multiple unit and trainline hoses
  • Available now

Road names: New road numbers. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (blue-and-yellow warbonnet, three numbers) and Guilford Rail System (gray and orange with Springfield Terminal reporting marks, one number). New paint schemes. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (“Kodachrome” scheme, two numbers); Guilford Rail System (gray and orange with Springfield Terminal reporting marks and ditch lights, one number); and Maersk (fictional blue-and-silver scheme with ditch lights, one number). Re-issue: Guilford Rail System (Springfield Terminal no. 615 with ditch lights). Also available undecorated.

Company information: Atlas Model Railroad Co. produces model train equipment in HO, N, O, and Z scales. The company’s headquarters are in Hillside, N.J.

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