Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe diesel locomotive
Scale: N (1:160)
Price: Direct-current model with Next18 connector, $119.99; with dual-mode ESU LokSound 5 sound decoder, $219.99
Era: 2007-present (depending on paint scheme)
Manufacturer: ScaleTrains, 7598 Highway 411, Benton, TN 37307; 844-987-2467; scaletrains.com
Features:
- Road number-specific details
- Factory-installed details including wire grab irons, m.u. clusters, uncoupling levers, windshield wipers, and more
- Light-emitting diode lighting
- Directional headlights
- Operating ditch lights and number box lights
- Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels
- All-wheel drive and electrical pick-up
- Body mounted couplers
- Minimum radius, 9-3/4”; recommended radius, 11”
Release date: December 2023
Paint schemes: BNSF Ry. (Heritage III), Canadian National (blue and white ex-EMD demonstrator in two numbers), Electro-Motive Division demonstrator (blue version 1 in one number, blue version 2 in two numbers, and yellow in one number), Kansas City Southern (Southern Belle scheme), and Union Pacific (“Building America” scheme). Six numbers per scheme unless noted.
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