anyone got's one of these?
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Cjcrescent
Master Mechanic
Anyone Got's one of these?
Are you talking about the locos or the Bugs Bunny figure on the front?
jeffrey-wimberly
Dr Frankendiesel
Athearn BB Bicentennial SD40-2, no. Bugs Bunny figure, I'm sure there's one around here somewhere.
Laidoffsick
3 Railer
That's an '84 Olympic paint scheme, not a Bicenntenial. I have custom painted many of them before they were ever available ready-to-run.
jeffrey-wimberly
Dr Frankendiesel
I stand corrected. I've been busy today and am very tired. Quite easy to make a mistake.
kenw
5th Generation Texian
no, the -2 means it has newer (-2) electronics (on the real ones). All SD units have 6 axles (12 wheels). The "wings" you mention on the S45 are radiators.
AyTrane
Member
What engine looks like the SD40 but only has four axles? The DME railroad used four axle engines and they looked just like SD40's (which someone told me that is what they were. I had no idea so I thought they were only four axle and the SD45's were the six axle. Pardon my ignorance.
Edit: found an image. GP class?
Edit: found an image. GP class?
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Laidoffsick
3 Railer
several engines look like that with 4 axles. SD = 6 axles, GP = 4 axles
GP-35,40,38,50,60
SD-35,38,40,50,60
etc etc etc
GP-35,40,38,50,60
SD-35,38,40,50,60
etc etc etc
Laidoffsick
3 Railer
Thats an SD40-2B, ex BN unit that has now been renumbered to BNSF 7198.
hamltnblue
Active Member
The key giveaway for the SD40-2 is the large deck in front of the cab and hood. It's like they took a 4 axle engine and stretched the base to make it a six axle. wait I think they actually did that.
hamltnblue
Active Member
Correct, it's a cabless SD40-2. According to this article a couple were in a collision and re-built as cabless. A few others were converted for Canadian PacificSo on the topic, does anyone have one of these?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_SD40-2
Laidoffsick
3 Railer
The SD40 and SD40-2 are basically the same unit. They both have 6 axles. There is also an SD40 "snoot" nose and short nose. The long platform on the front of the SD40-2 just means it has short nose, the "snoot" nose had a short platform as the nose was longer for all the extra radio equipment stored up there.
trainman1980
Member
Anyone Got's one of these
My freind does.Check out the photo.
http://trainsevehicles.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=hoscale&action=display&thread=62
jbaakko
Diesel Detail Freak
Yup, bought one from a member here.So on the topic, does anyone have one of these?
