CR FEATURES:
  • Sinclair antenna
  • Leslie RS3L low-clearance horn on number board
  • Front and rear MU hose holders

Conrail’s SD38s came from the Penn Central, and numbered 35 units. While only having 2000 horsepower to the SD40’s 3000, their starting tractive effort was identical. They were used mostly in hump and yard service, being fitted with hump speed control and slug connections.

SD38 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

  • Fine scale handrails
  • Separately applied air tanks
  • Brake wheel or ratchet brake nose per prototype
  • Individually applied wire formed grab irons
  • See-through cab windows
  • Detailed fuel tank per prototype
  • See-through dynamic brake and radiator fans
  • Separately-applied detail parts
  • Non-sound version features 21-pin NEM DCC plug
  • LED Illuminated front and rear headlights, ditch lights, and beacons (where applicable to the prototype)
  • All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
  • All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
  • 5-pole motor with precision-machined flywheels and multi-link drive train for trouble free operation
  • Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
  • McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers
  • Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
  • Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
  • Painted and printed for realistic decoration
  • Genesis motor retrofit kit ATHG63839 compatible
  • Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
  • Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”

SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:

  • Onboard Econami Sound by SoundTraxx
  • Sound units operate in both DC and DCC**
  • Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode**
  • Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
  • All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
  • Excellent Slow speed control
  • Effect lighting (if applicable) using F5 and/or F6
  • Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
  • Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes