Atlas Master Gold Series HO 10004213 DCC/ESU LokSound V5 Equipped GE DASH 8-40C Locomotive w/Front & Rear Ditch Lights Norfolk Southern NS #8709

First built for Union Pacific in the late 1980's by General Electric, the DASH 8-40C diesel locomotives were identified by an enlarged exhaust stack and the mounting of the dynamic brake grids in a square-like unit behind the cab, which housed an enlarged equipment blower fan. These six-axle, 4,000 hp engines are still in service today in North America.

Features:

• Ditch lights
• Realistic die-cast underframe
• Factory-equipped with AccuMate knuckle couplers
• Coupler pocket designed to accept AccuMate Proto-couplers
• Highly detailed coupler cut bars
• Multiple unit hoses and trainline hoses
• Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels for optimum performance at all speeds
• Separately-installed scale windshield wipers, metal grab irons and fine scale handrails
• Directional lighting
• Painted crew members
• Snowplow and piping on trucks
• Recommended minimum radius: 22”

Atlas Master Series Silver Additional Features**:

• NMRA 21-pin plug for DCC (Decoder-ready)**

Atlas Master Series Gold Additional Features**:

• Supports all DCC-programming modes
• Flexible mapping of function keys F0 to F31 .
• Follows all NMRA DCC standards and recommended practices.

ESU LokSound Functionality Features**:

• Over 20 sound effects are available, including engine start-up and shutdown, prime mover sounds through all eight notches, bell, air horn, air compressor, dynamic brakes and more.
• There are 16 user-selectable horns, 2 user-selectable bells, and 2 user-selectable synchronized brake squeals.
• Manual and Automatic Notching modes with the ability to change modes ”on the fly” are provided for true realism.