ScaleTrains Rivet Counter HO SXT39261 DCC/ESU Loksound 5 Equipped EMD GP30 Locomotive Cotton Belt 'Bloody Nose - As Delivered' #759

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ScaleTrains Rivet Counter HO SXT39261 DCC/ESU Loksound 5 Equipped EMD GP30 Locomotive

Cotton Belt 'Bloody Nose - As Delivered' #759

A new era continues with the Rivet Counter HO Scale EMD GP30. First introduced in 1961, the GP30 would become one of the most-common locomotives on the rails for the next two decades. Our Rivet Counter series model renders the numerous variations of cabs, dynamic brakes, doors, grilles, trucks, etc. Per the prototype and era, we’ve also incorporated LED lighting effects including front, rear, and side walkway lights; ground lights; printed and lighted number boards; and ditch lights. 

Road Number Specific ScaleTrains

• New road name
• Era: 1963 to 1965
• Series 750 to 759; built 2/63
• Fully-assembled
• Multiple road numbers 
• Operating LED-illuminated ground lights on both sides of locomotive* 
• Operating LED-illuminated “hemisphere” walkway lights on hood ends, and at end of raised walkway duct*
• Operating front and rear LED Pyle-National 20585 (Translite) “Gyralite” signal light*
• Operating front and rear Pyle-National Single Red Gyralite (“UDE Light”)*
• Operating LED-illuminated tricolor front and rear flush-mounted class lights with lenses and raised gaskets** 
• Cab number boards and hinged rear number indicator housings
• Front and rear multiple unit (MU) hose catch boxes with footboards
• 4-hose multiple unit (MU) hose clusters with silver gladhands
• Semi-scale coupler buffer equipped with durable metal semi-scale Type E knuckle couplers
• Front and rear straight uncoupling levers without loop handles
• As-delivered pilot faces without uncoupling lever loop notches
• Deck-mounted multiple unit (MU) receptacle
• “Short” stepwells with see-through steps
• Handrail set with center gangway chains 
• Front and rear standard drop steps
• Scale sectioned tread plate detail with EMD early “X” style pattern
• Stepwell/walkway gussets 
• 81” GP30 low short hood with ratchet handbrake and square sand fill
• Hinged battery box doors with early hinges and narrow louvers
• Early cab sub-base doors with early hinges
• Front standard EMD LED-illuminated headlight with lenses on number board housing
• GP30 cab with increased length on left (fireman’s) side and inverted cab heater vents
• Detailed cab interior with separate floor, rear wall, seats, and standard AAR control stand
• No cab vents
• Sliding cab side windows
• Tall clear wind wings with mirror at bottom mounted fore of cab side window on both sides of cab
• SP/SSW sun awning 
• Lost-wax brass cast Nathan P-3 (P24R1 configuration) horn mounted on right side cab eave
• Motorola ASP-16 “Firecracker” antenna mounted on the cab roof
• Accurate hood door and long hood detail
• Late single-panel inertial compartment
• Wire inertial air intake grills
• Tall turbo exhaust stack
• Standard-range dynamic brakes with 48” fan 
• Early See-through dynamic brake intake grills with horizontal wires on top of vertical vanes
• 6-horizontal rib radiator intake grills
• See-through front and rear 48” radiator fan housings with 8-blade fans; 36” pan-top center radiator fan
• Curved radiator fan grab iron
• Square sand fill hatch on top of long hood end
• Rear LED-illuminated horizontal headlight with lenses
• Underbody frame rail with separate plumbing
• Detailed Blomberg-B trucks with Hyatt bearing housings; elliptical springs; end transom detail; separate sanding lines and brackets; and separate swing hanger detail
• Dimensionally accurate truck centers
• Speed recorder mounted to second axle on right front truck sideframe 
• Cab-roof mounted “tripod” bronze bell with air line
• Prime air filter (can style)
• 2,600-gallon fuel tank with vertical gauges and fuel fill in sill skirt; round gauges in fuel tank sides
• Factory-applied wire grab irons, photo etched lift rings, windshield wipers, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, air tanks, sand hatch covers and more 
• Motor with 5-pole skew wound armature
• Dual flywheels
• All-wheel drive
• All-wheel electrical pick-up
• Directional LED-illuminated headlights
• Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
• Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
• Packaging safely stores model
• Minimum radius: 18”
• Recommended radius: 22”

DCC & sound equipped locomotives also feature:

• • ESU LokSound 5 DCC & Sound decoder with “Full Throttle”
  • Two (2) cube-type speakers
  • 16-cylinder 567D3 prime mover sound
  • ESU designed “PowerPack” with two super capacitors***
  • Operates on both DC and DCC layouts*****

DC/DCC & sound-ready locomotives also feature:

• • Operable on DC layouts*****
  • DCC-ready with 21-pin connector

* Lighting features operate when using an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating using DCC

** Class lights illuminate in white color only in DC operation. Access and changing colors requires an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating using DCC

***“PowerPack” feature only compatible with appropriately programmed ESU decoders operating on a DCC layout

*****Lombard Hobbies Recommendation - As modelers ourselves we highly recommend ONLY running DCC on DCC systems and DC on DC systems, regardless of 'Dual-Mode' capability. This gives optimum performance and safeguards the unit from possible damage from running on a different system than originally intended and from any inexperienced operator errors.

Prototype History:

Western rival Southern Pacific barely dipped their toe in the GP30 waters, only buying a total of 18 between them and their Cotton Belt subsidiary, but being some of the most distinctive units built on account of being optioned with the unmistakable SP lighting package on both ends.

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