ScaleTrains Rivet Counter HO SXT41180 DCC/ESU Loksound 5 Equipped EMD SD9M Locomotive Norfolk Southern 'Thoroughbred' NS #51

Description

Please note picture is representative of the item but may not be same road number. Always refer to product description for actual product details.

ScaleTrains Rivet Counter HO SXT41180 DCC/ESU Loksound 5 Equipped EMD SD9M Locomotive

Norfolk Southern 'Thoroughbred' NS #51

Road Number Specific ScaleTrains

• All-new model
• New roadname
• New paint scheme
• New road numbers
• Era: 1989 – Mid-1990s
• Series NS 50 to 59, ex-NKP 340-359, built March/April 1957
• NS 50:
  • No ditch lights
  • No MU hoses
  • No MU receptacles
  • Standard EMD bell mounted on end of rear fuel tank
  • Lost-wax brass cast Leslie RS-5T-R horn on long hood roof behind cab
  • Motorola ASP-16 “Firecracker” antenna mounted on top of the high short hood 
  • Rebuilt sidesills with blanked access doors
• NS 51:
  • No ditch lights
  • 3-hose multiple unit (MU) hose clusters with silver gladhands
  • Pilot-face mounted MU receptacle on right side, and blanked field loop receptacle, left side
  • Dual dummy MU receptacles on pilot faces 
  • EMD bracket-mounted bell installed on high short hood end
  • Lost-wax brass cast Nathan P5 (P135R24) horn on long hood roof behind cab
  • Motorola ASP-16 “Firecracker” antenna mounted on top of the high short hood 
  • Rebuilt sidesills with blanked access doors on right side, and modified doors on left side
• Fully-assembled
• Multiple road numbers
• LED-illuminated ground lights on both sides of locomotive* 
• LED-illuminated walkway lights on hood ends *
• Deleted class lights on high short hood, and blanked class lights on long hood end 
• High short hood and long hood end number boards
• Rebuilt front and rear pilot faces
• Semi-scale “fabricated” style replacement coupler buffer equipped with durable metal semi-scale Type E knuckle couplers
• Front and rear straight uncoupling levers with retrofitted “P” shaped grab handles
• As-delivered pilot faces without uncoupling lever loop notches
• Rebuilt stepwells with late EMD steps and poling pockets
• “Channel” style handrail stanchions with end gangways with chain
• Front and rear “step-down” drop steps
• Scale sectioned treadplate detail with EMD “dot” style pattern
• High short hood with left-side doors blanked, and welded roof hatch
• Standard sub-base
• Late-style EMD LED-illuminated headlight housing with lenses, front and rear
• Cab with standard armrests on left side
• Detailed cab interior with separate floor, rear wall, seats, and retrofitted late control stand
• Sliding cab side windows
• Tall clear wind wings mounted fore and aft of cab side window on left side of cab
• 2-panel all-weather windows mounted on right cab side
• Standard EMD sunshades with long sunshade tracks on left cab side
• Standard bolted electrical cabinet roof hatch
• Non-dynamic brake housing 
• Separately-applied photoetched radiator intake screens with intake shutters underneath
• See-through 36” fan housings with separate fans, radiator core detail, and hood roof plumbing
• Separately-applied sand fill hatches 
• Detailed EMD Flex-i-Coil “C1” trucks with separately applied brake plumbing, brake cylinders, and flexible neoprene rubber sanding lines
• Dimensionally accurate truck centers
• GE type speed recorder mounted to second axle on right front truck sideframe
• Retrofitted Salem air filter (accordion style)
• Single 1,200-gallon fuel tank mounted to the rear with dual staggered sight glasses per side, and single 1,200-gallon fuel tank to the front
• Factory-applied wire grab irons, end ladders, photoetched lift rings, windshield wipers, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, signal hoses with silver gladhands, air tanks with plumbing, 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” feature
• Two (2) cube-type speakers
• Prime mover sound
• 16-cylinder 567B 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:

In 1949, EMD introduced the successful GP7, a versatile "General Purpose" locomotive with improved visibility and easier maintenance over the F and BL series. Building on this, the six axle “Special Duty” SD7 and later SD9 were later introduced, offering better traction and versatility. The SD9 featured a higher horsepower rating and minor physical changes over production phases. Many were rebuilt in the 1970s to extend their service life, with some operating into the early 2000s before retirement by the Class Is, though some continue to operate on shortlines and at grain elevators.

In versions and paint schemes spanning the transition era to now, the EMD SD7 and SD9 locomotives can be at home on almost any railroad. Our Rivet Counter series model renders numerous variations of cabs, dynamic brakes, hoods, fuel and water tanks, etc. We’ve also incorporated LED lighting effects including front, rear, and side walkway lights; ground lights; printed and lighted number boards; Mars or Pyle signal light packages; and ditch lights. 

Lombard Hobbies = Big Inventory ∙ Value Pricing ∙ Fast Shipping ∙ Great Service