Scaletrains Rivet Counter HO Scale C39-8 (Phase 1b) Norfolk Southern (As-delivered) DCC & Sound

SKU #'s

SXT38733 Cab# 8552

SXT38735 Cab# 8559

• Road numbers 8552 and 8559

• Series: NS 8552-8563; built 1984

• Era: as built (1986) through early 1990s 

• Operating LED-illuminated tricolor front and rear class lights with lenses** 

• Phase Ib - Cab with rounded-corner doors, no embossed X-panels on the hood end or nose sides, stand-off radiator grills, and vertical grab iron strips on the long hood end

• Left side dynamic brake cab: standard (dual blower) dynamic brake with see-through intake grilles

• Dynamic brake cab roof with see-through etched metal dual panel grilles and visible blower motors

• Right side dynamic brake cab: front two hinged and latched doors and bolted rear panel

• Ratchet handbrake

• Fully-assembled

• Multiple road numbers

• Operating LED-illuminated ground lights on both sides of locomotive*

• Operating LED front, rear, and side walkway lights*

• Printed and LED-illuminated front and rear number boards*

• Small front and rear snowplows with wire grab irons

• Semi-scale coupler buffers equipped with durable metal semi-scale standard Type E knuckle couplers

• 3-hose multiple unit (MU) hose clusters with silver gladhands

• See-through round-hole stepwell steps

• Front and rear drop steps

• GE “nub” tread plate on walkways

• Short hood with blanked lower headlight housing 

• Detailed cab interior with separate floor, rear wall, seats, and control stand

• Cab sunshades

• Sliding cab side windows

• Dual wind deflector with mirror mounted fore and aft of sliding cab windows on both sides

• Sunshades on both sides of cab

• Dual Motorola ASP-16 “Firecracker” antennas on cab roof (communication and End of Train EOT)

• Nathan P135R24 horn mounted on engine compartment roof

• See-through dynamic brake exhaust

• 24 individually applied etched metal see-through radiator intake and exhaust grilles on sides and top of radiator compartment

• Early 6-panel radiator exhaust grilles

• Exhaust silencer with extension

• Accurately profiled frame with separately applied plumbing and cabling

• GSC trucks with Hyatt bearing housings; separate brake cylinders, center axle shock snubber, brake lines and handbrake chain detail; and separate sanding lines and brackets

• Dual Graham-White (Prime) finned 075 air filters

• Highly-detailed 4,400 gallon fuel tank with fuel fillers, round and vertical fuel gauges

• Air reservoirs with separate plumbing

• Factory-applied wire grab irons, spare knuckles, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, MU cables, uncoupling levers, windshield wipers, underframe bell, and more

• Motor with 5-pole skew wound armature

• Dual flywheels

• All-wheel drive

• All-wheel electrical pick-up

• Printing and lettering legible under magnification

• Operates on Code 70, 83, and 100 rail

• Packaging safely stores model

• Recommended Radius: 22”