Scaletrains Rivet Counter HO Scale EMD SD38-2, Southern Pacific DCC Ready *Reservation*

SKU #'s

SXT33148 Cab# 2971

SXT33150 Cab# 2972

SXT33152 Cab# 2973

SXT33154 Cab# 2974

SXT33156 Cab# 2975

SXT33158 Cab# 2976

$10 CDN/$8 USD Flat Rate Shipping on Pre-order/Reservations to addresses in North America. Excludes Alaska & Hawaii. Addresses outside north america will receive $10 CDN Discount on there total shipping

Pre-Order Estimated price is $252.99 CDN + Tax + Shipping. Price will be subject to change to fluctuation in exchange rate. Price in USD is $189.99  A deposit of $50 will be required upon pre-order deadline. If no deposit is made the order will be cancelled. If you are a US customer and which to be billed in US funds, please contact me and i can send you invoice in US funds. * 

• Era: 1980s –1990s

• Series 2971 to 2976, built 4-5/73

• Road numbers 2971, 2973, 2974 and 2976 

• Small data and label variations

• Operating LED front and rear tricolor flush-mounted with raised gasket class lights**

• Black cab armrest 

• Raised slug electrical conduit cover on rear walkway deck with slug electrical bus connections on end

• Road number 2972 

• Small data and label variations 

• Blanked front and rear class lights with gasket 

• Brown cab armrest

• Raised slug electrical conduit cover on rear walkway deck with slug electrical bus connections on end

• Road number 2975 

• Small data and label variations

• Operating LED Prime PM-8911 Stratolite beacon*

• Blanked front and rear class lights with gasket 

• Brown cab armrest

• Raised slug electrical conduit cover on rear walkway deck with slug electrical bus connections on end

• Fully-assembled

• Multiple road numbers

• Operating LED ground lights on both sides of locomotive* 

• Printed and LED lighted number boards*

• Extended walkway duct (SP toolbox) on left side

• Front and rear full width multiple unit (MU) hose catch tray

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

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

• Straight uncoupling levers with loop handles front and rear and four inner and two outer mounting brackets

• Notched pilot faces without lifting holes or slots

• Deck mounted multiple unit (MU) receptacle

• "Tall" stepwells with see-through steps

• Front and rear early small deck extension

• Handrail set with inward facing end rail mounting brackets and chain

• Standard front and rear drop steps

• Scale sectioned treadplate detail on walkways

• Rectangle walkway lights mounted between sandbox clean out doors (non-operating)

• 81” low short hood with ratchet handbrake with angled chain guard, “inverted” louvers on the left side, and round vent on top

• Bolted battery box doors with wide louvers

• SP “split” cab sub-base doors with stiffener rib and early hinges

• Standard EMD headlight in short hood

• Dash 2 cab with 11-bolt (top and bottom) window panels, modified (“used-to-be”) SP L-window, large armrests, and “inverted” hot water heater louvers on right front

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

• Vent on rear cab door, cab front above engineer’s window, and large square vent on cab roof on fireman’s side

• Sliding cab side windows

• Tall clear wind wings mounted fore and aft of cab side window on both sides of cab

• Standard EMD sunshades and long sunshade tracks 

• Lost wax brass cast Nathan P-3 (P24R1 configuration) horn on number board housing

• “Whip” antenna mounted to center of cab roof

• Accurate hood door and long hood detail

• Early electrical cabinet "zig-zag" seam, further from rear of cab

• Early “stand-off” ECAFB 

• Intermediate inertial air intake grills with top drip rail

• Dual tall exhaust stacks

• Accurately profiled extended-range dynamic brakes without batten strip

• See-through dynamic brake intakes with resistor grid detail

• Square PAF (Paper Air Filter) housing

• “Chicken-wire” radiator intake grilles

• See-through standard 48” radiator fan housings with fan blades visible inside

• Curved radiator fan grab iron

• Underbody frame rail with separate plumbing and traction motor cables

• Detailed HT-C trucks with Hyatt bearing caps, early center axle snubbers, sanding lines and brackets, and D-77 traction motor and air duct details, triple clasp brake shoes, and third brake cylinder

• Dimensionally accurate truck centers

• Speed recorder mounted to first axle left front

• Rearward facing handbrake chain mount for HTC trucks

• Tall jacking pads with holes (early)

• Aft engineer’s side sidesill notch

• Tab-mount EFCO

• Tripod-mount bell with air line on cab roof

• Salem air filter (accordion style)

• 4,000-gallon fuel tank with fuel fillers and dual vertical gauges and vertical breather pipe 

• Factory-applied wire grab irons, wire lift rings, windshield wipers, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, sand hatch covers, and more

• Motor with 5-pole skew wound armature

• Dual flywheels

• All-wheel drive

• All-wheel electrical pick-up

• Directional LED 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”