Scaletrains Rivet Counter Ho Scale SD40-2 Union Pacific/SD40N Rebuild/88" Nose W/Ditchlights DCC Ready *Reservation*

Scaletrains Rivet Counter Ho Scale SD40-2 Union Pacific/SD40N Rebuild/88" Nose W/Ditchlights DCC Ready *Reservation*

SKU #'s

SXT40802 Cab # 1579

SXT40808 Cab # 1954

SXT40810 Cab # 1972

SXT40812 Cab # 1986



*Pre-order discount of $15 per locomotive will be applied on invoice*

Pre-Order Estimated price is $299.99 CDN + Tax + Shipping. Price will be subject to change to fluctuation in exchange rate. Price in USD is $209.99  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. * 

Road Number Specific ScaleTrains


  • Era: 2013 to present
  • Series 1550 to 2052 (SD40N mixed from various sources); ex-CNW 6816 to 6865, built 2-4/1974
  • Road number 1579
    • Lost-wax brass cast Nathan AirChime K3HAR2 horn with shower caps on riser relocated in center of numberboard housing
    • Large Excalibur “ice skate” antenna (communications) and small Sinclair Excalibur “ice skate” (Locotrol/EOT) antenna mounted on right side of numberboard housing
  • Road number 1972
    • Lost-wax brass cast Nathan AirChime K3HAR2 horn with shower caps on riser relocated to rear of dynamic brake housing
    • “Whip” antenna mounted on right side of numberboard housing
    • Small Sinclair Excalibur “ice skate” antenna (Locotrol/EOT) mounted on left side of numberboard housing
  • Series 1550 to 2052 (SD40N mixed from various sources); ex-UP 3123 to 3172, built 1-2/1972
  • Road number 1954
    • Front angled uncoupling lever with welded on closed loop lifting lever and rear straight uncoupling lever with loop handles and four inner mounting brackets
    • Additional small Sinclair Excalibur “ice skate” antenna (Locotrol/EOT) mounted on left side of numberboard housing
    • 4,000-gallon fuel tank with fuel fillers, vertical gauge, round gauge in tank sides, vertical breather pipe, modified UP waste retention tank built into rear right side of existing tank
  • Road number 1986
    • Front angled and rear straight uncoupling levers with loop handles and four inner mounting brackets
    • 4,000-gallon fuel tank with fuel fillers, vertical gauge, round gauge in tank sides, vertical breather pipe, and waste retention tank on rear of tank
  • Fully-assembled
  • Multiple road numbers
  • LED-illuminated ground lights on both sides of locomotive*
  • LED-illuminated front and rear pilot face mounted ditch lights**
  • LED-Illuminated rectangular walkway lights mounted between front and rear sanding valve doors and round walkway light, aft of raised walkway duct*
  • Printed number boards with separately controlled backlit LED-illumination*
  • Dayton-Phoenix 2807000 cab roof mounted HVAC
  • Late SP/UP-style pilot plow with grab irons, Rear multiple unit (MU) hose catch baskets
  • 3-hose multiple unit (MU) hose clusters with silver gladhands
  • Semi-scale coupler buffer equipped with durable metal semi-scale Type E knuckle couplers
  • Front angled and rear straight uncoupling levers with loop handles and four inner mounting brackets
  • As-delivered pilot faces with reinforced lifting holes
  • Deck mounted multiple unit (MU) receptacles
  • "Tall" stepwells with see-through steps
  • Front and rear early small deck extension
  • Handrail set with outward facing end rail mounting brackets and chain
  • Front and rear standard drop steps
  • Scale sectioned treadplate detail on walkways
  • 81” low short hood with ratchet handbrake and angled chain guard
  • Round vent retrofitted to right side of low hood
  • Latched battery box doors with narrow louvers and lift-off hinges 
  • Late cab sub-base doors with lift-off hinges
  • Standard EMD headlight in number board housing
  • Dash-2 cab with replacement UP SD40N side window panels
  • Detailed cab interior with separate floor, rear wall, seats, and standard AAR control stand
  • Sliding cab side windows
  • Tall mirrors mounted fore of cab side windows on both sides of cab
  • Standard EMD sunshades with long sunshade tracks
  • Lost-wax brass cast Nathan AirChime K3HAR2 horn with shower caps on riser relocated to rear of dynamic brake housing
  • Whip antenna and small Sinclair Excalibur “ice skate” (Locotrol/EOT) antenna mounted on right side of numberboard housing
  • JEM Communications PTC antenna array cabinet mounted to rear of cab roof, “Whip” antenna mounted on right side of cab numberboard housing
  • 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
  • Standard turbo exhaust stack
  • Accurately-profiled extended-range dynamic brakes with batten strip
  • See-through dynamic brake intakes with resistor grid detail
  • “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, late center axle snubbers, sanding lines and brackets, and D-77 traction motor and air duct details
  • Rust-color painted wheelsets
  • Dimensionally accurate truck centers
  • Speed recorder mounted to first axle on left front
  • Rearward facing handbrake chain mount for HTC trucks
  • Tall jacking pads with holes (early)
  • Spare knuckle holders on rear pilot face
  • Forward engineer’s side sidesill notch
  • Sill-mount EFCO
  • Frame-mounted steel bell
  • Graham-White 975-100 “Twin-Tower” air dryer assembly; retrofitted to rear of air reservoir on fireman’s side
  • Graham-White (Salem) brand 824-170 primary centrifugal air filter (accordion-style)
  • Factory-applied wire grab irons, wire lift rings, windshield wipers, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, sand hatch covers, and much 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
  • Recommended radius: 22”


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

** In DC operation, both front ditch lights illuminate; rear ditch lights (if equipped) do not illuminate.

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