Scaletrains Rivet Counter Ho Scale SD45 Burlington Northern DCC Ready *Reservation*

Scaletrains Rivet Counter Ho Scale SD45 Burlington Northern DCC Ready *Reservation*

SKU #'s

SXT39752 Cab #6544

SXT39754Cab #6549

SXT39756 Cab #6554

SXT39758 Cab #6556

SXT39760 Cab #6563

SXT39762 Cab #6566


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

Pre-Order Estimated price is $275.99 CDN + Tax + Shipping. Price will be subject to change to fluctuation in exchange rate. Price in USD is $199.99  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


  • New road numbers 
  • Era: 1971 to mid 1980s
  • Road numbers 6544, 6549 and 6554
    • Burlington Northern series 6543-6555, built 11/71,Phase III
    • Paint and lettering variations
  • Road numbers 6556, 6563 and 6566
    • Burlington Northern series 6556-6567, built 12/71,Phase III
    • Paint and lettering variations
  • Fully-assembled
  • Multiple road numbers
  • LED-illuminated ground lights on both sides of locomotive*
  • LED-Illuminated rectangular walkway lights mounted between front and rear
  • Sanding valve doors and round walkway light, aft of raised walkway duct*
  • LED-lit tricolor (red, green, and white) flush-mounted class lights with raised gasket**
  • LED-lit Prime PM-8901 Stratolite Beacon*
  • * These lighting features will only function in with an ESU DCC decoder installed and operating in DCC.
  • ** Class lights will only come on in white color in DC operation. Access to other colors and the ability to change colors is on accessible with an ESU DCC decoder installed and operating in DC
  • Front EMD-style low pilot snowplow with MU hose doors and grab irons, rear MU hose catch tray.
  • Front and rear early small deck extension
  • Pivoting front and rear drop steps
  • "Tall" stepwells with see-through steps
  • “Late” pattern walkway treadplate
  • Latched battery box doors with narrow louvers
  • Latched cab sub-base doors with early hinges
  • 81” low short hood without handbrake
  • Standard EMD low headlight in face of short hood
  • Late drop grabs and standard nut-bolt-washer (NBW) mounting on nose front and top
  • “35-Line” cab with standard front windshields
  • Tall square corner clear wind wings mounted fore and aft of cab side window on both sides of cab
  • Standard EMD sunshades mounted on long sunshade tracks
  • Standard EMD arm rests
  • No cab vents
  • Horn Lost-wax brass Leslie RS-3K-R horn mounted on the right front cab 
  • Motorola ASP-16 “Firecracker” communications antenna mounted on cab roof
  • Standard electrical cabinet seam and bolted alternator door
  • Small ECAFB
  • Late (ribbed) blower duct housing
  • Standard-height dust bin
  • Standard-height exhaust stack
  • Late (long forward taper) extended-range dynamic brakes with retrofitted cooling vents and “T” vent on top of roof
  • “Chickenwire radiator grilles with rectangular-pattern mess screens
  • Standard-height fan housings
  • Photoetched concentric ring fan grilles
  • Long walkway duct with three short stanchions
  • Walkway mounted spare coupler knuckle basket
  • Front and rear straight uncoupling levers with four brackets
  • Handrail set with pilot face mounted outer end rail stanchions
  • 4-hose MU hose clusters with silver gladhands
  • Late deck-mounted MU receptacle
  • Tall straight-edged pilots with step tabs
  • Pilot face bracing detail behind stepwells
  • Tall jacking pads with holes
  • Tab-mount EFCO button
  • Frame-mounted bell
  • Salem air filter (accordion style)
  • 4,000-gallon fuel tank with single fuel filler, single vertical fuel gauges, and round dial fuel gauge on right tank side
  • Detailed Flexicoil-C (high and low mount brake cylinder) trucks with Hyatt bearing caps and sanding lines and brackets
  • Speed recorder second axle, left side
  • 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
  • Minimum radius: 18”
  • Recommended radius: 22”

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