Scaletrains Rivet Counter Ho Scale SD45 Phase IIb2, Norfolk & Western/Claytor DCC Ready Reservation

SKU #'s

SXT39736 Cab #1799

SXT39738 Cab #1811

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

Era: Early 1980s through late 1980s
Road numbers 1799 and 1811
- Norfolk & Western series 1790-1814, built 12-69, Phase IIb2
- Black with spelled out Norfolk & Western F7 ‘Claytor Scheme’
- Additional speed recorder on the front right side, second axle
Fully-assembled
Multiple road numbers
LED-illuminated ground lights on both sides of locomotive*
LED-illuminated rectangular walkway lights mounted above front sanding valve doors; rectangular walkway lights mounted between 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**
* 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 and rear MU hose retainer grab irons
Front and rear early small deck extension
Pivoting front and rear drop steps
“Short” 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” high short hood
Headlight mounted in top of high short hood
Late drop grabs and standard nut-bolt-washer (NBW) mounting on nose front and top
“35-Line” cab without center front windshields
Two-Pane all weather windows on both sides of cab
No sun awning on cab sides
No Arm rests
No cab vents
Lost-wax brass Leslie RS-5T-R Horn mounted to top of short hood
Single Motorola ASP-16 “Firecracker” communications antenna mounted on top of short hood
Standard electrical cabinet seam and bolted alternator door
Small ECAFB
Early (smooth) blower duct housing
Standard-height dust bin
Standard-height exhaust stack
Early (short forward taper) standard-range dynamic brakes with retrofitted cooling vents, and “T” vent on top of roof
“Chickenwire radiator grilles with rectangular-pattern mesh screens
Standard-height fan housings
Photoetched concentric ring fan grilles
Short walkway duct with four short stanchions
Walkway mounted spare coupler knuckle basket
Front and rear straight uncoupling levers with four brackets and upper loop extensions welded to ends of bar
Handrail set with pilot face mounted outer end rail stanchions
3-hose MU hose clusters with silver gladhands
Late deck-mounted MU receptacle with attached permanent MU cable and dummy receptacle on deck
Short “zig-zag” pilot face
Pilot face bracing detail behind stepwells
Tall jacking pads with holes
Tab-mount EFCO button
High bell mounted a top of short hood
Salem air filter (accordion style)
4,000-gallon fuel tank with single fuel filler, single vertical fuel gauge, and round dial fuel gauge per side
Detailed Flexicoil-C (high-mount brake cylinder) trucks with Hyatt bearing caps and sanding lines and brackets
Speed recorder second axle, left side
ACI label placards included in polybag for optional installation by the modeler
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”