Athearn RTR 72138 - HO SD60 - DCC/Sound - Chicago & North Western/Operation #8029

HO SD60 - DCC/Sound - Chicago & North Western/Operation #8029 MODEL FEATURES: Locomotives come with railroad-specific details including: Operating beacon (in DCC/Sound version), horn, winterized hatch, antenna, handrails, etc. SPECIFICATIONS: DCC: Equipped with Econami2 PROTOTYPE MANUFACTURER: EMD Axles: 6 LIGHTED: LED Lighting PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO: In 1984, Electro-Motive (EMD) introduced the 60 series locomotive. These had many improvements over the earlier models including features such as: New and improved EMD 710 power plant producing 3600 HP, wheel slip control, computerized cabinet replacing the older and unreliable components. This design spawned into many other upgrades within its class like the modernized wide cab, Isolated cab, and even the start of AC traction technology. These locomotives were suited for just about any mainline service that could be thrown at them. The model was fairly popular with class one railroads, with Norfolk Southern purchasing the most at 151 units. Most of them are still in service today. Norfolk Southern in 2010 started a large full rebuild program of their SD60s (including purchasing cores from other sources) into SD60Es, which rebuilt them from the frame up with new electrical components and a newly designed cab to improve visibility and forward crash impact safety.