Dakota & Iowa EMD SD39 #4027

Dakota & Iowa EMD SD39 #4027

Ex Movie stars! These units started life as SP units before being sold off and repainted into Rio Grande colors for the movie "Switchback". After their movie stint, they would used by Anderson Rock Company still in Rio Grande colors. Dakota and Iowa purchased the pair in 2008, painted them into this attractive scheme, and use them for various services on the railroad.

• Ex SP 5325
• FARR grilles
• nose-mounted headlight
• front operating ditch lights
• large front plow
• P-3 horn
• firecracker antenna
• rear brake wheel
• removed front and rear SP light packages
• Separately applied air tanks
• Coupler cut levers
• Rubber MU hoses
• Photo-etch stainless steel windshield wipers
• Fine scale handrails
• Non-sound version features 21-pin NEM DCC plug
• See-through dynamic brake and radiator fans
• Curved radiator fan grab iron
• Exhaust stack
• Frame-mounted bell (unless noted)
• Detailed 4000 gallon fuel tank (unless different capacity is noted)
• Flexicoil-C trucks with high or low brake cylinders (per prototype)
• McHenry® scale knuckle spring couplers
• See-through cab windows
• Bi-directional LED lighting
• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
• All-wheel electrical pickup
• 5-pole motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operation
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Highly-detailed, injection molded body
• Minimum radius: 18"
• Recommended radius: 22"
• DCC: Ready/21-Pin NEM
• SOUND: Ready
• PROTOTYPE MANUFACTURER: EMD
• Axles: 6
• LIGHTED: LED Lighting
• Minimum Age Recommendation: 14 years
• Is Assembly Required: No