Scale Trains Rivet Counter EMD SD38-2 "Chicago and Illinois Midland" #73

by ScaleTrains

Item #: SXT41245

299.90

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This product is not a toy. Not suitable for children under 14 years.


Innovation! Delivery December 2025

  • Ready for use with DCC (DCC interface)

Notice! bulky product: This product may require special packaging. Separated shipping via DPD (8,50 €).

New roadname Era: Late 1970s – Late 1980s Series 70 to 75, built May 1974 C&IM 70 MU hose catch trays, front and rear C&IM 71-75 Front and rear MU catch trays removed 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-illuminated front and rear tricolor flush-mounted with raised gasket class lights*** LED-illuminated Federal Signal 372 rotary beacon* Printed number boards with separately controlled backlit LED-illumination* 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 and rear straight uncoupling levers with retrofitted switchman grab handles As-delivered pilot faces with angled lifting slots Deck mounted multiple unit (MU) receptacles "Tall" stepwells with see-through steps Front and rear early small deck extension Handrail set with inward facing end rail mounting brackets and chain Front and rear standard drop steps 81” low short hood with ratchet handbrake and angled chain guard Bolted battery box doors with narrow louvers Early cab sub-base doors with early hinges Standard EMD headlight in number board housing Dash 2 cab with 11-bolt (top and bottom) window panels Forward cab side vent on left side Detailed cab interior with separate floor, rear wall, seats, and standard AAR control stand Sliding cab side windows 3-panel all-weather windows mounted on both sides of the cab Lost-wax brass cast Leslie Supertyfon RS-3L-R horn on number board housing Motorola ASP-16 “firecracker” antenna mounted on the cab roof Accurate hood door and long hood detail Early “stand-off” ECAFB Intermediate inertial air intake grills with top drip rail Dual flush exhaust stacks Non-dynamic brake housing with batten strip See-through dynamic brake intakes with resistor grid detail Square Paper Air Filter (PAF) housing “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, early center axle snubbers, sanding lines and brackets, and D-77 traction motor and air duct details Rust-color painted wheelsets Dimensionally accurate truck centers Aeroquip speed recorders on 1st and 3rd axles, left front truck Rearward facing handbrake chain mount for HT-C trucks Tall jacking pads with holes (early) Tab-mount EFCO Bell mounted to bracket on non-dynamic hatch roof Graham-White (Prime) brand 975-075 dual air filter set (can style) 3,200-gallon fuel tank with fuel fillers, vertical gauge, round gauge in right tank side, and curved breather pipe Factory-applied wire grab irons, wire lift rings, windshield wipers, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, sand hatch covers, and 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” DC/DCC & sound ready locomotives also feature: Operates on DC layouts DCC ready with 21-pin connector

shipping weight: 1,320 kg

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Manufacturer: Scale Trains, 4901 Old Tasso Road NE Cleveland, TN 37312, USA, www.scaletrains.com
Imported by: RD-Hobby Modellbahnen, Jaegersburger Str. 17,68649 Gross-Rohrheim, Deutschland, email@RD-Hobby.de