Kato USA 176-8406 N EMD SD70ACE UP (SP HERITAGE) No.1996
The SD70ACe is the latest in the line of EMD's "70" locomotives, an evolution of the SD70MAC, although its radiator design harkens more to that of the SD80/90 body. The SD70ACe has been designed to fit the latest EPA standards and regulations, and sports 4300 horsepower.
The Union Pacific has currently put in the largest purchase order for these units, and as a display of respect for the railroads it has incorporated, has produced six "Heritage" style painted locomotives with road numbers designated by the year they were merged into the UP.
Locomotive #1996 is painted in the "Daylight" colors of the Southern Pacific railroad, its distinct striped red, orange, and black an unmistakable homage. It bears the road number 1996, the year the SP became a part of the Union Pacific.
- Model Features
- Exceptional and crisp molding to accentuate the distinct angular lines of the nose and high dynamic brake
- Powerful Kato mechanism powered by a 5-pole flywheel motor and featuring a 9 3/4" minimum turning radius.
- Directional Headlight and illuminated, preprinted numberboards.
- Illuminated ditch lights.
- DCC Friendly Mechanism.