HO SD75I - DCC Ready - BNSF #8300

Detailed Information
ROADNAME AND ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:
BNSF FEATURES:
Purchased in 1997, BNSFs only order of SD75Is was numbered 8276-8301, and they bore a close resemblance to the SD75Ms, which came before. Perhaps the biggest difference was the use of the isolated cab, seen as rubber gasket running down the side of the nose. This was thought to increase crew comfort by isolating them from the noise and vibration of the engine compartment. All of the locomotives were delivered in the Santa Fe Warbonnet scheme, but with large -BNSF- letters on the side-creating a mix of old and new that was particularly suited to these locomotives. Their primary assignment was coal traffic, although it was not uncommon for them to stray westward on other types of BNSF trains.

All road numbers:
SD75 body with turbocharger bulge on firemans side
Freight type brakewheel
K-3 horn
Isolated cab with low mount headlight
Angled cab door with window
Octagon dome antenna
Spare knuckles on rear pilot
Jacking pads with AEI tags
Large emergency fuel cutoff button
Salem air filters
Round dial fuel gauge located in middle of tank

LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
Front / rear trainline and MU hoses with silver ends
Coupler cut levers with loops per prototype
Sunshades and sunshade tracks per prototype
Roof details such as antennas, air conditioners, beacons, and conduits per prototype
Operating ditch lights
MU receptacles and cables per prototype
Pilot face spare knuckles and brackets per prototype
Early or late anticlimbers
3 or 4 step walkways
AEI tags mounted on the frame or jacking pads per prototype
Safety tread on the walkways
Several types of fuel tanks, all featuring separate gauges, sight glasses, and breather piping
Anti-glare panel painted on the nose
Windshield wipers
Tinted or clear cab windows per prototype
Detailed and painted cab interior with control stand, display screens, detailed crew seats
Standard or Freight-style brake wheel
See-through radiator fans
Lift rings
Factory installed wire grab irons
Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
Underframe mounted bell- regular or electronic
Low mount stepwell lights (non-operating)
Dual sanding lines
Rear pilot drop grab iron (MU hose retainer) pre prototype
DCC-ready features Quick Plug plug-and-play technology with both 8- and 9-pin connector
McHenry lower-shelf scale knuckle spring couplers
Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain for trouble free operation
All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
Incandescent bulbs for realistic appearance
Bidirectional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains constant
Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage
Minimum radius: 18inch
Recommended radius: 22inch