Atlas 10004179 - HO DASH 8-40C SILVER - DC - CANADIAN NATIONAL #2017

HO DASH 8-40C SILVER - DC - CANADIAN NATIONAL #2017 First built for Union Pacific in the late 1980's by General Electric, the DASH 8-40C diesel locomotives were identified by an enlarged exhaust stack and the mounting of the dynamic brake grids in a square-like unit behind the cab, which housed an enlarged equipment blower fan. These six-axle, 4,000 hp engines are still in service today in North America. Features: Ditch lights (8-40CW only) Number boards, sand fill hatch, and marker lights where appropriate by railroad (8-40CW only) Realistic die-cast underframe Factory-equipped with AccuMate knuckle couplers Coupler pocket designed to accept AccuMate Proto-couplers Highly detailed coupler cut bars Multiple unit hoses and trainline hoses Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels for optimum performance at all speeds Separately-installed scale windshield wipers, metal grab irons and fine scale handrails Directional lighting Painted crew members Snowplow and piping on trucks Recommended minimum radius: 2in Atlas Master Series Silver Additional Features: NMRA 8-pin plug for DCC (Decoder-ready)