ROADNAME SPECIFIC FEATURES: BN FEATURES: Phase IV Delivered 3/9512/95 Early HTC-R trucks Small EMD Plow BNSF ex-BN FEATURES: Phase III Delivered 1/953/95 Early HTC-R trucks BNSF "wedge" patch Small EMD Plow CR FEATURES: Phase VIa Delivered 3/986/98 Late HTC-R trucks X-panel engine roof doors Small EMD Plow KCS FEATURES: Phase VIIIa Delivered to TFM 1999 as 1600-1674 Sold to KCS 2005 Late HTC-R trucks Small EMD Plow CSX FEATURES: Phase VIIIb Delivered 8/993/00 Delivered as #725-774 Renumbered 2006 Late HTC-R trucks Large Plow P&L FEATURES: Phase VIIa Delivered to CSX 7/97-9/97 as #700-724 Renumbered 4500-4524 Sold to P&L 1/13 Small EMD Plow LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: Fully-assembled and ready-to-run DCC-ready features Quick Plug plug-and-play technology with both 8- and 9-pin connector Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more Accurately-painted and printed paint schemes See through cab windows Full cab interior Standard cabs include sliding windows Walkway tread Illuminated ditch lights Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance See through dynamic brake grilles on each side of the long hood behind cab Windshield wipers Wire grab irons Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes, and retention tanks Sander lines McHenry scale knuckle couplers - Kadee compatible Multi-part HTCR truck sideframes Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, Genesis Trucks, 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 Replacement parts available Sound equipped models also feature: Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami sound Sound units operate in both DC and DCC Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode Excellent Slow speed control Operating lighting functions with F5 and/or F6 (Flashing ditch lights, beacon, etc) Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes CV chart included PROTOTYPE INFORMATION: During the early-1990s, EMD teamed-up with German engineering company Siemens to experiment with having an average, modern, North American type of freight diesel locomotive to become capable of providing AC-traction drive currents, and thus providing a high-horsepower rating and lower fuel consumption for railroads which had an ever-increasing demand for saving fuel consumption by using a lesser amount of units to haul most of their trains. The EMD SD70MAC was first introduced in early 1993, and began production later-on during the same year after numerous tests and improvements were made. Since then, the EMD SD70MAC has been a staple of heavy freight lines acros

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