MTH 20-2581-1 PREMIER Union Pacific SD60M Diesel Engine - With Proto-Sound 2.0!

This engine packs all of MTH's BEST FEATURES AND DETAIL into a package that OPERATES ON 0-31 CURVES!!

Introduced in the mid-1980s, the SD60 and its four-axle sister, the GP60, were the first EMD diesels to incorporate computer technology and onboard diagnostics to aid the engineer. Under the hood was a 16-cylinder model 710 prime mover rated at 3800 horsepower. In January 1989, the Union Pacific Railroad accepted the initial order of SD60M's, featuring GM's version of the North American Safety Cab. The wide-nosed cab was relatively new to American rails but had been popular for some years with Canadian crews, who found it particularly cozy in the winter.

EMD's SD50 diesel, introduced in 1980, had engine problems that led to the introduction of the SD60 just four years later. The SD50's model 645 prime mover was working so close to its limitations that the motor required a major overhaul every two years - twice as often as the motor in the previous SD-40 and SD40-2 locomotives. Responding to customer complaints, EMD developed the stronger, more reliable model 710 prime mover introduced in the SD60 diesel.

Product Features:

(2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers
Metal Chassis
(2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors
Intricately Detailed ABS Body
Spinning Roof Fans
Metal Body Side Grilles
Operating Smoke Unit
Die-Cast Truck Sides
Colorful Paint Scheme
Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears
Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn
Lighted Cab Interior
Illuminated Number Boards
Lighted Marker Lights
Operating Ditch Lights
Locomotive Speed Control
(2) Cab Figures
Proto-Sound 2.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Freight Yard Proto-Effects
Unit Measures:18 3/8 x 2 7/8 x 3 15/16
Operates On O-31 Curves!

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