This is a brand new M.T.H. Electric Trains HO Scale SD70ACe Diesel Engine (Comfort Cab) with Factory Installed DCC and Proto-Sound 3.0 in the Savannah & Atlanta paint scheme. The locomotive number is 1065 (Item #80-2242-1). This model is ready-to-run!

Product Line: MTH HO

Roadname: Savannah & Atlanta

SD70ACe Diesel Engine (Comfort Cab) w/Proto-Sound 3.0 - Savannah & Atlanta (NS Heritage)

Cab No.1065

The SD70ACe is Electro-Motive Diesel's hope for the future. While designed to meet the Environmental Protection Agency's Tier-2 emissions requirements that took effect on January 1, 2005, this replacement for the SD70MAC also has a higher purpose: to recapture the lead in North American locomotive sales that EMD lost to General Electric in 1987.

Under the hood beats a third-generation model 710 diesel with 4300 horsepower; only slight modifications were needed to make the existing model 710 meet new emission standards. With 5000 such motors in service worldwide and a reputation for dependability, EMD reasoned that shop crews would prefer familiar technology.

Other than the prime mover, however, virtually every element of the SD70ACe has been re-thought to create a 21st century locomotive. Ergonomics were a prime consideration. The engine's angular nose offers the crew far better visibility than most other locomotives, and the cab is comfortable for engineers of almost any size. Digital screens provide a range of information on what is happening both inside the locomotive and out on the road. The cab easily accommodates a crew of three - an important factor in a modern world without cabooses. And there is, of course, a cupholder for the engineer.

The SD70ACe also offers, in EMD's words, "outstanding improvements in maintainability." All electrical wires are on the right side of the locomotive and all piping is on the left, with most pipes and wires routed under the frame so they can be serviced by a man standing outside the engine - rather than crawling around at the bottom of the engine room. And the time between service intervals has been doubled, from every three months to every six months.

After a year of testing on the road and at the Association of American Railroads' test track in Pueblo, CO, the first SD70ACe's ('e" stands for "enhanced") were delivered to CSX Transportation in 2004. Today they are rostered by nearly every North American Class 1 railroad. At the present time, mainline American railroads generally maintain dual fleets of locomotives. AC power is used for heavy coal hauling and hotshot intermodal traffic because AC traction motors offer higher starting tractive effort with the same horsepower. Less expensive, traditional DC power is used for more mundane duties. But with the SD70ACe, Electro-Motive hopes it may have the 21st Century successor to its 1949 Geep - a locomotive that can be nearly all things to all railroads.

M.T.H. introduces the SD70ACe as their first HO scale diesel, offered in a large variety of accurate paint schemes including the six-engine Union Pacific heritage fleet. Each one-of-a-kind heritage fleet locomotive honors a "fallen flag" railroad that is now part of the Union Pacific system. The highly detailed model includes a broader range of features than you'll find on any other HO scale diesel, including operating flashing ditch lights; smooth performance from a three-scale-mile-per-hour crawl to full throttle; "cruise control" for steady speeds regardless of curves, switches and grades; built-in decoders for DCC and the M.T.H. Digital Command System (DCS); and a full range of sounds recorded from a prototype Union Pacific SD70ACe. If you're looking for modern motive power that's accurately detailed, smooth running, and a great deal of fun to operate, it doesn't get any better than this.

Did you know?

IntelliTrain, an option on the SD70ACe, uses cellular and GPS technology to allow a railroad's maintenance department to monitor operating conditions and problems as they occur out on the road - making diagnosis and repair considerably easier.

Features

Intricately Detailed ABS Body

Authentic Paint Scheme & Cab Numbers

Detailed Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank

Die-Cast Metal Chassis

Detachable Scale Snow Plow

(2) Cab Figures

Directionally Controlled Headlights

RP-25 Metal Wheels Mounted On Metal Axles

Powerful 5-Pole Precision Flywheel Equipped Motor

Locomotive Speed Control in Scale MPH Increments

Lighted Cab Interior

Illuminated Number Boards

Lighted Marker Lights

Operating Ditch Lights

(2) Scale Kadee Compatible Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers

On-Board DCC Receiver

Operates On Code 70, 83, & 100 Rail Curves 

Proto-Sound 3.0 equipped locomotives can be controlled in command mode with any DCC compliant command control system. While the user won't have access to all of the incredible features of Proto-Sound 3.0, independent control over the locomotive is possible. This means you can continue to use your existing DCC controller to independently control your other DCC equipped locomotives in addition to your Proto-Sound 3.0 locomotive on the same track at the same time.

When using a DCC controller, the following Proto-Sound 3.0 locomotive features are accessible: 

F0 Headlight

F1 Bell

F2 Whistle/Horn

F3 Start Up/Shut Down

F4 Rear Coupler

F5 Front Coupler

F6 Engine Sounds On/Off

F7 Sound Volume

F8 Ditch Lights Auto/On/Off

F9 Forward Signal

F10 Reverse Signal

F11 Grade Crossing Signal

F12 Cab Light On/Off

F13 Extended Start Up

F14 Extended Shut Down

F15 Rev Up

F16 Rev Down

F17 Coupler Slack Sound

F18 Coupler Close

F19 One-Shot Doppler

F20 Feature Reset

F21 Idle Sequence 1

F22 Idle Sequence 2

F23 Idle Sequence 3

F24 Ditch Lights Auto/On/Off

F25 Brakes Auto/Off

F26 Cab Chatter Auto/Off

F27 Clickety-Clack Auto/Off

F28 Coupler Slack Sound

Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Freight Yard Proto-Effects

Unit Measures:10 9/16" x 1 7/16" x 2 3/16"

Operates On 18" Radius Curves

A great addition for any "HO" scale enthusiast, and makes a wonderful gift!