BLE FEATURES:
- Cab headlight with upper gyralight (Operates in DCC mode)-unique to BLE
- Standard window cab
- Leslie 3-chime Horn on long hood
- Pilot mounted front ditch lights
- Small front anticlimber
In the early 2000’s, BLE went on the used locomotive market looking for heavy and reliable motive power. They purchased 11 former SP/SSW SD45T-2’s designating them as SD40-3’s. These units were rebuilt with the removal of the SP nose headlight, “L” window cab, and large front plow. Additions included front ditch lights, a unique BLE-style cab headlight with upper gyra light and lower standard headlight, MU catches on the front pilot, and the horn being moved to the long hood.
SD45T-2 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
- Fine scale handrails
- Photo-etched windshield wipers
- Separately applied air tanks
- LED Lighting
- HTC truck sideframes
- Fixed, see-through cab windows
- Welded ECAFB
- All-wheel electrical pickup
- See-through dynamic brake fans
- Separately applied wire grab irons
- Rubber trainline and MU hoses with silver ends
- Standard late Dash-2 cab with or without “L” window per prototype
- See-through radiator grilles with new rear truck gearbox specific for the tunnel motor
- Speed recorder attached to appropriate axle per prototype (except undecorated)
- McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
- All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
- 5-pole motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operation
- DCC Ready 21-pin NEM Quick Plug™ technology
- Nickel plated, blackened machined wheels
- Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- Highly-detailed, injection molded body
- Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”
SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
- Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Economi 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
- Effect lighting (if applicable) using F5 and/or F6
- Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
- Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
