SSW FEATURES:
- Nose headlight
- Modified “L” window cab
- Roof A/C
- Nathan P-3 Horn
- Large front plow
- Large front anticlimber
- Faded colors
SP’s subsidiary Cotton Belt, ordered a small batch of SD45T-2’s for service all over the system. By the late 1980’s, their original paint was starting to fade showing the signs of hard service. To help reduce maintenance costs, the SP-ordered gyra lights were removed and a modified “L” window was installed.
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”