Kato 1768560 NS sd70acu #7300 dc version, N scale

Kato 176-8560, N Scale EMD SD70ACU, Std DC, Norfolk Southern NS #7300 Kato SD70ACU Features: Powerful five-pole KATO motor with dual brass flywheels Directional Headlight and preprinted number boards Kato magnetic knuckle coupler Front and Rear Ditch lights DCC Friendly mechanism ready for drop-in decoder installation DCC (Non-Sound) equipped models include a Kato-installed DCC decoder for motor control and lighting functions Sound & DCC equipped models include a Kato-installed ESU Loksound 5 Sound decoder and speaker for controlling all motor control, lighting and sound functions Model Information: Kato’s new SD70ACu model accurately represents the six-axle diesel locomotives operated by Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern. Designed with road-specific details, these models feature appropriate headlight placements—nose-mounted headlights for Canadian Pacific and cab-mounted headlights for Norfolk Southern. Each locomotive showcases the distinctive paint schemes of the Canadian Pacific Heritage Fleet, meticulously reproduced in N scale. Developed from the ground up with all-new tooling, this release marks the most modern N scale diesel locomotive in Kato’s lineup. Prototype Information: In many ways, the SD70ACU is a modified SD90MAC. The SD90MAC struggled to find a place on US and Canadian Railroads in the 90s. While Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific purchased many of these engines – smaller railroads felt alienated from the gigantic prime movers which limited the SD90MAC’s operational use. In 2016 Norfolk Southern, with the help of Progress Rail's EMD, decided to convert several SD90MACs to SD70ACUs. The Siemens tech was swapped with Mitsubishi components and the cab was replaced with the SD70ACe’s cab.