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With over 220 units
produced by EMD between July 1958 and March 1963,
the SD-24 locomotive generated a total of 2,400 hp
with its turbocharged 567D-3 prime mover and C-C
wheel arrangement.
The majority of SD-24s produced were purchased by
four roads: Chicago Burlington & Quincy, Santa
Fe, Southern, and Union Pacific. Atlas’ HO
scale model features details unique to each road
name:
Burlington (CB&Q): High nose,
single-chime air horn on short hood, Gyra-light on
short hood (non-operating), winterization hatch
Santa Fe: Low nose, 3-chime horn mounted on
left side of hood behind cab
Southern: High nose, 5-chime horn mounted on
cab, bell detail on short hood
Union Pacific: Low nose, 3-chime horn
mounted between 2nd and 3rd radiator fans,
winterization hatch
The Atlas Master™ Series Gold versions of
these locomotives are able to use all of the
QSI® Quantum System™ sound features on DC
layouts with use of the Atlas Quantum
Engineer™. For more information on this
product, click here or visit our online store for
ordering info.
Features:
- Separately-applied
roof piping detail
- Golden-white
LEDs
- Realistic
die-cast underframe
- Five-pole
skewed armature motor with dual flywheels for
optimum performance at all speeds
- Directional
lighting
- Factory-equipped
with AccuMate® knuckle couplers
- Painted crew
figures
- Separately-installed
scale windshield wipers, metal grab irons and
fine scale handrails
- Highly detailed
coupler cut bars
- Multiple unit
hoses and trainline hoses
- Piping on
trucks
Atlas
Master® Silver Series Additional Features:
- NMRA 8-pin plug
for DCC (Decoder-ready)
Atlas
Master® Gold Series Additional Features:
- Electronic
Dual-Mode® Decoder (e-DMD) that allows your
locomotive to run in DCC or traditional
DC
QSI® Quantum
System™ Features Including:
(Atlas Master Series Gold locomotives only)
- Dual speaker
system
- Authentic
diesel engine sounds
- Squealing
brakes
- Doppler
effect
- Air let-off in
neutral
- Coupler impact
sounds when operated with DCC
- Helper mode
that mutes the whistle and bell for double
heading
- nd more!
Note: Due to the
higher starting voltage required to operate the
sound system, it is not possible to MU a
non-sound-equipped loco in DC (analog) mode.
AccuMate® couplers are made under license
from AccuRail, Inc.
Body Style 1: Low Nose
Body Style 2: High Nose
AccuMate®
couplers are made under license from AccuRail, Inc.
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