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Con-Cor - 2201-E - Locomotive, Diesel, EMD SD45 - Pennsylvania - 9964

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Stock Number2201-E
Original Retail Price$17.00
BrandCon-Cor
ManufacturerMehano
Body StyleCon-Cor Diesel Engine SD45
Prototype VehicleLocomotive, Diesel, EMD SD45 (Details)
Road or Company NamePennsylvania (Details)
Road or Reporting Number9964
Paint Color(s)Brunswick Green
Print Color(s)Buff
Coupler TypeRapido Hook
Coupler MountTruck-Mount
Wheel TypeNickel-Silver Plated Metal
Wheel ProfileDeep Flange
DCC ReadinessNo
Release Date1972-01-01
Item CategoryLocomotives
Model TypeDiesel
Model SubtypeEMD
Model VarietySD45
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era IV: 2nd Gen Diesel (1958 - 1978)
Scale1/160



Model Information: In 1972, Con-Cor contracted with Mehano to build a new SD45 model. They wanted Mehano to re-use the shell that had been designed for Atlas in 1969, but with a superior (for the time) mechanism. Apparently the original 1969 mechanism was a real piece of junk. So Mehano re-used their (somewhat better) mechanism used in their RSD-15 mechanism combined with the shell from the earlier 1969 model. The mechanism for this version of the model used a small motor, plastic driveshafts and traction tires on four of the twelve wheels. These models are stamped "Made in Yugoslavia" on the bottom.
Handrails were delivered separately, to be installed by the modeler.

A second version of the model appeared in 1984, but carrying a new mechanism produced by Roco in Austria. The new model only has four out of six wheels in each truck, the others being "gliders". The Roco model uses a skew-wound 3-pole motor with all gears made from plastic. The headlight is non-directional. The heavy mechanism is NOT split-frame. These models are stamped "Con-Cor Austria" on the fuel tank.
DCC Information: This model is not DCC capable.
Prototype History:
Notable as the first locomotive with an engine larger than 16 cylinders upon its introduction in 1965, the EMD SD45 was used on nearly every railroad at one time or another. Over the course of six years, EMD built a whopping 1260 SD45 locomotives for freight use on more than 25 railroads, with many more acquiring them second-hand. The SD45, while sharing the same common frame as the EMD SD40, was distinguished by a number of characteristics such as the flared radiator that stretched across the side of the locomotive's long hood. Several SD45 locomotives are still preserved and in service today.

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Road Name History:
The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR) was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy," the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The PRR was the largest railroad by traffic and revenue in the U.S. for the first half of the twentieth century. Over the years, it acquired, merged with or owned part of at least 800 other rail lines and companies. At the end of 1925, it operated 10,515 miles of rail line; in the 1920s, it carried nearly three times the traffic as other railroads of comparable length, such as the Union Pacific or Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroads. Its only formidable rival was the New York Central (NYC), which carried around three-quarters of PRR's ton-miles.

At one time, the PRR was the largest publicly traded corporation in the world, with a budget larger than that of the U.S. government and a workforce of about 250,000 people. The corporation still holds the record for the longest continuous dividend history: it paid out annual dividends to shareholders for more than 100 years in a row.

In 1968, PRR merged with rival NYC to form the Penn Central Transportation Company, which filed for bankruptcy within two years. The viable parts were transferred in 1976 to Conrail, which was itself broken up in 1999, with 58 percent of the system going to the Norfolk Southern Railway (NS), including nearly all of the former PRR. Amtrak received the electrified segment east of Harrisburg.
Brand/Importer Information:
Con-Cor has been in business since 1962. Many things have changed over time as originally they were a complete manufacturing operation in the USA and at one time had upwards of 45 employees. They not only designed the models,but they also built their own molds, did injection molding, painting, printing and packaging on their models.

Currently, most of their manufacturing has been moved overseas and now they import 90% of their products as totally finished goods, or in finished components. They only do some incidental manufacturing today within the USA.

Important Note: The Con-Cor product numbering can be very confusing. Please see here in the article how to properly enter Con-Cor stock numbers in the TroveStar database.
Manufacturer Information:
Mehano is a Slovenian toy manufacturer located in Izola, Slovenija. The company was founded as Mehanotehnika and was producing toys starting in June 1953. They first exhibited at the Nuerenberg Toy Fair in 1959. Mehano produced a number of different locomotives and rolling stock models for the North American market in the 1960s and 1970s. Companies such as Atlas and Life-Like imported a huge variety of their products. Generally they can easily be recognized as they are stamped "Yugosolavia" on the underframe. The company was formally renamed "Mehano" in 1990. Izola today is part of the country of Slovenia since the breakup of Yugoslavia.
Mehano filed for bankruptcy in 2008, but still continued to exist and operate. Since 2012, Mehano products are distributed by Lemke.
Item created by: gdm on 2018-08-11 15:14:56. Last edited by gdm on 2020-12-23 07:26:01

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