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Kato USA - 176-9212-DCC - Locomotive, Diesel, EMD, SDP40F - Santa Fe - 5253

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Stock Number176-9212-DCC
Original Retail Price$165.00
BrandKato USA
ManufacturerKato
Body StyleKato Diesel Engine SDP40F Type I/IV
Image Provider's WebsiteLink
PrototypeLocomotive, Diesel, EMD, SDP40F
Road or Company NameSanta Fe (Details)
Road or Reporting Number5253
Paint Color(s)Navy Blue and Yellow
Coupler TypeKato Operating Knuckle
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
MultipackYes
DCC ReadinessDC/DCC Dual Mode Decoder
Announcement Date2016-07-12
Release Date2017-01-01
Item CategoryLocomotives
Model TypeDiesel
Model SubtypeEMD
Model VarietySDP40F Type IVa



Specific Item Information: Santa Fe Notched Nose with Nose Headlight without A/C Unit or Steam Generator
Model Information: With forward mounted four chime horns, nose headlights, steam generators, and no front porch, Kato's EMD SDP40F Type I and IV models represent the prototypical appearance of these locomotives as they were originally delivered to Amtrak.

Kato is now bringing two different variations of this late-appearance freight SDP40F to your local hobby shop - the Santa Fe and the MAERSK (BNSF) type! Each one carrying protoype-specific detailing that represents the individual unit styles. These locomotives will pair perfectly with Kato?s N Scale MAXI-I intermodal car, available in a variety of road names and container variations!
DCC Information: This model is DCC-Ready and comes in either DC, non-Sound DCC- equipped or Sound DCC-equipped version.
Non-sound DCC-equipped: model number suffixed by "-1", installed with a TCS K7D4 decoder.
Sound DCC-equipped: model number suffixed by "-LS", installed with an ESU LokSound Select decoder. The model's user manual for the ESU-equipped version can be found on Kato USA website.

Models accept the following plug-in decoders:
- Digitrax DN163K4A : 1.25 Amp N Scale Board Replacement Decoder for Kato N Scale Glacier Express and 4-8-4 FEF Steam Locomotive.
- TCS K7D4: 4 Function Drop-In for Kato ACS-64.
Road Name History:
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. Chartered in February 1859, the railroad reached the Kansas-Colorado border in 1873 and Pueblo, Colorado, in 1876. To create a demand for its services, the railroad set up real estate offices and sold farm land from the land grants that it was awarded by Congress. Despite the name, its main line never served Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the terrain was too difficult; the town ultimately was reached by a branch line from Lamy.

The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport, an enterprise that (at one time or another) included a tugboat fleet and an airline (the short-lived Santa Fe Skyway). Its bus line extended passenger transportation to areas not accessible by rail, and ferryboats on the San Francisco Bay allowed travelers to complete their westward journeys to the Pacific Ocean. The ATSF was the subject of a popular song, Harry Warren & Johnny Mercer's "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe", written for the film, The Harvey Girls (1946).

The railroad officially ceased operations on December 31, 1996, when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway.

Read more on Wikipedia.
Brand/Importer Information:
KATO U.S.A. was established in 1986, with the first U.S. locomotive model (the GP38-2, in N-Scale) released in 1987. Since that time, KATO has come to be known as one of the leading manufacturers of precision railroad products for the modeling community. KATO's parent company, Sekisui Kinzoku Co., Ltd., is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

In addition to producing ready-to-run HO and N scale models that are universally hailed for their high level of detail, craftsmanship and operation, KATO also manufactures UNITRACK. UNITRACK is the finest rail & roadbed modular track system available to modelers today. With the track and roadbed integrated into a single piece, UNITRACK features a nickel-silver rail and a realistic-looking roadbed. Patented UNIJOINERS allow sections to be snapped together quickly and securely, time after time if necessary.

The Kato U.S.A. office and warehouse facility is located in Schaumburg, Illinois, approximately 30 miles northwest of Chicago. All research & development of new North American products is performed here, in addition to the sales and distribution of merchandise to a vast network of wholesale representatives and retail dealers. Models requiring service sent in by hobbyists are usually attended to at this location as well. The manufacturing of all KATO products is performed in Japan.

Supporters of KATO should note that there is currently no showroom or operating exhibit of models at the Schaumburg facility. Furthermore, model parts are the only merchandise sold directly to consumers. (Please view the Parts Catalog of this website for more specific information.)
Item created by: gdm on 2017-01-27 22:18:38. Last edited by Powderman on 2021-03-15 14:35:50

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