Athearn RTR 1231 HO Scale EMD SD40-2 Burlington Northern BN 8166 DC Switch Machine Available in blue or black

Available in blue or black anodizing

In the mid 60’s C&O adopted a new simplified paint scheme with the large C&O initials on the long hood

Brake train pipe & brake rigging underbody detail

and former NW / ITC SD39s

For Conrail

Athearn RTR 1231 HO Scale EMD SD40-2 Burlington Northern BN 8166 DC Switch Machine Available in blue or blackAthearn RTR 1231 HO Scale EMD SD40 2 Burlington Northern BN 8166 DC The SD40 2 was introduced in January 1972 as part of EMDs Dash 2 series, responding to competing products from GE and ALCO. Reliability and versatility of the 3,000 horsepower SD40 2 made it the best selling model in EMDs history and the standard of the industry for several decades after its introduction. The SD40 2 was an improvement over the SD40, with modular electronic control