PROTOTYPE INFORMATION:
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:
MAERSK (ATSF): equipped with ditch lights
Silver Sound Ready™
Atlas Silver Sound Ready models are equipped with a speaker for easy conversion to sound with the addition of a decoder.
MASTER MODEL FEATURES:
• Separately-applied roof piping detail
• Golden-white LEDs
• Realistic die-cast underframe
• Now with Metal knuckle couplers
• Piping on trucks, MU and Air Line Hoses
• Highly detailed coupler cut bars
• Separately-installed scale windshield wipers, metal grab irons and fine scale handrails
• Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels for optimum performance at all speeds
