{"product_id":"homeshops-sc-283-ho-scale-seaboard-central-dcc-sound-equipped-sd38-2-locomotive","title":"HomeShops SC 283 - HO Scale Seaboard Central DCC\/Sound Equipped SD38-2 Locomotive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eHomeShops SC 283 - HO Scale Seaboard Central DCC\/Sound Equipped SD38-2 Locomotive. Picture may show a different road number.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-product-template\" class=\"shopify-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-template__container page-width\" id=\"ProductSection-product-template\" data-section-id=\"product-template\" data-section-type=\"product\" data-enable-history-state=\"true\" data-ajax-enabled=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid product-single product-single--medium-media\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item medium-up--one-half\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__description rte\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Limited Edition ScaleTrains EMD SD38-2 Locomotive painted for freelance model railroad Seaboard Central! \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Seaboard Central EMD SD38-2 is the third Home Shops offering for Tim Garland's fascinating freelance model railroad.  Made popular on both Facebook and YouTube, followers enjoy weekly YouTube updates!  Tim includes his experience as a professional railroader allowing his subscribers to get a great deal of insight into both model railroading as well as how the prototype operates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing the stylized \"SC\" inspired logo, this locomotive is the true vision of a workhorse on this southeastern freelance model railroad. As with so many other Home Shops offerings, this model features all the road specific details per the road owner's requests to give you the most accurate depiction of this great model railroad!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Prototype: \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the success of the “1966-Line” of that same year, in January 1972 EMD was to give its product catalog a refresh, introducing what it dubbed the “Dash 2” line. Based upon customer feedback, EMD retained the basics of the previous 1966-Line, adding various improvements aimed at increasing reliability and performance. The Flexicoil-C truck used under the 1966-Line, its original iteration dating back to the SD7 of 1951, was replaced by a new truck design, called the HT-C, which offered greater adhesion, and was slightly longer than the Flexicoil-C. The frames of the six-axle Dash 2 units were lengthened slightly to accommodate the new truck design, and internally, all sported a new main electrical control cabinet featuring modular, solid-state components in the form of “cards” controlling various locomotive functions that could be pulled and replaced as needed, greatly simplifying the troubleshooting and repair process. The new models received a “-2” suffix, with the SD38 of 1966 being revised into the SD38-2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch like its SD38 predecessor, the SD38-2 was envisioned as a medium horsepower, high tractive effort machine, designed to haul heavy tonnage at relatively lower speeds. In contrast to its SD40-2 and SD45-2 brethren, which were optimized for hauling tonnage at higher speeds across all types of operating profiles, the SD38-2 was more at home lugging heavy commodity trains at low speed, or shuffling long cuts of cars in yards. While it wasn’t the ideal choice for blasting high-priority TOFC trains across the country, it would be right at home dragging a heavy ironore train up a 2% grade. Powered by the same basic 16-645 prime mover that drove the SD40-2, the SD38-2 lacked turbocharging, which kept its horsepower (HP) at 2,000, as opposed to the 3,000 of the 40-series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe ScaleTrains EMD SD38-2 Locomotive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully-assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple road numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectional LED-illuminated headlights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLED-illuminated ground lights on both sides of locomotive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLED-Illuminated walkway lights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLED-illuminated front tricolor stand-off class lights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted number boards with separately controlled backlit LED-illumination*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront and rear full width multiple unit (MU) hose catch tray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-hose multiple unit (MU) hose clusters with silver gladhands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSemi-scale coupler buffer equipped with durable metal semi-scale Type E knuckle couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront and rear straight uncoupling levers with loop handles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotched pilot faces with high angled lifting slots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale sectioned treadplate detail on walkways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed HT-C trucks with Hyatt bearing caps, early center axle snubbers, sanding lines and brackets, and D-77 traction motor and air duct details, triple clasp brake shoes, and third brake cylinder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRust-color painted wheelsets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensionally accurate truck centers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFactory-applied wire grab irons, wire lift rings, windshield wipers, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, sand hatch covers, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HomeShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49106835210548,"sku":"SC 283","price":329.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/8982\/5588\/files\/142d30b55aff8b97172a9018e972891a_1024x1024_2x_b76b5ee7-bc70-44f2-a089-8f00ac559732.jpg?v=1777142001","url":"https:\/\/yankeedabbler.com\/products\/homeshops-sc-283-ho-scale-seaboard-central-dcc-sound-equipped-sd38-2-locomotive","provider":"YankeeDabbler","version":"1.0","type":"link"}