Description
BN FEATURES:
- Operating Western-Cullen Beacon.
- 1,100 gallon fuel tank.
- Fire cracker antenna.
- Operating ground lights.
- Full cab interior
BN only received one new order of SW1500’s, #’310-324 in early 1973. The rest came from Great Northern and Frisco. These three models represent the 1973 group.
SW 1500 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
- Detailed cab interior
- Signal hoses with silver glad hands unless noted
- Front and rear trainline hoses with silver glad hands
- Drop steps unless noted
- MU stands
- Separately applied wire grab irons
- See through radiator intake grille and cab windows
- Exhaust stacks
- Low or high mounted windshield wipers per prototype
- Rectangular or oval builder’s plate where appropriate
- Separately applied Air tank
- Printed numberboards
- Fine scale handrails
- McHenry® scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible
- All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
- All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
- DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology
- Improved 5-pole skew wound can motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for with 21-pin NEM connector trouble-free operation
- Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- Window packaging for easy viewing
- Highly-detailed, injection molded body
- Painted and printed for realistic decoration
- Fully assembled and ready-to-run
- Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
- Minimum radius: 18”
NEW FEATURES:
- Operating ground lights
- Newly designed can motor is more powerful and quieter than before
- LED lighting for long life and reliable operation
