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Kato USA - 176-9241-LS - Locomotive, Diesel, EMD, SDP40F - Maersk - 6976

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N Scale - Kato USA - 176-9241-LS - Locomotive, Diesel, EMD, SDP40F - Maersk - 6976 Image Courtesy of Kato USA
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Stock Number176-9241-LS
Original Retail Price$325.00
BrandKato USA
ManufacturerKato
Body StyleKato Diesel Engine SDP40F Type I/IV
Image Provider's WebsiteLink
PrototypeLocomotive, Diesel, EMD, SDP40F
Road or Company NameMaersk (Details)
Reporting MarksBNSF
Road or Reporting Number6976
Paint Color(s)Sky Blue and Silver
Print Color(s)Black
Paint SchemeMaersk Sealand
Coupler TypeKato Operating Knuckle
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
MultipackYes
DCC ReadinessDC/DCC Dual Mode Decoder w/Sound
Announcement Date2016-07-12
Release Date2020-12-01
Item CategoryLocomotives
Model TypeDiesel
Model SubtypeEMD
Model VarietySDP40F Type IVb



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:
(From Wikipedia) A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, also known as Maersk, is a Danish business conglomerate. A.P. Moller-Maersk Group has activities in a variety of business sectors, primarily within the transportation and energy sectors. It has been the largest container ship operator and supply vessel operator in the world since 1996.

A.P. Moller-Maersk Group is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, with subsidiaries and offices in more than 135 countries worldwide and around 89,000 employees. It ranked 148 on the Forbes Global 2000 list for 2015.

The largest operating unit in A.P. Moller-Maersk by revenue and staff (around 25,000 employees in 2012) is Maersk Line. In 2013 the company described itself as the world's largest overseas cargo carrier and operated over 600 vessels with 3.8 million Twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container capacity. As per September 2015, being still the largest container fleet, it holds 15.1% of the global TEU.

In 2006, the largest container ship in the world to that date, the E-class vessel Emma Maersk, was delivered to Maersk Line from Odense Steel Shipyard. Seven other sisterships have since been built, and on 21 February 2011, Maersk ordered 10 even larger container ships from Daewoo, the Triple E class, each with a capacity of 18,000 containers. The first were delivered in 2013. It held options for 10-20 more, and in June 2011 placed follow-on orders for a second batch of ten sisterships (to the same design) with the same shipyard, but cancelled its option for a third batch of ten.
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 2016-11-15 19:30:18. Last edited by Powderman on 2021-03-15 14:43:20

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