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Kato USA - 176-307 - Engine, Diesel, C30-7 - CSX Transportation - 7007

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N Scale - Kato USA - 176-307 - Engine, Diesel, C30-7 - CSX Transportation - 7007
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Stock Number176-307
Original Retail Price$89.95
BrandKato USA
ManufacturerKato
Body StyleKato Diesel Engine C30-7
PrototypeEngine, Diesel, C30-7
Road or Company NameCSX Transportation (Details)
Reporting MarksCSX
Road or Reporting Number7007
Paint Color(s)Blue, Gray and Yellow
Print Color(s)Blue and Yellow
Coupler TypeRapido Hook
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
Ready-to-RunNo
DCC ReadinessNo
Release Date1994-12-01
Item CategoryLocomotives
Model TypeDiesel
Model SubtypeGE Transportation
Model VarietyC30-7
Scale1/160



Model Information: Kato introduced this model in December of 1994. They recycled the mechanism from their U30C of 1989. It is a typical "2nd generation" locomotive featuring some modern features like a split frame and flywheels. It also was constructed with Kato's "low friction drive" which meant a smooth running quite locomotive with excellent pickup. In 2011, Kato re-tooled this model and introduced a new frame that can support a drop-in decoder. The shell also comes with Kato knuckle couplers and full pilots. The shells of the two versions are *mostly* identical.
DCC Information: The early version (1989) does not support DCC. Models produced form 2011 support drop-in decoders.
Road Name History:
CSX Transportation (reporting mark CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States. The main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation, the railroad is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns about 21,000 route miles (34,000 km). CSX operates one of the three Class I railroads serving most of the East Coast, the other two being the Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) and Canadian Pacific Railway. It also serves the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Together CSX and Norfolk Southern Railway have a duopoly over all east-west freight rail traffic east of the Mississippi River. As of October 1, 2014 CSX's total public stock value was slightly over $32 billion.

CSX Transportation was formed on November 1, 1980, by combining the railroads of the former Chessie System with Seaboard Coast Line Industries, and finally with the Seaboard System Railroad in 1986. The originator of the Seaboard System was the former Seaboard Air Line Railroad, which previously merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1967, and later with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, as well as several smaller subsidiaries such as the Clinchfield Railroad, Atlanta & West Point Railroad, Monon Railroad and the Georgia Railroad. The origin of the Chessie System was the former Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, which had merged with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and the Western Maryland Railway.

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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: George on 2017-03-02 08:15:55. Last edited by CNW400 on 2020-06-16 09:11:54

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