The WalthersMainline HO EMD SD60 is back, this time with new features. Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno uses this six-axle road unit to switch cars on our Winston-Salem Southbound Tar Branch project layout. In addition, he shares a condensed history of the Electro-Motive Division road unit and Oakway Leasing No. 9009; highlights the detail parts on the ready-to-run model; and demonstrates some of the sound and light functions on the locomotive, which features ESU Sound & DCC.
Road names on the WalthersMainline HO EMD SD60 include Oakway Leasing (blue and white); Canadian Pacific (red and white); The CIT Group (blue and white); Kansas City Southern (gray and red); New York, Susquehanna & Western (yellow and black); and Soo Line (Candy Apple Red). The model is offered in four road numbers per paint scheme, two each in direct current and Digital Command Control.
The HO scale Electro-Motive SD60 has an injection-molded plastic body, die-cast metal chassis, and a five-pole skew-wound motor with two machined brass flywheels. Additional features include a standard-width Spartan cab, molded drill starter points for grab irons in the EMD SD50 and SD60 detail kit (No. 910-256, sold separately); constant, directional light-emitting-diode lighting; RP-25 contour metal wheels; all-wheel drive and electrical pickup; helical-cut gears; and Proto-Max metal couplers.
Direct-current models with a 21-pin DCC plug and factory-installed 28mm round speaker retail for $159.98. Versions with ESU DCC & Sound are priced at $214.98.
Trains.com Product Review videos showcase the latest new items from manufacturers of products in Z, N, HO, S, O, and large scales. In the videos, you can watch locomotives in action, take a close-up look at details on freight cars, see kit components, and much more.
If you are a manufacturer and have products you would like reviewed, please email Senior Editor Cody Grivno at cody.grivno@firecrown.com for more information.
