176-5517-S EMD SD80MAC Norfolk Southern 7218 - DCC-Sound Class_Class 13 © TMG (Titanic Museum Germany)

© TMG (Titanic Museum Germany)

The decoder accepts all DCC programming modes and thanks to RailCom® the CV values can be read on the main track with RailCom equipped DCC systems

including (appropriately) a spell based at Sheffield (Grimethorpe) shed between 1948 and 1954

‘Evolution’ Batch 3 models are a selection of generic 48’ bogie coaches

construction floodlights as well as small technical elements such as cameras or measuring units

176-5517-S EMD SD80MAC Norfolk Southern 7218 - DCC-Sound Class_Class 13 © TMG (Titanic Museum Germany)Weighing in at more than 400,000 pounds and with a length in excess of 80 feet and massive 5,000 horsepower tractive effort, the SD80MAC is one of the heaviest, longest, and most powerful single diesel locomotives in the world. Conrail was the first railroad to receive the SD80MAC in early 1996. As it would turn out, Conrail would be the only original buyer of this locomotive, even purchasing both of the demonstrator units. CSX and Norfolk Southern