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Class One Model Works (LM00406) | EMD GP40-2 1A3 | BNSF #3008 | DCC/Sound w/ Tru-Fans(TM) | HO Scale [PRE-ORDER]

Class One Model Works (LM00406) | EMD GP40-2 1A3 | BNSF #3008 | DCC/Sound w/ Tru-Fans(TM) | HO Scale [PRE-ORDER]

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Class One Model Works HO Scale EMD GP40-2 1A3

BNSF Railway • Heritage 4 Paint Scheme • Road Number 3008

Product Overview

Class One Model Works continues its outstanding lineup of modern diesel power with this highly detailed EMD GP40-2 1A3 decorated for BNSF Railway. Road number 3008 captures the rugged appearance of contemporary BNSF four-axle power with accurate Heritage 4 paint, extensive lighting functions, and a wide range of road-number-specific details.

This release faithfully reproduces the appearance of BNSF 3008 as it operates from the mid-2010s to today, complete with nose-mounted headlight arrangement, RV air conditioners, antenna package, pilot modifications, and detailed fuel tank and battery box configurations unique to this locomotive.

BNSF GP40-2

BNSF’s GP40-2 fleet remains an important part of the railroad’s four-axle diesel roster, with many units rebuilt and modified over the years for continued road service. Road number 3008 features a distinctive mix of railroad-specific upgrades including high-clearance pilot step wells, RV air conditioners with metal frames, a low nose-mounted headlight, Heritage 4 paint, and modernized lighting and antenna arrangements that give this locomotive its unmistakable contemporary BNSF appearance.

Product Features

BNSF 3008 Specific Features:

  • • High Clearance Pilot Step Wells
  • • GP40-2 Lettering
  • • LED-Illuminated Low, Nose Mounted Headlight
  • • 3-Vent Engineer’s Side Battery Box Door, 2-Vent (Centered) Fireman’s Side Battery Box Door
  • • RV Air Conditioners With Metal Frame
  • • ETD Antenna On Ground Plane
  • • Sinclair Mounted On Ground Plane
  • • Speed Recorder on Engineer’s Side Second Axle

BNSF Road Specific Features:

  • • Era: Mid-2010s To Present
  • • Accurate BNSF Heritage 4 Paint Scheme
  • • LED-Illuminated Headlights
  • • LED-Illuminated Number Boards
  • • LED-Illuminated Step Lights
  • • LED-Illuminated Walkway Lights
  • • LED-Illuminated Truck Lights
  • • LED-Illuminated Ditch Lights
  • • Dynamic Brake Blister (Early Short Forward Taper) With 10-Blade Fan And Dynamic Brake Vent
  • • Nathan K3LA 3-Chime Airhorn On A Stand On Dynamic Brake Blister
  • • Frame Mounted Electronic Bell
  • • Standard EMD Cab Sunshades
  • • Prototypically Appropriate Arrangement Of Rear View Mirrors And Wind Deflectors On Cab Sides
  • • Lift-Out Smooth Cab Base Doors
  • • Modified Raised Cab Doors
  • • Straight Nose Grab Irons
  • • 81 Inch Low Short Hood With Electric Handbrake
  • • Nose Toilet Vent
  • • Blanking Plates Over Nose And Cab Louvers
  • • EMD Medium Snowplow With Grab Irons On Front Pilot Plate, Spare Knuckle Holders On Rear Pilot Plate
  • • Cut Levers With Extended Handles
  • • Pilot Plates As Modified By BNSF
  • • 3-Hose MU Hose Clusters With Silver Gladhands
  • • Modified Short MU Stand With Integrated Ditch Lights, Plus Two Dummy MU Connections
  • • Pivoting Front And Rear Drop Steps
  • • 3600 Gallon Fuel Tank With Buckeye Fuel Fillers, Single Vertical Fuel Gauges, And A Round Fuel Gauge On The Engineer’s Side Only
  • • “Chicken Wire” Radiator Intake Grills With Etched Diamond Pattern Mesh Screens
  • • Etched Open Fan Grills
  • • Large Square ECAFB Box
  • • Speed Recorder On First Axle On The Fireman’s Side
  • • AEI Tags
  • • Early Smooth Blower Duct
  • • 4 Tall Jack Pads, 2 Per Side

GP40 General Features:

  • •Detailed And Painted Cab Interior, Complete With Separate Front Wall, Floor, Back Wall, Control Stand, And Seating
  • •Sliding Cab Windows
  • •New: Cab Interior Sunshades
  • •Highly Detailed Blomberg Trucks Complete With Traction Motor Detail
  • •Three (3) Detailed 9 Blade Radiator Fans
  • •Highly Detailed Underframe Piping, Plumbing, Cabling, And Salem Air Filters
  • •Prototypical Arrangement Of Sand Lines, Which Flex With Truck Movement
  • •Metal Handrails And Plastic Stanchions

General Locomotive Features:

  • •Fully Assembled
  • •Multiple Road Numbers
  • •Countless Factory Applied Detail Parts, Such As Grab Irons, Steps, Lifting Rings, Air Hoses, Windshield Wipers, Etc.
  • •Precise And Quiet Slow Speed Control
  • •Kadee® 5 Compatible Metal Couplers
  • •5-Pole Skew Wound Motor
  • •Dual Flywheels
  • •CNC Machined Wheelsets With RP-25 Contour
  • •All Wheel Drive
  • •All Wheel Electrical Pickup
  • •Directional LED Headlights
  • •Quality Packaging Safely Stores Model
  • •18 Inch Minimum Radius

DCC Sound Equipped Models Also Feature:

  • •All Fans On Your Model Function Prototypically With Micro-Processor Controlled Tru-Fans™
  • •Onboard DCC Decoder With SoundTraxx Tsunami2 Sound
  • •Onboard CurrentKeepers

DCC Sound Ready Models Also Feature:

  • •21-Pin DCC Ready Connector
  • •Not equipped with Tru-Fans™ technology

Why We Love This Model

BNSF 3008 stands out thanks to its distinctive nose-mounted headlight arrangement, high-clearance pilot step wells, RV air conditioners, and highly detailed Heritage 4 appearance. The combination of modern BNSF-specific upgrades and classic GP40-2 proportions makes this locomotive especially appealing for contemporary diesel modelers. Paired with Tru-Fans™ technology and Tsunami2 sound on equipped versions, this release delivers impressive realism both on display and in operation.

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