Class One Model Works (LM00458) | EMD GP40N 1A3 | Union Pacific #1487 | DCC/Sound w/ Tru-Fans(TM) | HO Scale [PRE-ORDER]

Name: Class One Model Works (LM00458) | EMD GP40N 1A3 | Union Pacific #1487 | DCC/Sound w/ Tru-Fans(TM) | HO Scale [PRE-ORDER]
Brand: Class One Model Works
SKU: LM00458
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Class One Model Works HO Scale EMD GP40N 1A3

Union Pacific • Armour Yellow • Road Number 1487

A premium HO scale Union Pacific GP40N featuring modern rebuild details, advanced lighting, and Class One Model Works’ outstanding prototype accuracy.

Product Overview

Class One Model Works brings the modern Union Pacific GP40N to HO scale with a deep set of rebuild-specific details, premium tooling, and advanced operating features. This model represents Union Pacific #1487 in Armour Yellow, capturing a mid-2010s-to-present GP40N with contemporary details including PTC equipment, ditch lights, modified pilot plates, modern antenna details, updated cab doors, and fuel tank components appropriate to the prototype. With its GP40N lettering, frame-mounted electronic bell, Vapor air conditioner, road-number-specific fan grille arrangement, and carefully modeled Union Pacific appliances, this locomotive is built for modern-era UP layouts and collectors who appreciate prototype precision.

Union Pacific GP40N

Union Pacific’s GP40N rebuilds extend the working life of proven EMD four-axle power while updating the locomotives for modern railroad service. These rebuilt units combine classic GP40 heritage with contemporary details such as PTC equipment, updated electronics, modified cab and body features, modern safety appliances, and current Union Pacific service details.

This Union Pacific GP40N release captures the look of a modern rebuild that still carries the rugged character of its EMD roots. It is a strong fit for contemporary freight operations, local service, switching assignments, and modern UP consists where detailed rebuilt power adds both operational variety and visual interest.

Product Features

Union Pacific 1487 Specific Features

•Frame Mounted Electronic Bell

•Lift-Out Smooth Cab Base Doors

•GP40N Lettering

•Straight Cut Levers With Extended Handles

•3600 Gallon Fuel Tank With Snyder Fuel Fillers, Single Vertical Fuel Gauges, Blanked Round Fuel Gauges, And Tank Top Fuel Gauges

•Speed Recorder On Second Axle On The Engineer’s Side

•4 Tall Jack Pads, 2 Per Side

•Vapor Air Conditioner

•PTC Array

•Sinclair ETD Antenna

•Center Cap Grill Over Dynamic Brake Fan, Open Fan Grills Over Radiator Fans

Union Pacific Road Specific Features

•Era: Mid-2010s To Present

•Accurate Union Pacific Armour Yellow 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, Arranged Correctly For Each Unit Number

•Dynamic Brake Blister (Early Short Forward Taper) With 10-Blade Fan And Dynamic Brake Vent

•Nathan K3LA 3-Chime Airhorn On A Stand, Mounted Between The First And Second Radiator Fans On The Fireman’s Side

•Standard EMD Cab Sunshades

•Prototypically Appropriate Arrangement Of Rear View Mirrors And Wind Deflectors On Cab Sides

•Modified Raised Cab Doors

•Straight Nose Grab Irons

Additional Union Pacific Road Specific Features

•81 Inch Low Short Hood With Ratchet Handbrake

•Nose Toilet Vent

•Blanking Plates Over Nose And Cab Louvers

•UP Large Snowplow With Grab Irons On Front Pilot Plate, Spare Knuckle Holders On Rear Pilot Plate

•Late “Zig-Zag” Pilot Plates, As Modified By UP

•Low Clearance Step Wells

•3-Hose MU Hose Clusters With Silver Gladhands

•MU And Dummy MU Pads Are Accurate To Each Road Number

•Pivoting Front And Rear Drop Steps

•“Chicken Wire” Radiator Intake Grills With Etched Diamond Pattern Mesh Screens

•Mix Of Etched Open Fan Grills And Etched Fan Grills With Center Caps, As Arranged Correctly For Each Unit Number

•Large Square ECAFB Box

•AEI Tags

•Early Smooth Blower Duct With Added Up Blower Box

•Rear Number Boards Removed As Per Prototype

•Additional Grab Irons On Forward Number Board Housing As Per Prototype

•Air Dryer Behind Fuel Tank On Engineer’s 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

•Products bearing Union Pacific mark are made under trademark license from Union Pacific Railroad Company.

Why We Love This Model

This Union Pacific GP40N is a strong modern-era roster builder with just the right mix of rebuild character and road-number-specific detail. The GP40N lettering, Vapor air conditioner, PTC array, Sinclair ETD antenna, electronic bell, updated fuel tank details, and correct fan grille arrangement all help capture the look of a contemporary UP rebuild. We especially like how this version feels like working modern power rather than a generic repaint, making it a great fit for local freight, switching, and secondary service on present-day layouts.

Reserve Yours for This Limited Production Run

Add Class One Model Works’ Union Pacific GP40N #1487 to your HO scale diesel roster and bring home a modern rebuild packed with prototype-specific detail, Armour Yellow presence, and premium operating features. From contemporary local freight to modern switching assignments, this GP40N is built to stand out on today’s layouts.

This is a Pre-Order Item

This is a pre-order-only production—quantities are limited and based on reservations.

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