176-4015-DCC EMD SD70M Flat Radiator UP Excursion 4015 - DCC-Fitted Brand_Railtec sold separately) was often built

sold separately) was often built as an add-on to the depot or nearby as a freestanding structure

This model will also incorporate the same iron cored 5 pole motor that is used in the N Gauge Class 50 and Class 68

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A demand for coke for industrial use required frequent transport and specialist coke wagons had to be developed or converted

176-4015-DCC EMD SD70M Flat Radiator UP Excursion 4015 - DCC-Fitted Brand_Railtec sold separately) was often builtIntroduced in 1992, EMD SD70M was a 4000 horsepower locomotive that ran on EMDs new steerable truck design, known as the HTCR II radial truck. This new truck allowed the locomotive to transfer its power to the rails more efficiently, which in turn enabled two SD70M locomotives to pull a train that would have taken 3 SD40 2s to pull. The DC brother of the SD70MAC, the SD70M was primarily put to work hauling coal trains due to its high pulling capacity.