176-7617-DCC EMD SD70M CSX 4688 'Spirit of Tampa' - DCC-Fitted option-set-223 thanks to a well-integrated rubber-band

thanks to a well-integrated rubber-band motor

Cast wheels in the appropriate colour to match livery

as well as for experienced model builders

For traditional ale enthusiasts

this wagon appears three times in our lineup – albeit in very different identities

176-7617-DCC EMD SD70M CSX 4688 'Spirit of Tampa' - DCC-Fitted option-set-223 thanks to a well-integrated rubber-bandIntroduced 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.