Kato N Scale 176-5518DCC EMD SD80MAC Norfolk Southern NS 7227 with DCC Roadnmane_Rio Grande - D&RGW Don’t settle for second best

Don’t settle for second best

Based upon their satisfaction with the DASH 9 fleet and their desire for reliable power to move Powder River Basin coal

the aluminum chassis plate now has some serious RPM skid protection where it had none before

including the Temple Hill Track

Kato N Scale 176-5518DCC EMD SD80MAC Norfolk Southern NS 7227 with DCC Roadnmane_Rio Grande - D&RGW Don’t settle for second bestKato N Scale 176 5518S EMD SD80MAC Norfolk Southern NS 7227 with DCC 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