176-5516 EMD SD80MAC Conrail 4126 Brand_Preiser Train passing a Track Sensor

Train passing a Track Sensor moves the servo to defined positions

These wagons survived in large numbers well into the BR era with a number finding their way into private works and industrial use

This set does not include a controller

although more units will get this scheme eventually

176-5516 EMD SD80MAC Conrail 4126 Brand_Preiser Train passing a Track SensorWeighing 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 purchasing both of the demonstrator units. CSX and Norfolk Southern