W&LE/KCS SD40-2

[Cody J]

Does anyone know when the Wheeling & Lake Erie and the Kansas City Southern SD40-2s are coming out?

Thanks,
Cody

[edhorm]

Please, when are these units due to hit stores? Also, what paint scheme will the W&LE unit be painted in?
Thanks

[the Bach-man]

Dear Cody and Ed,
They're expected in October, and the Wheeling unit is in the orange with black Rio Grande style lettering.
Have fun!
the Bach-man

[jettrainfan]

YES! finally! I love those! saw 3 W&LE SD40-2  diesels in that paint scheme at a yard next to a highway in Akron Ohio!

[simkon]

I'm looking forward to the new W&LE, I got one preordered, I don't think it has DCC though. So far I have the 2 athearn GP-35s and put dcc in them, I don't think the gearing will match though.. oh well

[jward]

with dcc it really doesn't matter if the gearings match. you can program the faster loco to run with the same speed curve as the slower one. i have successfully gotten a unit with a 12:1 gear ratio to run with one with a 32:1 gear ratio.

[simkon]

Well my two recent Athearn units have dcc and run well together dcc or not, I know that as they are identical except for the shells have diff schemes.  I just thought that the new Bachmann release was dc since it didn't say dcc anywhere.  As my dcc equipping skills are if it has an 8 or 9 pin plug (is DCC ready), I'll do it, but I'm not going to hard wire any locos.  So I was assuming it was conventional DC and not "DCC ready", which would be problematic because I'd have to operate in DC mode on good ole #10 (which may ruin the engine eventually) or a regular transformer.
Here's what is listed on the site so far about the loco:
EMD SD40-2
Road Name: Wheeling & Lake Erie #7375
Product Information
Price: $56.00
Product Code: 67011