Pennsylvania celebrates the 250th: Reading Blue Mountain & Northern EMD SD40-2 #1776, by ScaleTrains' Rivet Counter line, wears the railroad's commemorative “America's 250th Anniversary” scheme designed by Evan Kerr.
What sets this model apart is Rivet Counter's signature prototype fidelity. Introduced in January 1972, the SD40-2 is one of EMD's most successful locomotives: over 3,900 units built through July 1984, a modular solid-state electrical system, the 3,000 hp 16-645E3 engine and HT-C three-axle trucks. RBMN 1776 has lived many lives: born Colorado & Southern 7935 in April 1980, it passed through BN, BNSF, FURX and Norfolk Southern (3488) before becoming RBMN 3061, then 1776 in its late-2025 patriotic scheme.
This DCC and sound version comes with a factory-installed ESU LokSound 5 decoder with Full Throttle and turbocharged 16-645E3 sounds, and all the prototype-specific detailing the Rivet Counter line is known for.
Features
- EMD SD40-2 diesel-electric locomotive, 3,000 hp, six-axle (C-C)
- Commemorative Reading Blue Mountain & Northern “America's 250th Anniversary” scheme, #1776 (ex-RBMN 3061, ex-NS 3488, nee C&S 7935)
- Premium Rivet Counter line from ScaleTrains
- Factory-installed ESU LokSound 5 DCC and sound decoder with Full Throttle, dual speakers and PowerPack
- LED lighting: directional headlights, ditch lights and walkway lights
- Detailed HT-C trucks; see-through dynamic brakes with visible fan
- Semi-scale metal Type E knuckle couplers
- All-wheel drive and pickup
- Minimum radius 18" (22" recommended)
- Era: late 2025 to present
- HO scale
- Made by ScaleTrains
Pennsylvania celebrates the 250th: Reading Blue Mountain & Northern EMD SD40-2 #1776, by ScaleTrains' Rivet Counter line, wears the railroad's commemorative “America's 250th Anniversary” scheme designed by Evan Kerr.
What sets this model apart is Rivet Counter's signature prototype fidelity. Introduced in January 1972, the SD40-2 is one of EMD's most successful locomotives: over 3,900 units built through July 1984, a modular solid-state electrical system, the 3,000 hp 16-645E3 engine and HT-C three-axle trucks. RBMN 1776 has lived many lives: born Colorado & Southern 7935 in April 1980, it passed through BN, BNSF, FURX and Norfolk Southern (3488) before becoming RBMN 3061, then 1776 in its late-2025 patriotic scheme.
This DCC and sound version comes with a factory-installed ESU LokSound 5 decoder with Full Throttle and turbocharged 16-645E3 sounds, and all the prototype-specific detailing the Rivet Counter line is known for.
Features
- EMD SD40-2 diesel-electric locomotive, 3,000 hp, six-axle (C-C)
- Commemorative Reading Blue Mountain & Northern “America's 250th Anniversary” scheme, #1776 (ex-RBMN 3061, ex-NS 3488, nee C&S 7935)
- Premium Rivet Counter line from ScaleTrains
- Factory-installed ESU LokSound 5 DCC and sound decoder with Full Throttle, dual speakers and PowerPack
- LED lighting: directional headlights, ditch lights and walkway lights
- Detailed HT-C trucks; see-through dynamic brakes with visible fan
- Semi-scale metal Type E knuckle couplers
- All-wheel drive and pickup
- Minimum radius 18" (22" recommended)
- Era: late 2025 to present
- HO scale
- Made by ScaleTrains