Class One Model Works LM00454 EMD GP40-2 1A3 Rebuild Union Pacific UP 1531 – DC

This HO scale GP40-2 1A3 rebuild captures the distinctive character of UP with exceptional prototype fidelity. Rebuilt under Union Pacifics in-house 1A3 program, these locomotives reflect the railroads commitment to extending the life of its dependable GP40-2 fleetupgraded mechanically while retaining the rugged versatility that made them staples of mainline and local freight service. The model faithfully mirrors those refinements, delivering crisp paint, accurate lettering, and road-specific detailing.

Designed for DC operation, it offers smooth, reliable performance with excellent slow-speed control and consistent pulling powerideal for operators who prefer traditional layouts or plan to install a decoder of their choice. Fine roof details, including correctly rendered cooling fans, along with sharp molding and prototype-accurate features.

FEATURES:

• Fully Assembled
• Multiple Road Numbers
• Countless Factory Applied Detail Parts, Such As Grab Irons, Steps, Lifting Rings, Air Hoses, Windshield Wipers, Etc.
• Precise And Quiet Slow Speed Control
• Kadee 5 Compatible Metal Couplers
• 5-Pole Skew Wound Motor
• Dual Flywheels
• CNC Machined Wheelsets With RP-25 Contour
• All Wheel Drive
• All Wheel Electrical Pickup
• Directional LED Headlights
• Quality Packaging Safely Stores Model
• 18 Inch Minimum Radius
• Detailed And Painted Cab Interior, Complete With Separate Front Wall, Floor, Back Wall, Control Stand, And Seating
• Sliding Cab Windows
• New: Cab Interior Sunshades
• Highly Detailed Blomberg Trucks Complete With Traction Motor Detail
• Three (3) Detailed 9 Blade Radiator Fans
• Highly Detailed Underframe Piping, Plumbing, Cabling, And Salem Air Filters
• Prototypical Arrangement Of Sand Lines, Which Flex With Truck Movement
• Metal Handrails And Plastic Stanchions
• 21-Pin DCC Ready Connector
• Union Pacific Road Specific Features:
  • Era: Mid-2010s To Present
  • Accurate Union Pacific Armour Yellow Paint Scheme
  • LED-Illuminated Headlights
  • LED-Illuminated Number Boards
  • LED-Illuminated Step Lights
  • LED-Illuminated Walkway Lights
  • LED-Illuminated Truck Lights
  • LED-Illuminated Ditch Lights, Arranged Correctly For Each Unit Number
  • Dynamic Brake Blister (Early Short Forward Taper) With 10-Blade Fan And Dynamic Brake Vent
  • Nathan K3LA 3-Chime Airhorn On A Stand, Mounted Between The First And Second Radiator Fans On The Firemans Side
  • Standard EMD Cab Sunshades
  • Prototypically Appropriate Arrangement Of Rear View Mirrors And Wind Deflectors On Cab Sides
  • Modified Raised Cab Doors
  • Straight Nose Grab Irons
  • 81 Inch Low Short Hood With Ratchet Handbrake
  • Nose Toilet Vent
  • Blanking Plates Over Nose And Cab Louvers
  • UP Large Snowplow With Grab Irons On Front Pilot Plate, Spare Knuckle Holders On Rear Pilot Plate
  • Late Zig-Zag Pilot Plates, As Modified By UP
  • Low Clearance Step Wells
  • 3-Hose MU Hose Clusters With Silver Gladhands
  • MU And Dummy MU Pads Are Accurate To Each Road Number
  • Pivoting Front And Rear Drop Steps
  • Chicken Wire Radiator Intake Grills With Etched Diamond Pattern Mesh Screens
  • Mix Of Etched Open Fan Grills And Etched Fan Grills With Center Caps, As Arranged Correctly For Each Unit Number
  • Large Square ECAFB Box
  • AEI Tags
  • Early Smooth Blower Duct With Added Up Blower Box
  • Rear Number Boards Removed As Per Prototype
  • Additional Grab Irons On Forward Number Board Housing As Per Prototype
  • Air Dryer Behind Fuel Tank On Engineers Side
• 1531 Specific Features:
  • Frame Mounted Bell
  • Lift-Out Cab Base Doors With Stiffening Ribs
  • GP40-2 Lettering
  • Cut Levers With Extended Handles, Front Cut Lever Is V-Shaped, Rear Cut Lever Is Straight
  • 3200 Gallon Fuel Tank With Snyder Fuel Fillers, Single Vertical Fuel Gauges, Blanked Round Fuel Gauges, And Tank Top Fuel Gauges
  • Four Speed Recorders: One On The Second Axle On The Engineers Side, Three On The Firemans Side on Axles One, Two, And Three
  • Vapor Air Conditioner
  • 4 Tall Jack Pads, 2 Per Side
  • Sinclair Antenna On Ground Plane
  • Sinclair ETD Antenna
  • Center Cap Grills Over All Fans