Description
Railroad Short Name: DRGW
Features:
- Rio Grande series 5325-5336, built 3:1968, Phase IIb1
- Road number 5327
- Late 1960s-1970s era
- Large “Billboard” Lettering
- Lost-wax brass Nathan M3R1 (“M-3”) three-chime horn, center rear of number board housing
- Large Sinclair Excalibur “ice skate” antenna (communications) mounted on cab roof
- Early (short forward taper) extended-range dynamic brakes
- Photoetched concentric ring fan grilles
- Speed recorder second axle, left side
- ACI labels mounted on plates attached to handrail stanchions
- Road number 5331
- Late 1970s-early 1980s era
- Large “Billboard” Lettering
- Lost-wax brass Nathan M3R1 (“M-3”) three-chime horn, center rear of number board housing
- Large Sinclair Excalibur “ice skate” antenna (communications) mounted on cab roof
- Early (short forward taper) extended-range dynamic brakes with retrofitted cooling vents and two “T” vents on top of roof
- Mismatched Photoetched ‘spiral ring grills’ on 2nd and 4th fan locations, other locations with Photoetched concentric ring fan grilles
- Speed recorder second axle, right side
- ACI labels mounted to blower duct on left side and rear cab step kickplate on right side
- Road number 5334
- Late 1960s-1970s era
- Large “Billboard” Lettering
- Lost-wax brass Nathan M3R1 (“M-3”) three-chime horn, center rear of number board housing
- Large Sinclair Excalibur “ice skate” antenna (communications) mounted on cab roof
- Early (short forward taper) extended-range dynamic brakes with retrofitted cooling vents and “T” vent on top of roof
- Photoetched concentric ring fan grilles
- Speed recorder second axle, left side
- ACI labels mounted to blower duct on left side and rear cab step kickplate on right side
- Road number 5337
- Late 1960s-1970s era
- Large “Billboard” Lettering
- Lost-wax brass Leslie S-3L-R; mounted center rear of number board housing
- Large Sinclair Excalibur “ice skate” antenna (communications) mounted on cab roof
- Early (short forward taper) extended-range dynamic brakes
- Photoetched concentric ring fan grilles
- Speed recorder second axle, left side
- ACI labels mounted on plates attached to handrail stanchions
- Fully-assembled
- LED-illuminated ground lights on both sides of locomotive*
- LED-illuminated rectangular walkway lights mounted between front and rear sanding valve doors and round walkway light, aft of raised walkway duct*
- LED-illuminated MARS SBW-2-301 dual signal light in low short hood
- LED-lit tricolor (red, green, and white) flush-mounted class lights with raised gasket**
- Front EMD-style low pilot snowplow with MU hose doors and grab irons, rear MU hose catch tray.
- Front and rear early small deck extension
- Pivoting front and rear drop steps
- “Tall” stepwells with see-through steps and lifting slots
- “Early” (“X”) pattern walkway treadplate
- Latched battery box doors with narrow louvers
- Cab sub-base doors with stiffener rib
- 81” low short hood without handbrake
- Standard EMD high headlight in numberboard housing
- Late drop grabs and standard nut-bolt-washer (NBW) mounting on nose front and top
- “35-Line” cab with standard front windshields
- Tall square corner clear wind wings mounted fore and aft of cab side window on both sides of cab
- Standard EMD sunshades mounted on long sunshade tracks
- Standard EMD arm rests
- No cab vents
- Standard electrical cabinet seam and bolted alternator door
- Small ECAFB
- Early (smooth) blower duct housing
- Standard-height dust bin
- Standard-height exhaust stack
- “Chickenwire” radiator intake grilles with diamond-pattern mesh screens
- Standard-height fan housings
- Photoetched concentric ring fan grilles
- Long walkway duct with three short stanchions
- Front and rear straight uncoupling levers with four brackets
- Handrail set with pilot face mounted outer end rail stanchions
- 3-hose MU hose clusters with silver gladhands
- Late deck-mounted MU receptacle
- Tall “Zig-Zag” pilot plates with angled slot lifting eyes
- Pilot face bracing detail behind stepwells
- Tall jacking pads with holes
- Sill-mount EFCO button
- Frame-mounted bell
- Salem air filter (accordion style)
- 4,000-gallon fuel tank with dual fuel fillers, single vertical fuel gauges, and forward round fuel gauge on both sides of tank
- Detailed Flexicoil-C (high-mount brake cylinder) trucks with Hyatt bearing caps and sanding lines and brackets
- Speed recorder second axle, left side
- “Butterfly” type re-rail frogs
- Factory-applied wire grab irons, wire lift rings, windshield wipers, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, sand hatch covers, and much more
- Motor with 5-pole skew wound armature
- Dual flywheels
- All-wheel drive
- All-wheel electrical pick-up
- Directional LED headlights
- Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
- Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
- Minimum radius: 18”
- Recommended radius: 22”
DC/DCC & Sound Ready Features:
- Operable using a DC power pack
- DCC-ready with 21-pin connector
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