MTH 20-20027-1 CONRAIL EMD SD-80MAC DIESEL ENGINE WITH PROTO SOUND 2.0
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MTH 20-20027-1 CONRAIL EMD SD-80MAC DIESEL ENGINE WITH PROTO SOUND 2.0 NEW IN BOX MTH 20-20027-1 CONRAIL ROAD NUMBER 4115 SD-80MAC DIESEL ENGINE WITH PROTO SOUND 2.0Product Line: Premier Roadname: Conrail SD-80MAC Diesel Engine With Proto-Sound 2.0 - Conrail (Quality) Cab Nos.: 4115 Product Number: 20-20027-1 In the horsepower race of the 1990s - which turned out to be a passing fad - the Holy Grail became a 6000 hp diesel. But neither EMD nor GE had a prime mover capable of being upgraded to that size. As a stopgap measure, EMD added four cylinders to its proven model 710 engine to create the 5000 hp, 20 cylinder, 80 foot long SD80MAC in 1995. Conrail was the only taker, rostering all 30 units produced. Other railroads waited for EMD to deliver its all-new power plant, the 6000 hp "H" engine, EMD's first four-stoke diesel. When the H engine was delayed, EMD offered what was intended to be a temporary solution: its new SD90MAC locomotive, designed for the H engine but temporarily powered with a 4300 hp, 16-cylinder model 710 engine. The hybrid "SD9043MAC" was externally the same as the SD80MAC and sold rather well - much better than the 6000 hp version when it finally arrived. As it turned out, American railroads decided a 4300-4400 hp diesel was a more versatile building block for multiple-unit consists, and the craze for 6000
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