will accommodate a drop-in after-market DCC decoder such as
Digitrax DN163K2 or Train Control Systems K2D4.
Kato is scheduled to release its N scale EMD SD40-2 in four
new paint schemes including Santa Fe (above with comfort cab
and rear mounted air horns), and Burlington Northern in stan-
dard green in May.
Others due in May include Illinois Central (black) and
NS-Maersk Sealand scheme (above). The ready-to-run models
will have an MSRP of $118.00 each.
Kato has scheduled a summer release date for its N scale ver-
sion of Norfolk Southern’s Heritage Fleet of SD70ACe locomo-
tives. Kato has modified existing tooling to replicate NS details
including a new comfort cab, revised roof details, and front
and rear directional lighting. The ready-to-run model will have