The Atlas Master Gold GE Dash 8-40B in Southern Pacific #8001 is a premium, ready-to-run HO scale diesel locomotive loaded with prototype detail and factory-installed ESU LokSound Select DCC and sound. Finished in Southern Pacific's gray and red scheme, this hard-to-find Gold Series release runs beautifully on both DC and DCC layouts right out of the box.
Will this run on a DC layout?
Yes. The ESU LokSound Select is a dual-mode decoder, so the locomotive operates on standard DC as well as DCC — with full sound on DCC.
Is this a current production model?
No — this Gold Series Southern Pacific #8001 run is out of production and increasingly hard to find. We have it in stock now.
What era is appropriate?
Southern Pacific rostered GE Dash 8-40B units from the late 1980s through the 1990s — ideal for modern-era and SP-themed layouts.
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