NEW FEATURES FOR ALL SD39S IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT: All-new LED lightingRubber MU hoses for durabilityPhoto-etched stainless steel windshield wipersSOO FEATURES: Former MN&S SD39 All-weather cab window on engineer’s sideLeslie S3L hornRear MU catch-trayAAR “loop” style coupler cut-barFirecracker antennaCab-mounted Xenon strobe; effect with DCC/Sound versionWinterization hatch2600 gallon fuel tankIn February 19, 1985, the Soo Line purchased the bankrupt Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific and the smaller MN&S Railroads were both merged into the Soo Line Railroad effective January 1, 1986. To cut costs, the Soo Line created the Lake States Transportation Division (LSTD) on February 10, 1986 to operate the less-important lines, including the ex-Wisconsin Central line between Chicago and the Twin Cities. This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article “SOO Line”; it is used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA). You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the CC-BY-SA. N&W FEATURES: Ex ITCGong style bellNon-dynamicMU hose catch trays on front & rearEngineer side all-weather-windowFirecracker antennaLeslie 3-chime hornEach number features different patches and logos per the prototypesOn September 1, 1981, the Norfolk and Western Railway purchased the Illinois Terminal Railroad. The former ITC SD39s received “NW” patches on the units to denote their new owner. The bright green and yellow colors provided a splash of variety on the N&W roster. The green paint faded quickly- resulting in a very washed-out appearance for the SD39s
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