Athearn 29668 HO Scale EMD SW1500 Southern Pacific SP 2556 hoss Plus with its protective gear

Plus with its protective gear cover

the Southern and Norfolk & Western ordered SD35s with the high short nose and often ran them long-hood forward for better crew protection

One replacement clear body for the Jato

Designing a new layout

Athearn 29668 HO Scale EMD SW1500 Southern Pacific SP 2556 hoss Plus with its protective gearAthearn 29668 HO Scale EMD SW1500 Southern Pacific SP 2556 An EMD SW1500 is a 4 axle diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro Motive Division between 1966 and 1974. It is similar in appearance to the EMD SW1000 model, which has a different engine and has one exhaust stack while the SW1500 has two. Power was provided by an EMD 645E 12 cylinder engine which generated 1,500 horsepower. This locomotive was built on the same common frame