Description
The Atlas 40006097 is an N scale ALCO C424 low short hood road switcher in Canadian Pacific (CP) tuscan-red script lettering livery, road number #4200, DC-equipped (DCC-ready 6-pin).
Prototype
The ALCO C-424 was a 2,400 hp four-axle (B-B) road switcher powered by the V12 ALCO 251B prime mover, built between 1963 and 1967 — 60 units delivered in total. CP took 40 C-424s in two batches: an early high-hood group (CP class DRS-24c) and a later low-hood group (DRS-24d), used in fast freight and secondary passenger service. The C424s remained in CP service into the 1990s before being retired or rebuilt.
Key Features
- All-new tooling with accurately rendered cab and frame
- Golden-white LED directional headlight and number-board lighting
- Painted hand rails and walkway grates
- Blackened metal wheels with low-friction trucks
- Magnetic knuckle couplers
- DCC-ready (6-pin NEM 651 socket) — plug in a decoder for DCC operation
- Master® detail level
Specifications
- Scale: N
- Type: Diesel Locomotive (B-B 4-axle)
- Prototype: ALCO C-424 Low Nose
- Railroad: Canadian Pacific
- Road Number: #4200
- DCC: DCC-ready (6-pin socket, no decoder)
- Brand: Atlas (Master® series)
- SKU: 40006097
Atlas's N-scale ALCO lineup includes the FA-1/FB-1 cab units (#40005054/55/56 CP FA-1 DC, #40005074/75 CP FB-1 DC, and DCC/Sound versions #40005091/92/40005111) for completing a CP ALCO power roster.