The Bachmann No. 60901 is an HO scale EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive decorated for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Bachmann cataloged this DCC On Board model as Santa Fe No. 5034 in the railroad’s blue-and-yellow freight paint scheme.
The TrainReference photographs show the Bachmann Santa Fe SD40-2 from the front, rear and both sides.
At a Glance
- Manufacturer: Bachmann Industries
- Item number: 60901
- Prototype: EMD SD40-2
- Road: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
- Road number: 5034
- Scale: HO
- Control: DCC On Board / dual-mode decoder
- Paint scheme: Santa Fe blue and yellow
- Minimum radius: 18 inches
Bachmann Santa Fe SD40-2 No. 60901
Bachmann offered No. 60901 as part of its line of DCC-equipped HO scale diesel locomotives. The model represents an EMD SD40-2 decorated for Santa Fe and was cataloged as road number 5034.
The locomotive carries Santa Fe’s blue-and-yellow freight colors, with a yellow cab and nose contrasting with the blue hood and roof.
DCC On Board
Bachmann equipped No. 60901 with its DCC On Board dual-mode decoder. The decoder allows the locomotive to operate with either a conventional DC analog power pack or an NMRA-compliant Digital Command Control system.
Under DCC, the decoder provides digital control of locomotive speed, direction and lighting. This makes No. 60901 a factory DCC-equipped locomotive rather than simply a DCC-ready model requiring installation of a decoder.
EMD SD40-2
The model represents Electro-Motive Division’s SD40-2, one of the most recognizable six-axle diesel locomotive designs in North American railroading.
The SD40-2’s long hood, six-wheel trucks and characteristic cab-and-nose profile are reproduced in Bachmann’s HO scale model. Bachmann recommends curves of 18-inch radius or greater for the locomotive.
Santa Fe No. 5034
Bachmann’s 2011 and 2012 catalogs identify item No. 60901 as Santa Fe No. 5034.
That catalog information is useful when identifying this model because secondhand listings sometimes associate Bachmann No. 60901 with other road numbers. The Bachmann item number, road name, paint scheme and visible cab number should therefore be checked together when identifying an individual locomotive.
Identifying Bachmann No. 60901
The primary identifier is Bachmann item number 60901. Other Bachmann SD40-2 releases used the same basic locomotive with different railroad names and item numbers.
Contemporary Bachmann catalogs list examples including Union Pacific No. 60904 and CP Rail No. 60906 alongside the Santa Fe No. 60901.
The Santa Fe blue-and-yellow decoration and No. 5034 road number distinguish this version from those other releases.
Original Photos
The photographs below show Bachmann Santa Fe SD40-2 No. 60901 originally documented for TrainReference.
References and Further Reading
- Bachmann Industries – 2012 Catalog: EMD SD40-2 DCC On Board
- Bachmann Industries – 2011 Catalog: EMD SD40-2 DCC On Board
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