Lionel 2233180 Union Pacific UP LEGACY DD35 #77 (SHIELD) o scale

  Product Title:  2233180 Union Pacific UP LEGACY DD35 #77 (SHIELD)  Manufacturer:  Lionel Scale:  O Condition: New TCA Grading Standards: C-9/C-10, Mint or New condition: Item is in new condition, may have store tags.Listing Notes: N/a Photos: Stock Manufacturer Information: Power hungry? The DD35A should fill any appetite! Union Pacific ordered 15 of these locomotives in 1965, piggybacking on the cab-less DD35 which had come just before. Essentially a pair of GP35 locomotives on a single frame, these massive beasts were at home on the long grades of UP's mainlines. Early on, sand proved to be causing an issue in the electrical compartments. Solving this, large sandboxes were added to the outside of the walkways above the rear trucks. The Union Pacific fleet served well for roughly 15 years, but ultimately were replaced by more efficient and more flexible single unit locomotives. Aside from the sandboxes, recreated for the first time on this run of models, there were only minor variat