Uncataloged O Scale Premier SD60E Diesel Announced

April 8, 2025 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced an exclusive and uncataloged Premier O Scale SD60E Diesel Locomotive in Monon livery for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Mr. Muffin's Trains in Atlanta, Indiana. The locomotives will be offered in two unique cab numbers in extremely limited quantities beginning in July 2025.

Item No. 20-21982-1 Monon SD60E Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0
Cab No. 7037
Early Order Price: $569.95 (plus freight)
Click HERE to order from Mr. Muffins.

Item No. 20-21983-1 Monon SD60E Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0
Cab No. 7038
Early Order Price: $569.95 (plus freight)
Click HERE to order from Mr. Muffins.

ABOUT THE PREMIER O SCALE SD60E DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE OFFERINGS

The SD60E is the star of the Norfolk Southern Railway’s diesel rebuilding program, which it describes as "the ultimate in recycling." In the road’s ex-Pennsy Juniata shops in Altoona, PA, more than 150 1980s-era EMD SD60s are being rebuilt into 21st-century locomotives.

Introduced in 1984, Electro-Motive’s SD60 was the first EMD diesel to incorporate computer technology, onboard diagnostics to aid the engineer, and the new model 710 diesel motor. The SD60E (E for "Enhanced") program adds the major advances in locomotive technology in the ensuing three decades: improved crashworthiness, better fuel efficiency, lower emissions and a more user-friendly crew environment.

The most obvious change is the new Crescent Cab, designed in-house and named for the NS’s Crescent Corridor, an infrastructure project that speeds up traffic across 11 states from Louisiana to New York. Built for a post-caboose era when the entire train crew rides in the locomotive, the cab is "one of the roomiest ever built" according to NS, and incorporates a large sun visor, padded floor and ceiling, a desk for the conductor, an air-controlled stainless steel restroom, and improved crash protection.

In the engine room, a completely rebuilt 16-cylinder model 710G3B prime mover delivers 4,000 hp, 200 more than the original engine. Electronic fuel injection is only one of the improvements that helps this motor deliver lower emissions and better fuel economy than the stock 1980s power plant. Another is a patented dual-circuit or "split" cooling system that makes the new engine run 40 to 50 degrees cooler than the original. It was designed by two NS employees who describe themselves as "old hot rodders," drawing on ideas from high-performance racing engines. The improved 710 diesel also features automatic stop/start to reduce unnecessary idling, saving both fuel and engine wear. In addition, a GPS-based computer system tells the engineer the optimum train speed for maximum fuel efficiency at any point on the road.

Order directly from:

Mr. Muffin's Trains
165 E. Main St.
Atlanta, IN 46031
765-292-2022
Email: mrmuffin@mrmuffinstrains.com
www.mrmuffinstrains.com

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These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

March 25, 2025 - M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing RailKing O Gauge 60' Madison Passenger Cars in three different schemes this Fall to complement the 2025 K-4 Pacifics announced this past February. Like the locomotives these cars will be available in extremely limited quantities and are expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in October 2025.

Check out each of these offerings HERE.

These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing the RailKing O Gauge 40' Box Car in SIX different liveries, including a special MTH 45th Anniversary scheme, this Fall. Each of these offerings is expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in October 2025.

Check out each of these offerings HERE.

These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.