@Rich Melvin posted:Just so we’re all on the same switch list here, the locomotive under discussion here is an “SD40” not an “SD-40.” EMD did not use dashes in the basic model numbers. They did use them in the “Dash 2” series, as in SD40-2.
@BobbyD posted:IIRC Lionel printed it as "SD-40" on the box. We just use what they call it.
@Rich Melvin posted:The box is wrong.
Seeing as what Lionel sells is not an actual EMD SD40 but rathera model of an SD40, and actually printed “SD-40” on the box, correcting someone in this case seems like an effort in futility and off-topic at best.
If this were in the real trains forum it would be more welcome and expected to correct mistakes like this.
@BobbyD posted:Not Lionel's first or only mistake Rich! Unfortunately that is what Lionel labeled it so folks search by what the label says.
Yes, Lionel has incorrectly used dashes in EMD locomotive names many times and when looking for an elusive model, you often have to search by what they called it, not what it actually is.
