Close view of the Burlington Northern SD45 locomotive nose, number boards, stripes and handrails.
Complete Cascade Green desk train with Burlington Northern SD45, green flat car and both track bumpers.
Close view of the green Burlington Northern flat car and its deck on display track.
Top view of the Burlington Northern SD45 locomotive roof, fans and display track.
Side view of the Cascade Green Burlington Northern SD45 locomotive coupled to the flat car.
Three-quarter front view of the Cascade Green Burlington Northern SD45 locomotive on display track.
Cascade Green Burlington Northern SD45 locomotive beside a blue mug for scale; mug is not included.
Side view of the Burlington Northern SD45 locomotive beside a blue mug for scale; mug is not included.

Desk Train — Cascade Green

$285.00

Pre-order. Our stock is due October 20; we ship as soon as it arrives. Pre-order terms

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Nothing to tap, spin or swipe. A Burlington Northern SD45 and a flat car, stopped between two bumpers at 1:160, for the moment the work stalls.

The blue mug in the gallery is there for scale; the listing is the desk train.

Decision Complexity · D(C)

XD — You and the thing.

Unfidget. Something for your brain to settle on.

It is the opposite of a fidget toy: a machine designed to work at full size, made small and intricate enough that you hold back from handling it. For some people, that small pause may help them settle back into focus.

Lineage

Made by Atlas (locomotive and flat car) and Kato (track) · Arranged by Hexmonde

Every piece was purchased new. The SD45 is from Atlas's Master Silver line, made from all-new tooling with painted safety rails. The flat car sits on a die-cast metal frame. Kato's Unitrack gives both a ballasted bed.

1:1 and 1:160

The full-size SD45 is 65 feet 9½ inches long and carries a 20-cylinder engine rated at 3,600 horsepower. At 1:160 that length comes to about 12.5 cm, and the model keeps the handrails, the roof fans and the number boards on the nose.

Warm Pool or Scale Out?

Stuck between keeping capacity warm and scaling on demand? Railroads do both. Their diesels run water coolant without antifreeze, so in a cold yard they are left idling rather than shut down: a warm pool, ready to go. On a steep grade, extra locomotives are added at the foot of the climb and cut off at the top: capacity for the burst, released after.

The Pictured 6505

EMD built the full-size 6505 in June 1971, one of 96 SD45s that Burlington Northern bought new. BN retired it in 1986; it went on to run for Wisconsin Central.

Desk Trains

Why a model train, and why on your desk: Desk Trains, for the Hexed.

Details

In the Set

  • Locomotive: EMD SD45, Burlington Northern (pictured: #6505, Atlas Master Silver 40005563)
  • Flat car: GSI 60' flat car, Burlington Northern (pictured: #610200, Atlas Master 50006428)
  • Track: one 248 mm straight and two 62 mm straights with Type A bumpers (Kato Unitrack 20-000, 20-046)

Road numbers on the locomotive and car may vary from those pictured. The model types and railroad liveries remain as described.

Specifications

  • In the box: The set listed above
  • Scale: N (1:160)
  • Display length: 372 mm (14.6 in) of track
  • Color: Cascade Green and black, Burlington Northern
  • Condition: hobby-grade units, bought new and never run. Sold as desk art; running performance is untested.
  • Packaging: open box; original packaging may not be available.
  • Power and control: sold separately; set up for display.
  • Brand: Atlas (models), Kato (track)

Want controls, accessories or other track options? Write to moi@hexmonde.com with [Train Art] in the subject.

Care

  • Lift the models by the frame and avoid the small fittings.
  • Dust with a soft, dry brush.
  • Keep out of direct sunlight.

Returns: final sale, except when an item arrives damaged or incorrect.

Tags

Adore · Desk Art · Desk Trains · Unfidget · N Scale · XD

Sales tax is added at checkout.

We may use AI in image editing and creatives. Props shown may not be part of the sale; see the description for what is included. Some items may be repackaged.