An Important Announcement for Customers:

We talked to Athearn today and these two specific UP Engines with flags are important. Why?

We where informed by Athearn that the George Bush Funeral Train was actually two trains. There was a first train with the UP 1939 (Spirit of UP) and UP 9069. There was a second train immediately behind consisting of UP 4141 and UP 9096.

So for all of you whi hve ordered the 4141 or the 1939 you might want to get the corresponding flaged UP unit to go with your unit.

 

Athearn Genesis has announced new SD70ACe (SD70AH) Diesel Locomotives

 

 

 

 

PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

In order to meet stricter diesel locomotive emissions standards imposed by EPA Tier II regulations, EMD modified the SD-70MAC to create the SD70ACe and SD70M-2. Each model is powered by a 16-cylinder, 4300-horsepower diesel engine. On the SD70M-2, the prime mover drives an alternator and produces AC current that is rectified to DC current, which powers the traction motors. On the SD70ACe, the DC current is then “chopped” back into AC to power the traction motors.

Much of the external design is based on the SD90 series locomotives. Similar features include the full height nose door and rectangular windshields, the large flared radiators with two fans, and the positioning of the dynamic brake equipment at the rear of the long hood. In addition, the inverters were moved from inside the long hood to a box on the walkway behind the fireman’s side of the cab.

 

EMD SD70ACe will posess the following features:

► All lighting now feature new LEDs

► Rubber MU hoses for durability

 

SD70ACe AND SD70M-2 SPECIFIC FEATURES

 
► New for the SD70ACe and SD70M-2, LED lighting

► Correctly-sized illuminated ditch lights

► Snowplow

► Front and rear trainline air hose with silver tips

► Multiple unit (MU) hoses with silver tips

► Coupler cut bars

► Train line air hoses

► Flat or tapered front and rear anticlimbers

► Safety tread on the walkways

► Nose or cab mounted headlight

► Standard or isolated cab

► Windshield wipers

► Tinted side windows

► Mirrors

► Detailed and painted cab interior with control stand, display screens, detailed crew seats and optional grade crossing camera

► Airchime K5LLA horn with square or “tube” style mounting bracket

► GPS Domes or PTC antennas per prototype

► Inverter box with original X-panels, X-panels with retrofitted louvers, factory louvers, late EMD large intake or retrofit large intake

► See-through radiator fans

► Etched dynamic brake grille and screen with appropriate grid detail underneath

► Dynamic brake louver variations per prototype

► Chicago Blower brand air blower visible behind the see-through grilles at the rear of the locomotive

► Early or late hand brake housing and wheel

► Early or Late Sander Brackets

► Factory installed wire grab irons

► Jacking pads per prototype

► Plumbing alongside the frame appropriate to the specific railroad and purchase order

► Fuel tanks with single or dual fuel fillers

► HTCR or HTSC trucks per prototype

► Non-sound QuickPlug™ equipped with NEM 21-pin DCC plug

► McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers

► Minimum radius: 18”

► Recommended radius: 22”

 

SOUND EQUPPED MODELS FEATURE

► Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound

► Sound units operate in both DC and DCC

► Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode

► Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC

► All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode

► Slow speed control

► Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights

► Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes

► CV chart included in the box

 

UP FEATURES:

 
► New 9000 series UP designation SD70AH

► Tier 4 credit units built in 2016

► PTC antenna array

► Nose mount headlight

► Illuminated front ditch lights

► Late handrails

► UP 9069 ran with UP 1943 (Spirit of UP) during the George Bush funeral train ceremony

► UP 9096 ran with UP 4141 during the George Bush funeral train ceremony

 

Order Due Date: January 25, 2019

Anticipated Delivery Date: January 2020

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