Dear HO Scale Customers;

 

Athearn has announced the RTR SD-38 Diesel Locomotives

Pssst... Did you know CANDO Rail frequently pulls the Canpotex, Potash Corp (sorry we are sold out of th Pink Potash cars), and K+S Potash cars?

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Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern

RBMN FEATURES:

Forward and reverse ditch lights, Triple clasp brakes, small EMD front plow, Sinclair antenna. New run with upgraded tooling, available with sound/DCC, and ditch lights!

 

 

Conrail

ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:

• #6939 Smaller “Q” logos, “Conrail” logo on front and rear, small EMD plow, Leslie 3 chime horn, Sinclair antenna, rear brake wheel, triple clasp brakes

• #6953 Larger “Q” logos, “Conrail Quality” logo on front and “Conrail” logo on rear, no plow, Leslie 3 chime horn, Sinclair antenna, rear brake wheel, triple clasp brakes, exposed Timkin bearing trucks

 

 

Building on a rich tradition started in 1946, the Athearn brand is home to the hobby’s best-loved models. Athearn has brought the joy of model railroading to you for 75 years, starting from our classic ‘Blue-Box” kits to our most recent Genesis 2.0 line. With accurate detailing and painting, Athearn is the brand that any hobbyist is proud to own and operate. No matter your era or favorite railroad, Athearn truly is “Trains in Miniature.”

 

 

PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

The SD38 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Elec­tro-Motive Division between May 1967 and October 1971. It had an EMD 645 16-cylinder engine generating 2,000 horsepower. The EMD SD38AC built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June and October 1971. It was basically an SD38 with an AR10 alternating current alternator instead of the SD38’s normal direct current generator. It also produces 2,000 horsepower from a 16-cylinder EMD 645E roots blown prime mover. It came equipped with or without dynamic brakes. The SD38 and SD38AC have the same frame as the SD39, SD40 and SD45.

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SD38 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

• Separately applied wire grab irons

• Standard 81” low nose without headlight or brake unless noted

• Standard cab with dual beam sealed headlight and glare shields unless noted

• See-through cab windows

• Fixed-position cab side windows

• Oil-bath or Paper air filters per prototype

• Ribbed or smooth blower housing per prototype

• Standard dustbin unless noted

• See-through dynamic brake and radiator fans

• Dynamic or non dynamic brakes per prototype

• Dynamic brake vent per prototype

• Non-turbo exhaust stacks

• Chicken wire radiator grilles unless noted

• “F” painted on short hood end unless noted

• 2600, 3200 or 4000 gallon fuel tank per prototype

• Air tank

• Printed numberboards

• Fine scale handrails

• Fully assembled and ready-to-run

• McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers

• DCC Ready 21-pin NEM Quick Plug technology

• Genesis motor retrofit kit ATHG63839 compatible

• Highly-detailed, injection molded body

• Painted and printed for realistic decoration

• Bi-directional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains consistent

• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation

• All-wheel electrical pickup

• 5-pole skew wound motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operation

• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track

• Recommended radius: 22”

 

SOUND-EQUPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE

• Onboard Econami Sound by SoundTraxx

• 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

• Excellent Slow speed control

• Effect lighting (if applicable) using F5 and/or F6

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

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

 

 

 

Order Due Date: August 27, 2021

Anticipated Delivery Date: October 2022

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