Dear HO Scale Customers;

 

Athearn Genesis has announced the SD45-2 Diesel Locomotives

 

Santa Fe - Bicentennial

In 1975 the Santa Fe decided to celebrate the Bicentennial of the USA in 1976 by re-painting 5 SD45-2’s (5700-5704) in a striking red, white and blue paint scheme. 5704 is currently being restored into this very same paint scheme and upon completion BNSF will be donating it to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, CA.

 

ATSF FEATURES:

• Late style anticlimber

• Air Conditioner

• Can style radio antenna on raised ground plane

• Dual Xenon strobe lights ( Flash Function in DCC)

• Snowplow

 

 

Santa Fe

In the early 1970’s EMD introduced their -2 series line which essentially was a program of upgrading many of their existing product offerings with new modularized electrical systems and other improvements. The SD45 was upgraded to the SD45-2. Santa Fe would eventually purchase 90 of them with first group arriving in the blue & yellow “pinstripe” scheme that was being phased out in favor of the new yellow bonnet scheme. Some of the last units in this order came with factory installed air conditioners.

 

ATSF FEATURES:

• Early style anticlimber

• Air Conditioner

• Can style radio antenna on raised ground plane

• Beacon (Functions in DCC)

• Snowplow

 

 

Norfolk Southern

Rebuilt with 16-cylinder engines, these former EL units are still earning their keep on today’s Norfolk Southern. The units retain their distinctive 5000 gallon fuel tanks and are often seen running in pairs.

 

NS FEATURES:

• Ditch lights (2x, consumer-applied) included

• Leslie RS3L horn mounted on cab

• Sinclair antennas

• Sunshades (consumer-applied) included

• MU stands

 

 

 

Norfolk Southern - Heritage

The former EL 3669, NS 1700 was repainted into Erie Lackawanna Heritage paint at Chattanooga, TN, in September 2015. The unit continues to operate today and has been seen from Ohio to New Jersey, often running with other 170X series units

 

NS/EL FEATURES:

• Ditch lights (x4, consumer-applied) included

• Cab AC unit

• Leslie RS3L horn mounted on long hood

• Sinclair antenna

 

 

PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

The SD45-2 was an initial success; it was a complete improvement or upgrade as part of EMD’s “Dash 2” line; it had little to almost absolutely no flaws during the early stages of production and during the model’s official introduction. It was both popular and compatible with the original SD45 as well, with it’s large 20-cylinder engine. The SD45-2 lasted somewhat longer than most SD45 units on various owners roster’s.

 

LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

• Coupler cut levers

• Trainline hose

• Full cab interior

• Windshield wipers

• Wire grab irons

• MU hoses

• See-through cab windows

• Walkway tread

• Lift rings

• Sander lines

• Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance

• Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, & breather pipes

• McHenry scale knuckle couplers - Kadee compatible

• DCC-ready features Quick Plug plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector

• Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more

• Accurately-painted and –printed paint schemes

• Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain

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

• All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow

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

• LED Lighting for realistic appearance

• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power

• Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage

• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run

• Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”

 

SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE

• Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound

• Sound units operate in both DC and DCC

• Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC

• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode

• Precision 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

 

PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE

• Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment

• Faded base colors matched to the prototype

• Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust

 

Order Due Date: January 28, 2022

Anticipated Delivery Date: March 2023

 

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