Dear O Scale Customers;

 

Atlas has announced the Operation Lifesaver 50th Anniversary Premier P-42 Genesis Diesel Locomotives

 

Amtrak’s Genesis was the first newly designed American passenger diesel in nearly four decades. Beginning in 1993, it replaced Amtrak’s fleet of EMD F40PH diesels, which were really modified freight engines — designed to be resellable in case Amtrak went out of business.

Unlike most diesels, whose structural strength comes from a heavy frame, the Genesis features monocoque construction, in which the body shell carries much of the load instead of just going along for the ride. This allows for a lighter frame, less weight overall, and greater fuel economy. The Genesis is one-third more powerful than the F40PH it replaced, but burns 22% less fuel. Its height is also 14” shorter than its predecessor, allowing it to travel anywhere Amtrak goes, including the tunnels into Penn Station and Grand Central Station in New York.

To make the body easy to fabricate and repair, the design used only flat surfaces and sections of cylinders and cones; there are no compound curves like those on the “bulldog” nose of older E-units and F-units.

The prototype for this model is Amtrak’s P42DC #203, which was built in 2001. The locomotive was re-painted for Operation Lifesaver at Amtrak’s Beech Grove, Indiana shops in late 2021 and was unveiled in a ceremony at Washington’s Union Station on January 12, 2022. The striking black and yellow paint scheme prominently features Operation Lifesaver’s “See Tracks? Think TRAIN!” campaign slogan. The locomotive will remain in revenue service for Amtrak for the foreseeable future.

 

Features:

• Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Body

• Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank

• Metal Chassis

• Metal Handrails and Horn

• Moveable Roof Fans

• Metal Body Side Grilles

• Detachable Snow Plow

• (2) Handpainted Engineer Cab Figures

• Authentic Paint Scheme

• Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears

• (2) Remote-Controlled Proto-Couplers

• O Scale Kadee-Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads

• Prototypical Rule 17 Lighting

• Directionally Controlled Constant Voltage LED Headlight

• Lighted LED Cab Interiors

• Illuminated LED Number Boards

• Lighted LED Front Marker Lights

• Operating LED Ditch Lights

• (2) Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors

• Operating ProtoSmoke Diesel Exhaust

• Onboard DCC/DCS Decoder

• Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments

• 1:48 Scale Proportions

• Proto-Scale 3-2 3-Rail/2-Rail Conversion Capable

• Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System

Featuring Passenger Station Proto-Effects

• Unit Measures: 18 1/2” x 2 1/2” x 3 3/4”

• Operates On O-31 Curves (3-Rail)

 

 

OPERATION LIFESAVER IS A MISSION DRIVEN RAIL SAFETY EDUCATION NON-PROFIT POWERED BY DEDICATED PEOPLE.

OUR GOAL IS TO END COLLISIONS, DEATHS AND INJURIES ON AND AROUND RAILROAD TRACKS AND TRAINS.

Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) is a non-profit organization and nationally-recognized leader of rail safety education. Since 1972, Operation Lifesaver remains dedicated to preventing collisions, injuries and fatalities on and around railroad tracks and highway-rail grade crossings, with the support of public education programs in states across the U.S. including:

• Free in-person and virtual safety presentations across the U.S.

• Free in-person and virtual programs for professional drivers, first responders and school bus drivers.

Visit oli.org to schedule a presentation, find safety materials, become a volunteer and share public awareness campaigns, videos and more.

 

Order Due Date: March 30, 2022

Anticipated Delivery Date: Dec 2022

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