PWRS is offering a special 20% discount on the Athearn items listed below. Enter "April Athearn PORTERS Deal" in the "Notes" Box when ordering through the PORTERS System. This special discount offer is available until April 24, 2014 to existing PORTERS Members, or customers who become PORTERS Members on or before April 24, 2014. You must be a PORTERS Member at the time of the order to receive the discount. If you are not a PORTERS Member, click on the BLUE BOX below to sign up - IT'S FREE - NO OBLIGATION.

This B-B road switcher was a ubiquitous sight on American rails beginning in the 1950s as American Locomotive (Alco) captured 40% of the diesel locomotive market.

Features:

• Fully assembled and ready-to-run
• See through etched metal radiator fan
• Metal grabirons
• Fine scale handrails molded in engineering plastic
• Frame mounted bell
• McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers
• DCC ready
• Minimum radius: 18"
• Highly-detailed, injection molded body
• Accurate painting & priniting
• See through cab windows
• 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 Code 75, 83, and 100 rail
• See individual product listings for road specific details
  

Reservation Due By: April 24, 2014

Expected Release: December 2014