Prototype Era: 1989-1996+
• Engines 1385 and 1386 are painted in the original “white face” scheme (1989)
• Engine 1396 has the later “white face” scheme with a 2” separation stripe between the green and black on the hood (1991)
• BN added snowplows to these former Frisco engines when they got them, and these plows are included on our models
• #1396 has small American flags on the battery boxes, applied to the prototypes during the Gulf War that had begun in 1990
The SOUND
• Onboard Tsunami sound and DCC decoder
• Program an M/U lashup with lead unit only horn, bell and lights.
• Full DCC functions when in DCC mode.
The LOCOMOTIVE
• Fully assembled and ready to operate • State-of-the-art tooling
• Detailed fuel tank • See-through etched radiator intake grilles
• Etched top radiator screens • Sliding cab windows
• DCC Quick-Plug™ equipped (8 or 9 Pin) • Directional Lighting
• Blomberg-B or Blomberg-M sideframes, per prototype • Super-Smooth Athearn Genesis® Trucks and Motor
• Hex drive line • Etched windshield wipers
• Etched lift rings • Directional Headlights
• Operating front / rear ditch lights (per prototype and era) • Sander Lines, air filters, and other under frame detail
• Sound Units Feature SoundTraxx Tsunami Sound Decoders • McHenry® Scale Knuckle Spring Couplers
• Razor sharp painting and printing • Machined nickel-plated and blackened RP25 wheels
• Many separate injection-molded, lost-wax, and photo-etched parts
• Molded Celcon handrails (now with one-piece end handrails for increased durability)
• Many, RR specific-details, such as C&NW "Gong" Bell, MP extra jacking pads, etc.
• Impingement (louvered) or Inertial Air Filter (“dustbin hatch”) carbody versions, per prototype
• Plows, MU hoses, MU cables, and other end details per prototype and era