Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - SD70ACe Tsunami Sound/DCC - Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) - #9373 - Black/Orange "Swoosh Scheme" Nose mounted lights (SKU 141-68608)
Available On: July 1, 2016
PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION:
In order to meet stricter diesel locomotive emissions standards imposed by EPA Tier II regulations, EMD modified the SD70MAC to create the SD70ACe and SD70M-2. Each model is powered by a 16-cylinder, 4300-horsepower diesel engine. On the SD70M-2, the prime mover drives an alternator and produces AC current that is rectified to DC current, which powers the traction motors. On the SD70ACe, the DC current is then "chopped" back into AC to power the traction motors.
Much of the external design is based on the SD90 series locomotives. Similar features include the full height nose door and rectangular windshields, the large flared radiators with two fans, and the positioning of the dynamic brake equipment at the rear of the long hood. In addition, the inverters were moved from inside the long hood to a box on the walkway behind the fireman's side of the cab.
SD70ACe AND SD70M-2 SPECIFIC FEATURES
Correctly-sized operating ditch lights
Snowplow
Front and rear trainline air hose with silver tips
Multiple unit (MU) hoses with silver tips
Coupler cut bars
Train line air hoses
Flat or tapered front and rear anticlimbers
Safety tread on the walkways
Nose or cab mounted headlight
Standard or isolated cab
Windshield wipers
Tinted side windows
Mirrors
Detailed and painted cab interior with control stand, display screens, detailed crew seats and optional grade crossing camera
Airchime K5LLA horn with square or "tube" style mounting bracket
Large antenna dome
Small GPS antenna dome
Inverter box with original X-panels, X-panels with retrofitted louvers, factory louvers, late EMD large intake or retrofit large intake
See-through radiator fans
Etched dynamic brake grille and screen with appropriate grid detail underneath
Dynamic brake louver variations per prototype
Standard grille or Canadian-style "louver" dynamic brake intakes
Chicago Blower brand air blower visible behind the see-through grilles at the rear of the locomotive
Early or late hand brake housing and wheel
Early or Late Sander Brackets
Factory installed wire grab irons
Different jacking pads
Plumbing alongside the frame appropriate to the specific railroad and purchase order
Fuel tanks with single or dual fuel fillers
New version HTCR or HTSC trucks
Non-sound QuickPlug™ equipped with NMRA 8-pin and 9-pin DCC plugs
McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers
Minimum radius: 18"
Recommended radius: 22"
SOUND EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami sound
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
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
ROADNAME SPECIFIC FEATURES:
All BNSF UNITS INCLUDE
Antenna Dome
Retrofitted inverter cabinet
Isolated cab
Nose mounted headlight
Late handrails
Era: 2008+
$299.98 US
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