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Athearn - HO Scale - SD40-2 - DCC Ready - Milwaukee Road (MILW) - #189 - Orange, Black, Black Lettering (SKU 140-16610)

Available On: January 1, 2017

LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

    Fully assembled and ready-to-run
    Four road numbers
    Coupler cut levers with loops
    Trainline and MU hoses with silver ends
    "Mushroom" nose vent on right side
    Separately applied wire grab irons
    Antiglare panel
    Standard late Dash-2 4-window cab without louvers or roof seam
    See through cab windows
    Sliding cab side windows
    Welded ECAFB
    See-through dynamic brake and radiator fans
    Fine scale handrails
    Frame mounted bell
    Detailed 4000-gallon fuel tank
    Separately applied air tanks
    Speed recorder attached to appropriate axle per prototype (except undecorated)
    McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers
    Highly-detailed, injection molded body
    Painted and printed for realistic decoration
    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 motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operation
    Compatible with ATHG63839 Genesis motor retrofit kit
    Window packaging for easy viewing
    Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
    DCC Ready 8 and 9 pin Quick Plug™ technology
    Available also with factory installed RTR Sound by Soundtraxx
    Nickel plated, blackened machined wheels
    Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
    Replacement parts available including motor brushes
    Minimum radius: 18"
    Recommended radius: 22"

Detailed Information
ROADNAME AND ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:

MILW

Starting in 1983, the Milwaukee Road began painting SD40-2's in their final paint scheme- featuring an orange and black "lightning stripe" and the Hiawatha logo on the nose. Equipped with standard range dynamic brakes and the smaller 3200-gallon fuel tank, they could commonly be found in the 80s and 90s working with other Milwaukee units, and later, Soo Line power.

    All road numbers
        81" nose, chickenwire grills, small anticlimbers
        Windshield wipers
        Hood side mounted bell
        Leslie RS3L Low profile horn
        Whip antenna
        2-pane all weather window on engineer's side
        Operating Prime Stratolight beacon on cab (flashes in DCC)
        EMD standard plow on front, weed cutter plow on rear
        Speed recorder







$134.98 US
Country of Origin: China