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Athearn - HO Scale - SD40-2 - Soundtraxx Econami Sound/DCC - Illinois Central (IC) - #6135 - Black, White Lettering (SKU 140-16705)

Available On: June 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:

IC

These units came to the IC in the early 1990s secondhand from the Burlington Northern. Modifications included removal of the dynamic brakes and the nstallation of ditch lights. Additionally, they were painted in IC's then current "Death Star" scheme- featuring a logo similar in look to the infamous space station.

    All road numbers
        81" nose, corrugated grills, large anticlimber
        BN-style battery box doors
        3200-gallon fuel tank
        Large & small firecracker & small Sinclair antennas
        Windshield wipers
        Operating deck mounted ditch lights
        Standard EMD plow
        Speed recorder
    #6129, 6135, 6138
        Leslie RS3L horn
    #6130
        Nathan K5HR-24 horn
        RV-style air conditioner







$184.98 US
Country of Origin: China