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Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - SDP45 - DCC Ready - Conrail (CR) - #6693 - Gray, Scarlet Band Ex-EL (SKU 141-63585)

Available On: January 1, 2018

The SDP45 was developed in the late 1960's and is basically a SD45 with an extended frame to allow for the placement of a steam generator at the rear of the locomotive for passenger service. They initially were generally intended for passenger service, but Erie Lakawana used theirs for freight. As Amtrak took over passenger service, some units were used by Amtrak, while others were used in commuter service. These locomotives eventually left passenger service completely and finished their careers in the early 1990's in freight service. Today, there are few of these locomotives left intact.

Features:

  • Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
  • Multiple unit (MU) hoses with silver glad hands
  • Front and rear trainline air hose with silver glad hands
  • Horns per prototype
  • Factory applied windshield wipers
  • See through cab windows
  • Detailed and painted cab interior
  • Fine-scale handrails for scale appearance
  • HT-C trucks with Timken bearings
  • McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers
  • Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
  • Incandescent bulbs for realistic appearance
  • Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
  • Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain for trouble free operation
  • All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
  • All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
  • Wheels with RP25 contours operate on Code 70, 83, and 100 rail
  • Bidirectional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains constant
  • Minimum radius: 18”
  • Recommended radius: 22”
DCC w/Sound units feature:
  • Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami decoder pre-installed
  • Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
  • Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
  • Some functions are limited 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
  • Lighting effects such as beacons, Gyralight where prototypically accurate
  • Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes, CV chart included in the box

Roadname/number specific features:

CR FEATURES:

    As-built EL freight service SDP45 (SD45M) patched for Conrail
    See EL Bicentennial #3638, for additional spotting details #6669:
    Former EL #3638 Bicentennial paint
    Flexicoil-C Trucks with high/low brake cylinders and Hyatt bearings

#6675:    Fading “Erie Lackawanna” lettering on hood, black roof
    Flexicoil-C Trucks with high brake cylinders and Hyatt bearings

#6689:    Flexicoil-C Trucks with front hi-brake truck, rear low-brake and Hyatt bearings

#6693:    Retrofitted snowplow & cab signal box
    Flexicoil-C Trucks with high brake cylinders and Hyatt bearings

When the Erie Lackawanna Railway was purchased by the federal government in 1976 to become part of Conrail, their 34 SDP45s became Conrail property as well. The units served their new owner for many years with just a quick

“CR” patch job on the side and ends, as depicted by our model.







$189.98 US