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Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - EMD SDP45 - DCC Ready - Conrail (CR) #6670 - Blue/White - Special "Fundrazr" Release (SKU 141-63610)

Available On: October 1, 2019

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:

  • Safety tread on walkways
  • Fine-scale handrails for scale appearance
  • Factory applied wire grab irons
  • Windshield wipers
  • See through cab windows
  • Detailed and painted cab interior
  • Sliding side cab windows
  • Metal lift rings
  • Fully assembled and ready-to-run
  • DCC ready features Quick Plug plug-and-play technology with a 21-pin NEM connector
  • Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, photographs, and more
  • Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
  • Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
  • 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 all popular brands of track
  • LED's for realistic appearance
  • Bi-directional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains constant
  • Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
  • Minimum radius: 18”
  • Recommended radius: 22”
DCC w/Sound Features:
  • 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

"Primed For Grime" Features:

  • Duplicated look and feel of “In Service”equipment; “Tattered and Torn” just like the real thing
  • Faded base colors matched to the prototype
  • Patches applied and shaped per road number matching each corresponding side to the prototype
  • Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust

Road Specific Features:

The Youngstown Steel Heritage Foundation (YSH) is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached with the Virginia Museum of Transportation to purchase former Erie Lackawanna SDP45 diesel locomotive No. 3639, currently painted as Conrail No. 6670, now located in Roanoke, Virginia.

Y.S.H. has initiated a fundraising drive with an initial goal of $20,000 to purchase and secure the locomotive. Additional fundraising will take place in 2019 to move the locomotive to the Marter Yard Railroad Museum, operated by the Mahoning Valley Railroad Heritage Association.

After arrival at Marter Yard, the SDP45 will remain in Conrail paint for a period of time before finally being repainted as Erie Lackawanna 3639. “After years of watching this locomotive sit in the yard, now is our chance to provide it with a better future and bring it back to northeast Ohio, the former hub of the Erie Lackawanna Railway”, stated YSH President Rick Rowlands.

The locomotive is in generally good condition despite missing several major components including the main generator, traction motors and air compressor. An operational restoration is a long term goal of the project.

Extra 3639 North pays homage to the former “Extra 2200 South” locomotive newsmagazine and describes the goal of this effort, to move the 3639 about 300 miles due north from Roanoke to Youngstown.

To help support the effort by the Youngstown Steel Heritage Foundation (YSH) to move and preserve the Erie Lackawanna #3639 EMD SDP45 (SD45M), Athearn will assist in driving a donation per SKU 141-36390, 141-03639, 141-63610 & 141-63710) reserved to the effort by offering a model as Erie Lackawanna #3639 and Conrail #6670. Both DCC Ready and DCC w/Sound configurations are available.

The models will be offered in a customized Athearn Genesis box, and will feature top of the line detail fidelity.

Please support the Y.S.H. Foundation in their effort to preserve this locomotive for future generations of railroad enthusiasts.

More information is available at:
www.extra3639north.org

  • Low profile roof details: dust bin hatch, dynamic brake fans, exhaust stack, engine compartment “T” vent, and radiator fans
  • Leslie SU-3L-R air horn mounted on low clearance bracket
  • Cab signal box
  • Rectangular grid radiator intake grilles
  • Dual control stands
  • Front and rear MU hose catch tray with bottom reinforcing strip
  • Front and rear early “straight” coupler cut levers
  • Dual single louver battery box doors and sub-base doors with stiffener rib
  • Low profile standard range dynamic brake housing with retrofitted side vents
  • Rectangular grid radiator intake grilles
  • 5,000 gallon fuel tank
  • Frame mounted bell
  • Flexicoil-C Trucks with brake cylinder position per prototype and Hyatt bearings
  • Era: 1976+






$219.98 US