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Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - SD45-2 - DCC Ready - Helm Leasing (HATX) #750 - Dark Red/Blue/Grey With White Lettering (Era: Late 1980s+) (SKU 141-86121)

Available On: August 1, 2020

 

 

 

 

PROTOTYPE INFO:

The SD45-2 was an initial success; it was a complete improvement or upgrade as part of EMD’s “Dash 2” line; it had little to almost absolutely no flaws during the early stages of production and during the model’s official introduction. It was both popular and compatible with the original SD45 as well, with it’s large 20-cylinder engine. The SD45-2 lasted somewhat longer than most SD45 units on various owners roster’s.

 

LOCOMOTIVE 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

• New LEDs for trouble free operation

• Bi-directional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains constant

• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power

• Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage

• Minimum radius: 18”

• Recommended radius: 22”

 

PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE:

• 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

 

HATX FEATURES:

• Windwings per prototype

• Nose mounted headlight

• Small anticlimber

• Standard height Intertial hatch, exhaust stack, fan housings

• Black or white numberboards per prototype

• Firecracker or Sinclair antenna per prototype

• 3-or-5 chime horn per prototype

• Frame mounted bell

• Commonly used in lease service starting in the late 1980s.

Prototype railroads would lease locomotives during power
shortages and traffic upturns. These particular units were leased
to several eastern roads including Grand Trunk Western and CSX.

 

Order Due Date: January 25, 2019

Anticipated Delivery Date: January 2020


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