Building on a rich tradition started in 1946, the Athearn brand is home to the hobby’s best-loved models. Athearn has brought the joy of model railroading to you for 75 years, starting from our classic ‘Blue-Box” kits to our most recent Genesis 2.0 line. With accurate detailing and painting, Athearn is the brand that any hobbyist is proud to own and operate. No matter your era or favorite railroad, Athearn truly is “Trains in Miniature.”

 

PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

The SD40T-2 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division having a 16-cylinder EMD 645E3 diesel engine pro­ducing 3,000 horsepower (2,240 kW). 312 SD40T-2s were built for North American railroads between April 1974 and July 1980. This locomotive and the SD45T-2 are popularly called tunnel motors, but EMD’s term is SD40-2s with “cooling system modifications” because they were designed for better engine cooling in tunnels. The difference between this locomotive and its non-tunnel motor cousin, the SD40-2, are the radiator intakes and radiator fan grills located at the rear of the locomotive. The radiator air intakes in this model were along the deck to allow more fresh, cooler air to enter and less hot exhaust fumes lingering around the tunnel’s ceiling.

 

 

 

SD40T-2 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

• Fine scale handrails

• Separately applied air tanks

• See through cab windows

• Welded ECAFB

• See-through dynamic brake fans

• “Mushroom” nose vent on right side

• Separately applied wire grab irons

• Fully assembled and ready-to-run

• Rubber trainline and MU hoses with silver ends

• Standard Dash-2 cab, windows correct per prototype

• See-through radiator grilles with new rear truck gearbox speific for the tunnel motor

• 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

• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation

• 5-pole motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for troublefree operation

• DCC Ready 21-pin NEM Quick Plug™ technology

• Nickel plated, blackened machined wheels

• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track

• Replacement parts available including motor brushes

• Recommended radius: 22”

• Photoetch windshield wipers

• LED Lighting

• HTC truck sideframes

• All-wheel electrical pickup

 

 

 

SOUND-EQUPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE

• Onboard Econami Sound by SoundTraxx

• Sound units operate in both DC and DCC

• Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode

• Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC

• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode

• Excellent Slow speed control

• Effect lighting (if applicable) using F5 and/or F6

• Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights

• Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes

 

ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:

• #8299 Plated/removed nose gyralight, short nose, relocated Nathan P-3 Horn, tall forward ditchlights, Stratolight beacon, faded paint

 

• #8314 Welded/removed nose gyralight, snoot nose, relocated Nathan P-3 Horn, standard forward ditchlights, cab roof mounted bell, faded paint, missing body lettering

 

“Roseville” Repaints ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:

• #8232 Welded/removed nose gyralight, relocated reversed Nathan P-3 Horn, tall forward ditchlights, full frame stripe

• #8247 Plated/removed nose gyralight, relocated Nathan P-3 Horn, tall forward ditchlights, broken frame stripe, stratolight beacon

• #8261 Plated/removed nose gyralight, relocated Leslie 3-Chime Horn, tall forward ditchlights, no frame stripe

 

• #8370 Red welded/removed nose gyralight, snoot nose, relocated Nathan P-3 Horn, standard forward ditchlights, cab roof mounted bell, faded paint, missing/faded body and nose lettering

 

 

 

• #8229 In 1980 and 1982, SP experimented with a new paint scheme on SD40R 7342. The final version of this scheme was reminiscent of the famous “Daylight” passenger trains. Only one other unit was painted, but what if the scheme had become more widespread? As-Delivered features such as; L Window, Full gyralight package front and rear, plows front and rear, slanted style Nathan P-3 Horn

 

• ALL As-Delivered features such as; L Window, Full gyralight package front and rear, plows front and rear, slanted style Nathan P-3 Horn

 

SP FEATURES:

Correct details per road number as appropriate such as: Horn type and placement, nose, ditchlights, air conditioner, antenna and ground plate, beacons, plows, headlight/gyralights, cab type, dynamic brake, and exhaust stack.

 

 

Order Due Date: February 26, 2021

Anticipated Delivery Date: February 2022

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