Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - EMD SD70M-2 Diesel Locomotive - DCC Ready - New Brunswick Southern Railway (NBSR) #6401 - NB Southern - Green/Yellow/Black with Yellow/White Lettering, Yellow Stripes, Canada & American Flags (Era: 2021+) (SKU 141-75566)
Available On: December 1, 2024
PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
In order to meet stricter diesel locomotive emissions standards imposed by EPA Tier II regulations, EMD modified the SD70MAC to create the SD70Ace and SD70M-2. Each model is powered by a 16-cylinder, 4300-horsepower diesel engine. On the SD70M-2, the prime mover drives an alternator and produces AC current that is rectified to DC current, which powers the traction motors. On the SD70ACe, the DC current is then “chopped” back into AC to power the traction motors.
Much of the external design is based on the SD90 series locomotives. Similar features include the full height nose door and rectangular windshields, the large flared radiators with two fans, and the positioning of the dynamic brake equipment at the rear of the long hood. In addition, the inverters were moved from inside the long hood to a box on the walkway behind the fireman’s side of the cab.
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SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
LEGENDARY LIVERIES
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New Brunswick Southern Railway
The New Brunswick Southern Railway is a Canadian short line which, combined with its sister company Eastern Maine Railway, connects Saint John, New Brunswick, with Brownville Junction, Maine.
A sister company, Maine Northern Railway operates a separate 258 mile line.
In 2021, a group of six former Norfolk Southern SD70M-2 locomotives arrived on the property. Painted green and yellow, each component road’s name is on two locomotives; all are owned by the New Brunswick Southern.
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