Athearn - HO Scale - EMD SD-38 Diesel Locomotive - with DCC & Econami Sound - Conrail (CR) #6947 - Blue/White/Black with White Lettering (Era: Late-1970s+) (SKU 140-1445)
Available On: March 1, 2025
PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
The SD38 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between May 1967 and October 1971. It had an EMD 645 16-cylinder engine generating 2,000 horsepower. The EMD SD38AC built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June and October 1971. It was basically an SD38 with an AR10 alternating current alternator instead of the SD38’s normal direct current generator. It also produces 2,000 horsepower from a 16-cylinder EMD 645E roots blown prime mover. It came equipped with or without dynamic brakes. The SD38 and SD38AC have the same frame as the SD39, SD40 and SD45.
In 1966, EMD updated its locomotive catalog with entirely new models, all powered by the new 645 diesel engine. The SD39 had 2,300 hp from a turbocharged V12. The SD39 had the smallest prime mover of the SD locomotives in the EMD catalog. 54 were built for American railroads.
SD38/SD39 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
Sound Ready! All non-sound come with speakers installed, ready to add the 21-pin sound decoder of your choice!
PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE
Conrail
Conrail’s SD38s came from the Penn Central, and numbered 35 units. While only having 2000 horsepower to the SD40’s 3000, their starting tractive effort was identical. They were used mostly in hump and yard service, being fitted with hump speed control and slug connections.
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