HO Scale Athearn Genesis EMD SDP45

Learn more: http://bit.ly/32LGoot In the 1960s, railroads were looking to replace aging EMD E-units and Alco PAs for passenger service. EMD responded by adding a steam generator compartment to the long hood end of their SD45. This required a longer frame and resulted in the creation of the SDP45. Three railroads originally purchased SDP45s: Southern Pacific, Great Northern, and Erie Lackawanna. Over the decades, the SDP45s were then acquired by other railroads through mergers, leasing companies, and rebuild programs. EL FEATURES: As-built EL freight service SDP45 (SD45M) 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 Front and rear MU hose catch tray with bottom reinforcing strip Trainline, and 3-hose MU clusters with silver ends Front and rear deck-mounted MU stands Front and rear early "straight" coupler cut levers Dual single louver battery box doors and sub-base doors with stiffener rib Standard "35-Line" cab with armrests and sunshade tracks 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 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 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" All-new LED lighting Rubber MU hoses for durability Models equipped with DCC+Sound will have the new 645E3 20-cylinder prime mover recording by SoundTraxx 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 SOUND EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE: Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 decoder Sound units operate in both DC and DCC Some functions are limited in DC Engine, horn, and bell sounds work 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 Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes CV chart included in the box