PRE-ORDER: Athearn 2144 - ALCo RS-3 DC Silent Southern (SOU) 6218 - HO Scale

Pre-Order Due Date:  June 28, 2024

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SOU FEATURES:
• Steam generator
• Single beam lights
• Water-cooled turbocharger exhaust
• Flat pilot plates

Several of Southern’s RS-3s were sub-lettered for the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway.

RS-3 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
• Newly designed can motor is more powerful and quieter than before
• DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology
with 21-pin NEM connector
• DCC & sound models feature Econami sound with cube speaker
• LED lighting for long life and reliable operation
• Metal grab irons
• Large or small fuel tank per prototype
• See through etched metal radiator fan and cab windows
• Fine scale handrails
• McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
• All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
• 5-pole motor with precision-machined flywheels and multi-link drive train
for trouble free operation
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
• Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field
measurements, photographs, and more
• Accurately –painted and –printed paint schemes
• Packaging securely holds model for safe storage
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
• Minimum radius: 18” Recommended radius 22”

SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
• Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Econami sound
• Single cube speaker for optimal sound quality
• Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
• Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
• Some functions are limited in DC
• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
• Effect lighting (if applicable) using F5 and/or F6
• Excellent low-speed operation
• 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

PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
The ALCO RS-3 is a 1,600 hp B-B diesel-electric locomotive manufactured
from May 1950 to August 1956 by American Locomotive Company (ALCO)
and its subsidiary Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). A total of 1,418 were
produced: 1,265 for American railroads, 98 for Canadian railroads, 48 for
Brazilian railroads, and seven for Mexican railroads.
The RS-3 greatly resembled the RS-1 and RS-2, but it had 100 more
horsepower thanks to its 12-cylinder, 1,600 hp ALCO Model 244 engine. It
also had some changes to the fuel system and body shape.
Much like the RS-1, many RS-3s served for decades; some are still in use
as of 2020s.