PRE-ORDER: Athearn Genesis 1053 - EMD SD89MAC w/ DCC and Sound Electro-Motive Diesel Demonstrator (EMDX) 92 - HO Scale

Pre-Order Due Date:  10.06.23

• There is a 5% non-refundable deposit for preorders, this amount will be deducted from the price of the product when it arrives.  
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SD89MAC SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
• Flexible rubber trainline hose • Flexible rubber MU hoses
• Etched see-through steps • Lift rings
• Lit Number Boards & Truck Lights • Sander lines
• Coupler cut levers
• Trainline hose • See-through cab windows
• Full cab interior • Walkway tread
• Windshield wipers • Wire grab irons
• DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin
NEM connector
• Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
• Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, and breather pipes
• 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
• LED Lighting for realistic appearance
• 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
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
• Packaging securely holds the model for safe storage
• Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”

PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
EMD has built many well known and iconic locomotives like the GP7 and
SD40-2. Through its history EMD has also designed many models that never
left the drafting board with notable examples being the SD30, GP50T, and
DD40A. There have also been rare models that were built and tested, but
resulted in barely, if any orders like the SD45X, SD60MAC, and this model,
the SD89MAC. While ultimately unsuccessful in sales, these models did
advance technology. The SD45X was a test bed of the Dash 2 electronics.
The SD60MAC refined alternating current used in the popular SD70MAC.
The SD89MAC was EMDs planned replacement for aging SD70s and the
technology contained within evolved into the SD70ACe-T4.
EMD historical will subtract one digit from a model number to represent a
12-cylinder version of that model. While SD90MAC-H was built in the quest
for a 6000hp locomotive with the twin turbo 16-cylinder 265H motor, the
SD89MAC is the 12-cylinder, 4500hp version of that locomotive. By the time
that EMD solved the early issues with the four stroke 265H motor, railroads
had lost interest in high horsepower locomotives. The more fuel efficient 12
cylinder with the addition of a third turbocharger, being re-named instead of
the 265mm cylinder bore to the 1,010 cubic inch displacement, became the
1010J motor used in today’s Tier-4 locomotives.
Being built from many of the same components and configurations as an
SD90MAC, only a few modifications were required for Athearn to accurately
depict this unique locomotive and join the stable of SD90 derivatives Athearn
is already offering. While the single example of the SD89MAC still exists
today, it no longer has the same appearance as it has served as a test bed
for additional technologies.

SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
• Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
• Dual cube speakers for optimal sound quality
• 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
• Precision 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