PRE-ORDER: Athearn Genesis 1738 - EMD GP40-2 DC Silent Chessie (B&O) GM50 - HO Scale

Pre-Order Due Date:  June 28, 2024

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CHESSIE FEATURES:
• Re-release w/ updated artwork
• Early Phase body w/ chickenwire grilles
• Lit numberboards and class lights • Leslie 3-Chime horn
• Chessie style rock plows • Side body mounted bell
• Chessie walkway mounted tool basket • Blomberg B trucks

To help celebrate EMD’s 50th Anniversary, a Chessie System GP40-2 was painted in an eye-catching gold scheme. After being displayed at EMD’s La Grange IL open house in 1972, it operated as a regular road unit mixed with other Chessie painted locomotives occasionally being used for special company events. By 1983, the lettering was slightly modified to be wider on the cab sides. In April of 1984, it was fully repainted into the orange/
yellow/blue corporate colors renumbered to B&O 4164. It still operates today as CSX 6063 in their “YN3” scheme and there has been talk of it being preserved in a museum after it’s official retirement.

GP40-2 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
• Coupler cut levers • Trainline and MU hoses
• Drop steps unless noted • MU stands
• “Nub” style walkway tread • Windshield wipers
• Lift rings • Wire grab irons
• Walkway tread • Sanding lines
• Lit number boards
• Lit class lights, if equipped
• Lit signal lights and/or beacons, if equipped
• Bell placement & type per prototype
• Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, and breather pipes
• Blomberg-B or Blomberg-M trucks with appropriate bearing caps
• Speed recorder unless noted
• See-through cab windows and full cab interior
• Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
• Etched metal fan grilles
• Air tanks mounted below sill unless noted
• Body-mounted McHenry® scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible
• DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin
NEM connector
• Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field
measurements, photographs, and more
• Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
• Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined
flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain
• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & 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
• Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage
• Minimum radius: 18”

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