PRE-ORDER: Athearn Genesis 2440 - EMD GP49 w/ DCC and Sound Norfolk Southern (NS) 4605 - HO Scale

Pre-Order Due Date:  May 02 2025

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GP49 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 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

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO
Sensitivity to fuel economy in the 1970’s justified the GP39-2 in EMD’s
catalog. It also laid the ground work for EMD to start exploring locomotive
designs that utilize engines with larger piston displacement yet posess fewer
cylinders. This approach has become the foundation to modern locomotive
technology.
In 1983, EMD took this concept to the next step by introducing the GP49.
Basically a 12-cylinder version of the GP50, it produced almost as much
power as the 16-cylinder GP40-2, with supposedly better fuel economy. The
model was not a huge success, with only 9 being sold in the open market, as
well as 6 GP39Xs being upgraded to GP49 standards.
Interestingly, an SD49 was also cataloged but generated no orders.