PRE-ORDER: Athearn Genesis 2615 - EMD F45 DC Silent New York, Susquehanna and Western (NYSW) 3638 - HO Scale

Pre-Order Due Date:  July 25 2025

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F45 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
• Full cab interior • Wire grab irons
• Coupler cut levers • See-through cab windows
• Flexible rubber trainline hose • Flexible rubber MU hoses
• Lift rings • Windshield wipers
• Walkway tread
• Flush mounted port hole window glass
• Flexicoil-C sideframes with high brake cylinders
• Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
• 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
• 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
• Bidirectional LED lighting
• 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 model for safe storage
• Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”

SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
• Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
• 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 SPECIFIC INFORMATION
By the early 1960’s the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) was at a big
disadvantage. Their 567 engine, in use for over 20 years, had reached
its peak at 2,500 horsepower in a turbocharged 16-cylinder version. EMD
released a new 645 engine in 1966. The most powerful locomotive using
this series of engine was the SD45, powered by a 20-cylinder turbocharged
645E engine producing 3600 horsepower. EMD then offered the V20 645E
engine in the SDP45 in a standard hood configuration and longer frame to
accommodate the steam generator needed for passenger service. The EMD
SDP45 was a good passenger locomotive, but to the Santa Fe Railway it did
not look the part. EMD therefore designed a lightweight “cowl” body to cover
the locomotive, though it did not, as in earlier cab units, provide any structural
strength, which remained in the frame. The cowl provided sleeker looks,
better aerodynamics at speed, and allowed the crew to enter the engine
compartment in route for diagnostics and maintenance. After sponsoring the
development of the FP45 passenger locomotive, the Santa Fe requested
a similar freight locomotive from Electro-Motive. Where the FP45 was an
SDP45 wrapped in a full-width Cowl carbody, the new F45 was essentially an
SD45 given the same treatment.