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Sep 17, 2012 - HO Scale
ORDER DEADLINE ALERT - Athearn Genesis HO Scale Norfolk Southern Heritage SD70ACe Locos
You must place an order for any of these products NOW if you want
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PWRS has a Special Offer for those who want the entire series of NS Heritage SD70ACe Locos. If you will commit to purchasing all ten Heritage Locos (mix and match between DCC/Sound and DCC Ready Non-Sound), we will give you a special discount. Contact your PWRS Rep (866-840-7777) for complete details.
Athearn has announced the production of Norfolk Southern specific EMD SD70ACe heritage scheme locomotives. These current production SD70ACe's feature several important and visible variations from earlier SD70ACe's. Athearn is updating their tooling to be able to offer the Norfolk Southern heritage units and other later SD70ACe locomotives in exacting prototypical detail. Check out the video below for more details:
Key Features:
- New MU receptacles on both front and rear pilots – Equipped with additional "dummy" receptacles for storing MU cables
- Battery charging receptacle – Located inboard of each “hot” MU receptacle
- Turbocharger compartment doors, long hood – Small latched, hinged access doors at the top of the exhaust silencer manifold compartment. The entire forward section of the engine compartment is built out instead of flush.
- Nose headlight plate – Weld seam at the location of the plated-over, nose-mount headlight location
- Padlock box – Large padlock storage box for nose door security
- Electrical cabinet access panel – Equipped with a large, bolt-on electrical cabinet access panel
- Late inverter cabinet (Chicago Blower Intake) – Inverter cabinet features a large grill
- LSL indicator light – Small Locomotive Speed Limiter indicator light under both sides of the cab
- ECP connector box and connections – ECP connections are located on both pilot faces next to the coupler
- ECP equipment box – Large control box that houses equipment for the ECP system
- Late sander brackets – Heavy-duty support brackets for the truck sanding lines
- NS LEADER PTC antenna array – Long, tubular radio antenna cover and a pair of Sinclair “ice skate” antennas
Reservations Due By: September 20, 2012
Expected Releases Beginning In Late 2013
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