Southern purchased six GP39X locomotives produced by EMD. In keeping with Southern’s unique style, they included a high short hood, controls set-up for long hood forward operation, walkway safety lights, bell mounted on the long hood end, and more. While the experimental GP39X resembled a Phase I GP50, the revised clean air compartment, engine and radiator compartment door arrangement, and pair of 48” Q-Fans differentiated them from their high-horsepower cousin. In 1982, the GP39X locomotives were given mechanical upgrades prompting their re-designation to GP49.

Features:

• New tooling for a new model
• Fully assembed and ready to run
• Accurate painting and printing
  
• Smooth Athearn Genesis motor
  
• Minimum radius: 18"
• DCC Ready

DCC w/Sound Features:

• Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami sound
• Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
• Some functions are limited in DC
• Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
• Slow speed control
• Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup
• Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes