GP40-2 FEATURES 

•     Walkway tread 
•     Fine-scale handrails for scale appearanc
•     Factory applied wire grab irons
•     Windshield wipers
•     See through cab windows
•     Cab interior
•     Sliding side cab windows
•     Metal lift rings
•     Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
•     DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with both 8- and 9-pin connector
•     Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, photographs, and more
•     Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
•     Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
•     Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain for trouble free operation
•     All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
•     All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
•     Wheels with RP25 contours operate on Code 70, 75, 83, and 100 rail
•     Incandescent bulbs for realistic appearance
•     Bi-directional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains constant
•     Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
•     Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage
•     Minimum radius: 18"

DRGW ROADNAME FEATURES

• New Roadname
• Standard EMD low snowplow
• Front and rear train line hoses with silver tips
• Front and rear M.U. hoses with silver tips
• Cab mounted dual sealed beam headlight with glare shields
• Mirrors/windwings fore of cab side windows
• Sunshades with long track
• Large Sinclair radio antenna
• Late rear drop step
• Underframe mounted bell
• Salem air filter
• 3,600 gallon fuel tank with vertical sight glass

ROADNUMBER FEATURES

• #3123
  • Phase I
  • Straight coupler cut levers
  • M.U. stand
  • 81” nose with ratchet brake and dual Gyralight
  • Early front and rear drop step
  • Early Dash-2 battery box doors
  • Late cab without louvers
  • Riveted cab side plate with armrest
  • Nathan M3 air horn
  • Early ECAFB
  • Rounded blower housing
  • Intermediate inertial intake grilles
  • Early dynamic brake hatch with T vent and contactor door
  • Standard turbo exhaust
  • Chicken wire radiator grilles
  • Standard radiator fans
  • Curved radiator fan grab iron
  • Rear MU hose catch trays with reinforcing strip
  • Blomberg-B trucks with Hyatt bearing caps
  • Intermediate speed recorder on left front axle
  • Era: 1974+

Athearn provides specific differences in painting, lettering and sometimes physical structure between locomotives to enhance overall prototipical accuracy. We are putting all pictures for each railroad on each number page to allow you to see the differences.