Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - EMD GP38-2 Diesel Locomotive w/ New Lit Class Lights and Number Boards - DCC Ready - EMD Lease (EMDX) #825 - Red/Gray/Black With Black/White Lettering (Era: 1990’s+) (SKU 141-71731)
Available On: September 1, 2024
PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
By the early 1970s, many first generation diesels were reaching the end of their service lives. The most common replacement locomotive became the GP38-2. EMD began production of the 16-cylinder, non-turbocharged, 2000 horsepower engine in 1972. Unlike the GP38’s engine, which drove a generator to supply power to the traction motors, the GP38-2s prime mover drove an alternator which produced AC electrical current that was rectified to DC to power the four traction motors. Another major change for the GP38-2 was the introduction of the “dash 2” modular electrical cabinet. For more than 40 years, the GP38-2 has worked main line freights, locals, switching jobs, yard service, helpers, snow fighting trains, and hump power. Many remain in service today.
GP38-2 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
GENESIS DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
- 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, & breather pipes
- 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 all popular brands of track
- LED Lighting for trouble free operation
- 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
- Packaging securely holds the model for safe storage
- Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”
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
EMD Lease
After their initial lease expired, many CR GP38-2’s were returned to EMD which in turn leased them back to other railroads. While quite a few were simply patched, a batch got the full “EMD Lease” paint treatment. During the 1990’s, these could be found on just about any railroad. #788 was painted into a very unique Operation Livesaver scheme.
EMDX FEATURES:
- Correct horn per road number
ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:
- #788 Ex-CR #7988, mid phase w/ chicken wire grilles, Operation Lifesaver, Leslie 3-chime horn, front small EMD plow, rear “Weedcutter” plow, unique scheme
- #813 Ex-CR #8013, mid phase w/ chicken wire grilles, 4-stack exhaust, Nathan 3-chime horn, front small EMD plow, rear “Weedcutter” plow, black fuel/air tanks, small cab numbers
- #825 Ex-CR #8025, mid phase w/ chicken wire grilles, Nathan 3-chime horn, front “Weedcutter” plow, maroon fuel/air tanks, large cab numbers, named “The Kristen”
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