Athearn
HO GP39-2 with DCC & Sound, CSX/Ex-RDG Patch #4317
Regular price
$254.99
CSX FEATURES:
- All Ex-Reading. Electrical cabinet door on engineer’s side
- YN2 repaints feature: Removed nose class lights, K5 horn, front ditch lights, EMD small plow, cab rain gutters, and our most current approved CSX colors.
- CSX patched units feature: Removed nose class lights, correct horn and patching per road number, EMD small plow, and cab rain gutters.
ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:
- Replaced CSX K5 chime horn
- original Blomberg B trucks
- unique patched art and faded paint effect.
LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
- All units are powered
- Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
- DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with both 21-pin connector (DCC-Ready only)
- Factory installed SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound and DCC decoder (DCC+sound units only)
- Tsunami sounds are compatible with both DCC and DC operation (DCC+sound units only)
- Genesis driveline with balanced five pole skew wound motor and dual flywheels
- Directional constant lighting-featuring LEDs; headlight brightness remains constant
- Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
- Separately applied photo etched metal and injection molded detail parts:
- Cab interior • Coupler cut levers • MU and Trainline hoses • Windshield wipers • Lift rings • Wire grab irons • Sander lines
- Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes, and retention tanks
- Body mounted McHenry scale knuckle couplers - Kadee compatible
- 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
- Detailed Blomberg-B trucks with prototype-specific wheel bearings
- Replacement parts available
- Minimum radius: 18”
SOUND EQUPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
- Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 decoder pre-installed
- Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
- Individual sound boards installed in both A and B units (sound units only)
- All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
- Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
- Some functions are limited in DC
- Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
- Slow speed control
- Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
- CV chart included in the box
- Lighting effects such as beacons and Gyralight where prototypically accurate
- A and B units often include sound decoders with different default pitch shift, so MU lashups sound unique