Athearn G64218 HO EMD SDP40F W/Sound Amtrak Phase Ll #526

SDP40F SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
• Illuminated ground lights • Illuminated classification lights
• Illuminated number boards • Front and rear trainline hoses
• Non-skid end walks
• Front and rear three-hose M.U. hose clusters with silver ends
• Detailed and painted cab interior with control stand
• 4,500 gallon split fuel/water or rebuilt fuel only tank
• HTC sideframes with high brake cylinders and air lines
• Flush-mounted portal window glass
• Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”
GENESIS DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
• Coupler cut levers • MU hoses
• Trainline hose • See-through cab windows
• Full cab interior • Walkway tread
• Windshield wipers • Wire grab irons
• Sander lines • Lift rings
• 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, and
retention tanks
• 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
• Eight-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
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
• Packaging securely holds the model for safe storage

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

In the early 1970’s Amtrak needed new motive power to replace the rapidly aging locomotive fleet that they inherited. They approached EMD about
creating a new locomotive to be used on most of the Amtrak routes around the country. The result was the 3,000 horsepower, steam generator
equipped SDP40F. While initially a successful unit, a series of derailments soon led several of Amtrak’s host railroads to claim that these locomotives
were faulty, banning them from use on their respective lines. Although this led to their early retirement, many of the units made it into Amtrak’s Phase 2
paint scheme which we are featuring in this release.

AMTK FEATURES:
• Oscillating headlight
• Functioning “Big Hole” Emergency light in (DCC Only)
• Classification lights (Function in DCC only)
• Number board lights • Working Truck lights
• Separate see-through intake grills • MU hoses

ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:
• #526 Early pointed nose body, ATS shoe, dual steam generators, ACI plates