PREORDER Athearn Genesis ATHG71741 HO GP38-2, MILW #354

Detailed Information

MILW FEATURES:

• New solid, (No chains) front and rear handrails
• 1,700 Gallon Fuel Tank
• Beacons where appropriate
• All Weather cab windows
• Cab Vents
• Front and rear snow plows

In the early 1970’s the Milwaukee Road found that it needed to replace their aging fleet of low-horsepower switching fleet due to the rising costs of maintenance. They intended to replace them with their GP9’s. But they needed replacements for the GP9’s in local service so they purchased two groups of new EMD GP38-2’s. The first group, #’s 350-355 were built in June 1973 without dynamic brakes. The 2nd group came in the fall of 1974 with dynamic brakes and were assigned to their western extension until it was embargoed and then abandoned in 1980.

ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:

#350

• Non-dynamic brake hatch
• beacon

#354

• Non-dynamic brake hatch
• no beacon

#363

• Billboard style lettering
• dynamic Brake hatch
• beacon

GP38-2 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

• Operating Class Lights
• Operating Number boards

GENESIS DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

Coupler cut levers

MU hoses

Trainline hose

See-through cab windows

Full cab interior

Walkway tread

Windshield wipers

Lift rings

Wire grab irons

Sander lines

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

Fully-assembled and ready-to-run

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

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.

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