Description

Detailed Information

PC FEATURES:

Cab mounted headlight
Blomberg-B truck side frames
“Weed cutter” style snow plow front and rear
Sinclair antenna
Cab mounted Leslie 3-chime air horn
Chicken wire radiator grilles
Early production GP38-2 units delivered new to the PC; continued to operate for Conrail and beyond

NS FEATURES:

Former Southern locomotives
Large “switcher” step wells
Long hood mounted walkway lights
Firecracker antennas
Chicken wire radiator grilles
Front and rear mounted 3-chime air horns
Long hood mounted bell

#5076:

Currently in service on the Northwestern Pacific in Northern California

RI FEATURES:

Some of the only RI GP38-2s that did not receive names
Corrugated Grills
Pointed anticlimber
Late ECAFB
5 chime horn
Blomberg-B trucks
Small plow

Built in the late 1970s, these GP38-2s were the last new units delivered to the Rock. As times on the Rock Island were changing, so too were the spotting features of these geeps, which featured corrugated grills, anticlimbers, late ECAFB boxes and 5-chime horns. After the road went bankrupt, these units wound up on the GTW and operated in patched Rock Island paint for several years.

SLSF FEATURES:

Cab mounted headlight
Blomberg-M truck side frames
MU catch trays front and rear
Whip antenna
Cab mounted Nathan 3-chime air horn
Chicken wire radiator grilles
Illuminated strato-beacon
Illuminated nose mounted gyra-light
Lighting effect DCC/sound model

Painted in the eye-catching mandarin orange and white scheme, this group of Frisco engines substantially outlived their parent road. When the BN took over in 1980, most of them received a clean patch job and ran this way for several years before receiving Cascade Green.

SP FEATURES:

Leased from HELM former CSX/L&N
Nose mounted headlight
Extended Range dynamic brake
Chicken wire radiator grilles
Sunshades
Wind deflectors
Correct style 3 or 5-chime horn per prototype
Blomberg-M truck sideframes
Unique non-standard Speed Lettering font
Each roadnumber features prototype-specific decoration and placement

The SP was desperate for reliable power in the early 1990s, and this group of former CSX / L&N units from HELM leasing was one solution. Lacking typical SP light packages, they wandered over the entire system both before and after the Union Pacific takeover.

IC FEATURES:

Operation Life Saver
Nose mounted headlight
Four exhaust stack
Non dynamic brake hatch
Sinclair antenna
Nathan 3-chime air horn

#9619:

Corrugated radiator grilles

#9601 & Unnumbered:

Chicken wire radiator grilles

LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

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, field measurements, photographs, and more
Accurately-painted and –printed paint schemes
Coupler cut levers
MU hoses
Trainline hose
See through cab windows
Full cab interior
Walkway tread
Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
Windshield wipers
Lift rings
Wire grab irons
Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, & breather pipes
Sander lines
McHenry scale knuckle couplers - Kadee compatible
Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain
All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
Incandescent bulbs for realistic appearance
Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage

SOUND EQUPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:

Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
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

PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE:

Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment; “Tattered and Torn” just like the real thing
Faded base colors matched to the prototype
Patches applied and shaped per road number matching each corresponding side to the prototype
Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust

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.