FEATURES: • NMRA 21-pin plug for DCC • The same drive as our basic Master Series™, in an affordable locomotive • Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels • Separately applied hand rails and end railings • Locating dimples for grab irons • True scale dimensions with accurate details • Realistic die-cast underframes • Equipped with AccuMate® Couplers • As with our Master Series™ GP-38, this model features either a 2,600 or 3,600 gallon fuel tank, depending on the prototype. Silver Sound Ready • Atlas Silver Sound Ready models are equipped with a speaker for easy conversion to sound with the addition of a decoder. ANALOG (DC) OPERATION FEATURES: • Also note that on a DC-powered layout, a DCC and sound equipped locomotive (such as the Atlas Gold Series GP38-2) CANNOT be consisted with another locomotive that does not also have both DCC and sound. (This statement does NOT apply to DCC-equipped locomotives operating on a DCC layout.) SOUND FUNCTIONALITY FEATURES (Gold Models with ESU “Essential Sound”): • 4 function outputs with brightness control by CV • 14, 28, 128 speed steps • Dual mode DC and DCC • 4 air horns changeable by CVs • 2 bells changeable by CVs • Full 8-notch prime mover sounds • Compressor • Dynamic brake
