Athearn 86812 RTR HO - SD45T-2 DCC/Sound - NREX #9308

NREX #9308 Detailed Information Below: NEW FEATURES FOR ALL SD45T-2S IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT: First time offering DCC+Sound Version, including new T-2 rear truck design for more visibly see through grilles All-new LED lighting First time pilot detail including rubber MU hoses for durability Photo-etched stainless steel windshield wipers NREX FEATURES: Ex SP Whip antenna Large EMD style plow Small anticlimber Coupler cut levers with loops #9300: SP style nose w/ headlight Cab mounted bell Illuminated ditchlights Hood mounted Leslie air horn Rear MU catch trays #9308: Frame mounted bell Illuminated ditchlights Rebuilt EMD style nose Cab mounted headlight Hood mounted Nathan air horn No rear MU catch trays #9323: SP style nose w/ headlight Cab mounted bell Cab mounted 5-chime Nathan air horn Cab roof A/C knockout panel Rear MU catch trays MRL/SRY FEATURES: Fire-cracker antenna Large EMD style plow Small anticlimber Coupler cut levers with loops Frame mounted bell Illuminated ditchlights Rebuilt EMD style nose Cab mounted headlight Hood mounted Nathan air horn When the Union Pacific absorbed the Southern Pacific in 1996, a number of SD45T-2 diesels started parting ranks from the parent railroad. While the MRL or the SRY never owned the SD45T-2, there was a time where the railfan community was hopeful that these rag-tag units would find their way to the MRL. Former SP EMD 20-cyl diesels had made it to the MRL in the early 1990s, making this scenario plausible. In the summer of 2004 a group of NREX SD45T-2s were being stored in Livingston, MT. further fueling the hopes of railfans. As some MRL power migrated to the SRY, it could have been possible that the SRY brought an ex MRL SD45T-2 diesel into British Columbia. While none of this happened in real, model railroading allows for bending the rules a bit and admiring what could have been. LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: Fully assembled and ready-to-run Rubber trainline and MU hoses with silver ends, first time offered Mushroom nose vent on right side Separately applied wire grab irons Standard late Dash-2 4-window/L-window cab without louvers or roof seam per prototype See through cab windows Fixed cab side windows Welded ECAFB See-through dynamic brake fans See through radiator grilles with new rear truck gearbox specific for the tunnel motor Fine scale handrails Photoetch windshield wipers, first time offered Separately applied air tanks Speed recorder attached to appropriate axle per prototype (except undecorated) McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers Highly-detailed, injection molded body Painted and printed for realistic decoration LED Lighting, first time offered All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation All-wheel electrical pickup 5-pole motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operation Compatible with Genesis motor retrofit kit Window packaging for easy viewing Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage DCC Ready 21-pin NEM Quick Plug technology Available also with factory installed Econami Sound by Soundtraxx, first time offered Nickel plated, blackened machined wheels Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track Replacement parts available including motor brushes Minimum radius: 18in SOUND EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE: Onboard Econami Sound by SoundTraxx 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 Excellent Slow speed control Effect lighting (if applicable) using F5 and/or F6 Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes Recommended radius: 22in 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 mat SPECIFICATIONS: DCC: Ready/21-Pin NEM SOUND: Ready PROTOTYPE MANUFACTURER: EMD Axles: 6 LIGHTED: LED Lighting Is Assembly Required: No