Athearn Genesis G71810 - HO GP38-2 - DCC & Sound - FEC #505

HO GP38-2 - DCC & Sound - FEC #505 Detailed Information FEC FEATURES: Era-specific details Mid/Late Phase body Blomberg B trucks Horns on both ends Large 3800 gallon fuel tank Non-dynamic brakes Both mid and late paint scheme versions offered! Starting in 1972, the FEC acquired 11 of these GP38-2s. These locomotives came equipped with Oscitrol lighting and Leslie RS3L horns. These GP38-2s are still in service today having gone through several rebuilds. Taking off the Oscitrol lighting from their nose and adding front and rear ditch lights, and RV AC units to their roof. ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES: #505 -Hurricane- scheme, -weedcutter- front plow Oscitrol nose lights (operational in DCC) Front and rear horns #509 -Hurricane- scheme, -weedcutter- front plow Oscitrol nose lights (operational in DCC) Front and rear horns #501 Solid blue scheme, -weedcutter- front plow Front and rear horns and ditch lights RV-style rooftop A/Cs Rear spare knuckles Rebuilt nose with removed lights #507 Solid blue scheme, -weedcutter- front plow Front and rear horns and ditch lights RV-style rooftop A/Cs Rear spare knuckles Rebuilt nose with removed lights GP38-2 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: Coupler cut levers Flexible rubber MU hoses Flexible rubber trainline hose See-through cab windows Full cab interior Walkway tread Windshield wipers Lift rings Wire grab irons Sander lines Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, & breather pipes McHenry scale knuckle couplers - Kadee compatible DCC-ready features Quick Plug plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more Accurately painted and printed paint schemes 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 LED Lighting for realistic appearance Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power Packaging securely holds the model for safe storage Fully-assembled and ready-to-run Minimum radius: 18inch PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE Duplicated look and feel of -In Service- equipment Faded base colors matched to the prototype Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound Sound units operate in both DC and DCC 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