Athearn Genesis G65923 - HO GP50 - DCC & Sound - Norfolk Southern #7085

HO GP50 - DCC & Sound - Norfolk Southern #7085 Detailed Information NS FEATURES: Phase I Body with rounded blower housing Long hood forward setup with high short hood Southern style 5-chime horns on both ends Long hood mounted bell Dual Firecracker antennas Timkin bearing trucks Hood mounted walkway lights (non-operational) Large EMD style plows and ditch lights on both ends Built in 1980 for the Southern Railway, these distinct high nose long hood forward locomotives were painted into Norfolk Southern colors after the Southern / Norfolk Western merger of 1982. They retained most of the as built features other than ditch lights added in the 1990s. ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES: #7037 Earlier NS scheme with dashed frame stripes #7054 Newer NS -horse-head- logo with solid frame stripes #7085 Earlier NS scheme with solid frame stripes GP50 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: Full cab interior Wire grab irons Coupler cut levers See-through cab windows Flexible rubber trainline hose Flexible rubber MU hoses Etched see-through steps Walkway tread Lift rings Sander lines Windshield wipers McHenry scale knuckle couplers - Kadee compatible Accurately-painted and printed paint schemes Fully-assembled and ready-to-run 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 Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, & breather pipes 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-including lit number boards, ground lights, and marker lights (if applicable) Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power Packaging securely holds model for safe storage Minimum radius: 18inch Recommended radius: 22inch SOUND-EQUPPED 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