Athearn Genesis G71817 - HO GP38-2 - DCC & Sound - Helm Leasing (HLCX) #3812

HO GP38-2 - DCC & Sound - Helm Leasing (HLCX) #3812 Detailed Information HLCX FEATURES: Ex Texas Mexican Railway 3800 gallon Fuel tank Blomberg B trucks Front ditch lights Front small EMD plow Firecracker antenna Helm Leasing is a large locomotive leasing outfit known for providing reliable power to railroads for short term and long term contracts. Many were painted into this very attractive scheme and could be found in service on just about any railroad. ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES: #3812 Ex TM #863 Mid/Late phase body All-weather window Leslie 3-chime horn #3814 Ex TM #867 Late phase body Q-style radiator fans Nathan P5 horn Angled blower housing All- weather window 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