PREORDER Athearn Genesis HO G1939 SD90MAC Locomotive, Norfolk Southern Ex-CIT #7331 (DCC & Sound Equipped) | 306.70

ATHEARN GENESIS EMD SD90MAC DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION:

Introduced in 1995, the EMD SD90MAC was intended to become that builder's most-powerful single-engine diesel locomotive. The new locomotive was to use EMD's newly-developed 265H prime mover, featuring 6000 horsepower. However, this engine was experiencing technical problems in development, which led to the first groups of locomotives being delivered with the EMD 710G prime mover of 4300 horsepower (the intent being to retrofit these with the more-powerful 265H at a later date). Ironically, the technical problems with the 265H were never fully resolved, and no conversions were done. The 710G-engined SD90MACs outlasted their later 265H cousins in service by a wide margin, with some units only recently having been retired or sold by Union Pacific, and other railroads choosing to rebuild them for continued service.

The Athearn Genesis SD90MAC features all of the cutting-edge detail and operational features that are expected by discerning modelers: Working number boards and ground lights, see-through steps, numerous separately applied details on the body and underframe, and a heavy die-cast frame for massive pulling power.

ATHEARN GENESIS EMD SD90MAC DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

Flexible rubber trainline hose
Etched see-through steps
Lit Number Boards & Truck Lights
Coupler cut levers
Trainline hose
Full cab interior
Windshield wipers
Flexible rubber MU hoses
Lift rings
Sander lines
See-through cab windows
Walkway tread
Wire grab irons
DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector
Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, and breather pipes
Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain for trouble free operation
All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and 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
Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
Accurately-painted and - printed paint schemes
Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
Packaging securely holds the model for safe storage
Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”

SOUND-EQUIPPED 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
Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
CV chart included in the box