{"product_id":"preorder-athearn-ho-2969-sd40-2-locomotive-chicago-north-western-6933-193-49","title":"PREORDER Athearn HO 2969 SD40-2 Locomotive, Chicago \u0026 North Western #6933","description":"In 1989, Burlington Northern returned to its traditional colors of Cascade Green and black with the unveiling of what was soon called by many railfans, the \"whiteface.\" Locomotives sported a large BN logo on the nose of the locomotive and featured a white cab face and a white stripe applied to the frame below the cab and radiator areas. In 1991, BN added the now familiar 2-inch wide separator stripe on the long hood between the upper black and lower green section. America flags were also added to the locomotives battery boxes in support for those employees who were called to active service for Desert Storm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eATHEARN EMD SD40-2 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SD40-2 was introduced in January 1972 as part of EMD's Dash 2 series, responding to competing products from GE and ALCO. Reliability and versatility of the 3,000-horsepower SD40-2 made it the best-selling model in EMD's history and the standard of the industry for several decades after its introduction. The SD40-2 was an improvement over the SD40, with modular electronic control systems similar to those of the experimental SD45X and DDA40X. The last SD40-2 delivered to a United States railroad was built in July 1984, with production continuing for railroads in Canada until 1988.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eATHEARN EMD SD40-2 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlexible rubber MU hoses for durability\u003cbr\u003eFlexible rubber trainline hose\u003cbr\u003eSee-through cab windows\u003cbr\u003eCoupler cut levers\u003cbr\u003eWire grab irons\u003cbr\u003eExhaust stack\u003cbr\u003eSee-through dynamic brake and radiator fans\u003cbr\u003eFrame mounted bell (unless noted)\u003cbr\u003eDetailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, \u0026amp; breather pipes\u003cbr\u003eSeparately applied air tanks\u003cbr\u003eFine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance\u003cbr\u003ePhoto-etched stainless steel windshield wipers\u003cbr\u003eLED Illuminated front and rear headlights, ditch lights, and beacons (where applicable to the prototype)\u003cbr\u003eDCC-ready Non-sound version features 21-pin NEM DCC plug\u003cbr\u003eMcHenry operating scale knuckle couplers\u003cbr\u003eAll-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth \u0026amp; quiet operation\u003cbr\u003eAll-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow\u003cbr\u003e5-pole motor with precision-machined flywheels and multi-link drive train for trouble free operation\u003cbr\u003eWheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track\u003cbr\u003eHeavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power\u003cbr\u003eScaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more\u003cbr\u003eAccurately –painted and –printed paint schemes\u003cbr\u003ePackaging securely holds model for safe storage\u003cbr\u003eFully-assembled and ready-to-run\u003cbr\u003eMinimum radius: 18\" Recommended radius 22\"","brand":"Athearn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130187845714,"sku":"ATH-2969-PRE","price":19.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0581\/3410\/2098\/files\/ATH-2969_A0_XR0YOML4.jpg?v=1784736267","url":"https:\/\/modeltrainstuff.com\/products\/preorder-athearn-ho-2969-sd40-2-locomotive-chicago-north-western-6933-193-49","provider":"Model Train Stuff","version":"1.0","type":"link"}