Athearn #G81314 Amtrak – 50th Anniversary Midnight Blue AMD103/P42 With DCC And Sound

Description

AMD103/P42 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:• Officially licensed product of Amtrak® (Amtrak-painted units)• 2 different nose variations: Amtrak as-built and Amtrak rebuilt• DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pinNEM connector• Flexible rubber MU hoses• Flexible rubber trainline hose• Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, fieldmeasurements, photographs, and more• Separately applied wire handrails• Exhaust stack• Photo etched metal radiator fan grille• Highly-detailed underframe including air tanks with air lines, air filter,and air dryer with two different types of rock shields• McHenry® scale knuckle couplers – Kadee® compatible• Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machinedflywheels, 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 including operating ditch lights and red marker lights• Completely-redesigned die-cast frame for superior tractive effort• Packaging securely holds model for safe storage• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run• Accurately painted and printed paint schemesSOUND EQUPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE BRAND NEW GENESIS TOOLING!• Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound• 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• Equipped with dual 28mm round speakersPROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATIONThe General Electric P42DC, also known as the Genesis, is the currentprimary passenger locomotive of Amtrak. Producing 4250 HP and with a topspeed of 110mph, these units are seen nationwide on short and long-distancetrains. Equipped with marker lights on each end, the units are also seenin service on push-pull trains. Amtrak originally rostered 208 of the units,numbered from 1-207. Most notable among these are Amtrak’s speciallypaintedHeritage units painted in 2011 for Amtrak’s 40th anniversary, and thenew round of commemorative units being released for the 50th Anniversarythis year. Each one is painted in a different “phase” or paint scheme tohighlight the different images of Amtrak over the years, as well as newconcepts like the Midnight Blue livery designed to honor employees workingthroughout the night to keep passengers moving across the nation.These highly-detailed models will finally answer one of our top customerrequests for a Genesis Genesis. Highlights include a detailed cab interiorcomplete with all of the appropriate controls and seats. A wealth of underbodydetail includes piping, air filters, air dryer, and complete pilot detail. Themodels also feature prototype-specific details for Amtrak. Amtrak units areavailable with either the as-built or the rebuilt (bolted-on) nose. They alsofeature several different styles of antenna arrays, ranging from the simple asbuiltappearance to the complex arrangement of the Illinois service units.All versions feature the operational, light, and sound features that have cometo be expected from Genesis. Under the hood, the proven Genesis motorand a massive die-case frame combine to provide ample tractive effort. LEDheadlights, ditch lights, and marker lights are all provided. On the DCC/soundequipped versions, the ditch lights will alternate when the horn is activated,and the marker lights are independently-controlled and directional. Finally, ASoundtraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder and dual 28mm speakers provide ourmodel with high-quality sound.