Athearn Genesis HO ATHG12437 DCC/Tsunami 2 Equipped EMD F7A/F7B Locomotives Southern Pacific SP #6382/8295

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Athearn Genesis HO ATHG12437 DCC/Tsunami 2 Equipped EMD F7A/F7B Locomotives Southern Pacific SP #6382/8295

Detailed Information

SP FEATURES:
September 1958 with the publication of SP's 'Bulletin' company magazine began the 'New look for Our Trains', indoctrinating the scarlet and grey colors. Some details were still being refined as a few locomotives would be adorned with the sans-serif style lettering on the hood.

#6382, #8295 F7A & B-UNIT SETS

• First time in Genesis: 1958-painted Grey & Scarlet with Gothic style lettering
• B unit equipped with steam generator
• 3 or 5 chime horn as appropriate
• SP features upper gyralight & lower headlight, cut skirts

LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

• All units are powered
• Factory installed SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound and DCC decoder
• DCC+Sound models are ‘dual mode’ and will operate under both DCC and DC***
• Directional constant lighting; headlight brightness remains constant
• Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
• Accurately-painted and printed paint schemes
• Separately applied photo etched metal and injection molded detail parts
• Cab interior
• Coupler cut levers
• MU hoses
• Trainline hose
• Windshield wipers
• Lift rings
• Wire grab irons
• Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes, and retention tanks
• Sander lines
• Body mounted McHenry scale knuckle couplers - Kadee compatible
• 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
• LEDs for realistic appearance
• Blomberg-B trucks
• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
• Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage
• Replacement parts available
• Minimum radius: 18”

SOUND EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE

• Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 decoder pre-installed
• Sound units operate in both DC and DCC**
• Individual sound boards installed in both A and B units
• Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC**
• Some functions are limited in DC
• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
• Excellent low-speed operation
• Program a multiple unit MU lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
• Lighting effects such as beacons, Gyralight where prototypically accurate
• Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
• CV chart included in the box

**Lombard Hobbies Recommendation - As modelers ourselves we highly recommend ONLY running DCC on DCC systems and DC on DC systems, regardless of 'Dual-Mode' capability. This gives optimum performance and safeguards the unit from possible damage from running on a different system than originally intended and from any inexperienced operator errors.

PROTOTYPE INFO:
EMD F-units were a line of diesel-electric locomotives produced between November 1939 and November 1960 by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors-Diesel Division. Final assembly for all F-units was at the GM-EMD plant at La Grange, Illinois and the GMDD plant in London, Ontario, Canada. They were sold to railroads throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Structurally, the locomotive was a carbody unit, with the body as the main load-bearing structure, designed like a bridge truss and covered with cosmetic panels. The so-called bulldog nose was a distinguishing feature of the locomotive’s appearance, and made a lasting impression in the mind of the traveling public.

The F-units were the most successful ‘first generation’ road diesel locomotives in North America, and were largely responsible for superseding steam locomotives in road freight service. Before this, diesel units were mostly only built as switcher locomotives, and only used in rail yards.

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