Athearn
HO GP9, UP #206
Regular price
$169.99
UP FEATURES:
- Phase I GP9s
- “We Can Handle It” slogan
- Dual headlights
- Winterization hatch
- Leslie S3L horn on bracket
- Large UP style armrests
- Etched cab mirrors
- Canvas sunshade on fireman’s side
- All weather window on engineer’s side
- Western-Cullen or strobe beacon (flashes on DCC/sound version)
- Era mid 1970s+
- As-delivered cut levers
- Footboards
LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
- Front and rear MU catch boxes with footboard
- Trainline and MU hoses
- Coupler cut levers
- Drop steps unless noted
- MU stands
- “Nub” style walkway tread
- Bell placement & type per prototype
- Fine-scale handrails for scale appearance
- Wire grab irons
- Lift rings
- Windshield wipers
- See through cab windows and full cab interior
- Etched metal radiator intake grilles and fan grilles
- Air tanks mounted below sill unless noted
- Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes, and retention tanks
- Blomberg-B trucks with appropriate bearing caps
- Sander lines
- Speed recorder unless noted
- Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
- DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with both 8- and 9-pin connector
- Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
- Accurately-painted and printed paint schemes
- 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
- Incandescent bulbs for realistic appearance
- Bidirectional constant LED lighting so headlight brightness remains constant
- Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
- Packaging securely holds the model for safe storage
- Replacement parts available
- Minimum radius: 18”