Athearn
HO SD45-2 with DCC & Sound, CR/ex EL #6661
Regular price
$254.99
NEW FEATURES:
- All-new LED lighting
- Rubber MU hoses for durability
- Models equipped with DCC+Sound will have the new 645E3 20-cylinder prime mover recording by SoundTraxx
CR FEATURES:
- Former Erie Lackawanna with Conrail road numbers & reporting marks
- Cab armrests
- Mirrors/Windwings per prototype
- Low profile Fans, dustbin, exhaust, dynamic brake vent
- Low profile bracket mounted S3LR
- 5000 gallon fuel tank
- Hood side vents per prototype
- Faded paint colors
- Different placement and style of CR logos per prototype road number
LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
- Safety tread on walkways
- Fine-scale handrails for scale appearance
- Factory applied wire grab irons
- Windshield wipers
- See through cab windows
- Detailed and painted cab interior
- Sliding side cab windows
- Metal lift rings
- Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
- DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with a 21-pin NEM connector
- Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, 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
- New LEDs for trouble free operation
- Bi-directional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains constant
- Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
- Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage
- Minimum radius: 18”
- Recommended radius: 22”
SOUND EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:
- Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2
- Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
- Some functions are limited in DC
- Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
- All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
- 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 operators manual