Description
Railroad Short Name: GM&O
#913, #914, #916, & #920 Locomotive Features
- Low 81″ nose with brake ratchet
- Standard range dynamic brake
- MU catch trays with footboards
- Low mount brake cylinders
- Conductor side 3 short stanchion handrails
- 4000 gal fuel tank
- Late style 3 position MU hoses
- Frame mount bell
- Leslie 5-chime air horn
The Gulf Mobile & Ohio SD40s were found in a variety of service post delivery from EMD. One of the more consistent assignments would be in coal service on the unit Commonweatlth Edison coal train. Although spending only a few years in service on the GM&O before the company merged with Illinois Central, many of these locomotives lasted in their as delivered livery until the mid 1980s.
- Fully assembled and ready-to-run
- Separately applied wire grab irons
- Separately applied air tanks
- Coupler cut levers
- Rubber MU hoses
- Photo-etch stainless steel windshield wipers
- Fine scale handrails molded in engineering plastic
- Non-sound version features 21-pin NEM DCC plug
- See-through dynamic brake and radiator fans
- Curved radiator fan grab iron
- Exhaust stack
- Frame mounted bell (unless noted)
- Detailed 4000 gallon fuel tank (unless different capacity is noted)
- Flexicoil-C trucks with high or low brake cylinders (per prototype)
- McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers
- Highly-detailed, injection molded body featuring new tooling
- Painted and printed for realistic decoration
- See through cab windows
- Bi-directional LED lighting
- All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
- All-wheel electrical pickup
- 5-pole motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operation
- Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- Minimum radius: 18in
- Recommended radius: 22in
SOUND EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:
- Onnboard Econami sound decoder by Soundtraxx
- Engine startup sound sequence
- Dynamic brake sound or Non-Dynamic Straight to idle on F4
- Extra prime mover and horn sounds exclusive to Athearn version
- Multiple bell sound files user configurable via Configuration Value (CV)
- 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
- Excellent Slow speed control
- Current Keeper ready with on board expansion plug
- Operating lighting functions with F5 and/or F6
- Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
- Many functions can be altered via CV changes
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