Description
Railroad Short Name: ATSF
Locomotive Features
The GP39-2 was offered by EMD as a fuel-efficient alternative to their very popular GP38-2 model. This efficiency resulted from the use of a turbocharged 12-cylinder 645E3 diesel engine, as opposed to the non-turbocharged 16-cylinder prime mover in the GP38-2. The use of a turbocharger increased the horsepower output from 2,000 to 2,300hp with four fewer cylinders. One other benefit of the turbocharger is improved operation at higher altitudes where thin air causes normally-aspirated diesels to lose power and produce excess smoke. The largest original fleet of GP39-2s was assembled by the Santa Fe who, over the course of seven years, acquired a total of 106 units.
Locomotive Features:
- Golden-white LEDs
- Painted safety rails
- Directional lighting
- Blackened metal wheels
- Scale Speed™ motor
- Factory-installed AccuMate® magnetic knuckle couplers
- For the first time ever, the Atlas Master® Silver version is Sound Ready and equipped with speaker for easy conversion to DCC sound
Silver Sound Ready
- Atlas Silver Sound Ready models are equipped with a speaker for easy conversion to sound with the addition of a decoder.
Allen D –
This Engine for its size is a Little Puller But it has its limitations it can pull About 15 to 16 Cars mine where All Microtrains after that amount it’s best to team it up with another Engine.. Or the Wheels will slip, Also my Engine since I purchased it has had a smell & the Engine can get slightly Warm at times I sent mine back to Atlas because the Trucks where out of Gauge and fir the Smell there was No Charge for the Repair but there’s still a Smell coming from the Engine.!