Product Title: Athearn ATHG83041 HO ES40DC, Norfolk Southern NS w/PTC #7540 Diesel Locomotive HO SCALE
Manufacturer: Athearn
Scale: HO
Condition: Item Condition: C-9, Box Condition P-8
Operational Status: This item is assumed to be fully operational according to the manufacturer's specifications.
TCA Condition/Grading Standards: C-9: Factory New—Brand New: all original; unused; may evidence factory rubs and the slightest evidence of handling, shipping and having been test run at the factory.
TCA Box Grading Standards: P-8: Like New: Complete and all original. Evidence of light use and aging, additional notations since leaving publisher or manufacturer. Contents of box may be missing.
Photos: See photos
Manufacturer Information:
NS FEATURES:
• First time with PTC Antenna
• NS specific rear ditchlights
• NS rear anticlimber
• NS specific rear handrails
• NS specific electronic parking brake detail on right side front truck
• Tall front plow
• No brake wheel on body
• High headlight
LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
• Illuminated ditch lights
• Low or high front headlight per prototype
• Tinted cab windows
• Large antenna dome
• Small GPS dome
• See through dynamic brake intakes
• Two dynamic brake exhaust vents with wide spacing and flush
housing
• Short auxiliary cab rear left-side doors
• Right side forward electrical cabinet with X-Panel
• Nathan K5HL horn
• Engine compartment side grab irons
• Flush radiator compartment doors
• Hand brake panel grille
• Flush heat exchanger housing and top radiator grilles
• 5000-gallon fuel tank
• Era: 2005+
• Minimum radius: 18”
• Recommended radius: 22”
GENESIS DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
• DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with
21-pin NEM connector
• Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field
measurements, photographs, and more
• Accurately-painted and –printed paint schemes
• Coupler cut levers
• MU hoses
• Trainline hose
• See through cab windows
• Full cab interior
• Walkway tread
• Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
• Windshield wipers
• Lift rings
• Wire grab irons
• Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes,
and retention tanks
• Sander lines
• 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
• LED Lighting for trouble free operation
• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction
and more pulling power
• Packaging securely holds for the model
for safe storage
• Replacement parts available
SOUND EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:
• Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
• 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
• 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 Configuration Value (CV)
changes
• CV chart included
PROTOTYPE INFO:
In 2002, GE released the first of a new series of locomotives
that would replace the popular Dash-9 series. The ES44DC
and ES44AC, commonly called GEVOs for General Electric
Evolution series, were designed to meet the stricter diesel
locomotive emissions standards imposed by the EPA Tier II
regulations. To meet the new standards, GE developed the
12-cylinder GEVO 12 engine. Both the bore and stroke were
increased to produce the same 4400 horsepower as the
older 7FDL16 16-cylinder engine. The new engine drives an
alternator producing AC current that is rectified to DC current.
On the ES44DC, this powers the traction motors. On the
ES44AC, the DC current is “chopped” back into AC to power the
traction motors. The two models share a common 73’ 2” frame
and external appearance.
The ES44DC and ES44AC external details have changed
with almost every year’s new orders. These models are of
the early version produced in 2005 and 2006 and include the
nose door on the left side, two widely-spaced dynamic brake
vents, X-panels on the electrical cabinet, side grab irons on the
long hood and flush-mounted top radiator grilles and radiator
compartment doors.
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