Athearn EMDX GP38-2 788: LED Lighting & Features

EMDX FEATURES: Built as Penn Central Lighted class lights Lighted number boards Correct horn per road number Short fuel tank Sinclair antenna After their initial lease expired, many CR GP38-2’s were returned to EMD which in turn leased them back to other railroads. While quite a few were simply patched, a batch got the full “EMD Lease” paint treatment. During the 1990’s, these could be found on just about any railroad. #788 was painted into a very unique Operation Livesaver scheme. ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES: #788 Ex-CR #7988 mid phase w/ chicken wire grilles Operation Lifesaver Leslie 3-chime horn front small EMD plow rear “Weedcutter” plow unique scheme GP38-2 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: Operating Class Lights Operating Number boards GENESIS DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: Coupler cut levers MU hoses Trainline hose See-through cab windows Full cab interior Walkway tread Windshield wipers Lift rings Wire grab irons Sander lines DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, & breather pipes 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 LED Lighting for trouble free operation Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more Accurately-painted and –printed paint schemes Fully-assembled and ready-to-run Packaging securely holds the model for safe storage Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”