Athearn Genesis G62616 EMD GP7 Southern Pacific/Black Widow #5634 DCC+Tsunami Sound

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2nd Batch Due October - Athearn Genesis G62616 HO Scale EMD GP9 Southern Pacific/Black Widow #5634 DCC+Tsunami Sound

Athearn Genesis G62616 EMD GP7 Southern Pacific/Black Widow #5634 DCC+Tsunami Sound

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Product Code: ATHG62616

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Description

In 1939, the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors introduced the FT, the first road freight diesel locomotive. The success of the FT and the post-war successors, the F2 and F3, made EMD the largest locomotive builder by 1949. But in early 1949, there was a threat to EMD’s lead. The other builders were all offering a new type of locomotive, the road-switcher. As the name implies this was a locomotive that combined the features of a switch engine with those of a road freight engine. EMD’s first attempt at a road switcher, the BL-2, was not successful. The BL-2 was essentially an F3A with front and rear steps and walkways and had the upper parts of the car body sloped inward to improve visibility to the rear. EMD needed something better. In early 1949, the F3 series was upgraded to the F7 series. In October 1949, EMD introduced the GP7. The GP7 was powered by a 16-cylinder, 1,500 horsepower 567B diesel engine driving a D12 generator, which powered four D27 traction motors, exactly like the F7. The basic design, like almost all road switchers, followed the design of diesel switchers with the addition of a short hood instead of an end-cab. EMD also made the hoods full height to better accommodate the diesel engine and all of the mechanical and electrical components of a road engine.

Features

Genesis driveline with dynamically balanced five pole skew wound motor and dual flywheels
All-wheel drive and electrical pick-up
Factory installed SoundTraxx Tsunami sound and DCC decoder
Tsunami sounds are compatible with both DCC and DC operation
Accurate "nub"-style walkway tread detail
Wire grab irons installed
Etched metal radiator intake grilles and fan grilles
Many prototype-specific details applied
Celcon handrails
Equipped with McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers

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