Atlas Trainman HO EMD GP38-2
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct-current model with factory-installed speaker and 21-pin plug for Digital Command Control decoder, $179.95; with ESU LokSound decoder, $274.95
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
Atlas Trainman HO EMD GP38-2 features:
- Body-mounted Accumate couplers with factory-installed trip pins
- Cab interior with control stand, seats, and wall
- Clear window glazing
- Die-cast metal underframe
- Drill starter points for grab irons, sold separately
- Electro-Motive Division Type M truck side frames with freestanding brake cylinders, brake pipe, and spring hanger
- Factory-painted and installed crew figures
- Five-pole, skew-wound motor with dual flywheels
- Metal wheel stubs mounted on plastic drive axle gears
- Multi-piece injection-molded plastic body (cab, hood, and dynamic or non-dynamic brake hatch)
- Plastic handrails and stanchions
- Prototype-specific fuel tank (2,600- or 3,600-gallon, as appropriate)
- Separate air horn, air reservoir, battery box covers, and snow plow
Release date: Available now
Road names: New paint schemes — Helm Leasing (red and black), Amtrak (phase 7), BNSF Ry. (Heritage IV), Canadian National (red, black, and white with Grand Trunk Western reporting marks), Delaware & Hudson (blue, gray, and yellow), Farmrail Corp. (tan, brown, and orange), and Reading & Northern (40th anniversary, green and yellow). New road numbers — Conrail (blue and white) and Southern Pacific (scarlet and gray with Roman lettering). One to two numbers per scheme.
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