Athearn Genesis HO EMD FP45
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector, $219.99 to $229.99; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder, $319.99 to $329.99
Era: 1967 to mid-1990s (varies based on paint scheme)
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Athearn Genesis HO EMD FP45 features:
- Body-mounted McHenry plastic couplers
- Celcon handrails
- Detailed cab interior
- Detailed fuel tank with fillers, gauges, and breather pipes
- Flexible rubber m.u. and train line hoses
- Flexicoil-C sideframes with high brake cylinders
- Minimum radius, 18”; recommended radius, 22”
- Nose-mounted headlight
- Passenger pilot plow
- Prototype-specific bell, horn, and light packages
- Uncoupling levers
- Wire grab irons
- Windshield wipers
Release date: Available now
Road names: Milwaukee Road (orange-and-black scheme [small side lettering, billboard lettering, and factory weathered with herald only] in one road number each); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (Superfleet and pinstripe schemes, three numbers each); and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (fictional scheme, two numbers).
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