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Athearn - Item No. ATH18261
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HO GP40-2 Locomotive, CSX #6942

$169.99
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CSX FEATURES:

  • Corrugated grilles
  • Dynamic brakes
  • Forward ditch lights
  • Large fuel tank
  • K5 horn

These former WM (Chessie) units were painted in CSX’s YN2 scheme in the 1990s, and received ditch lights soon after.

GP40-2 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

  • See-through cab windows
  • Factory installed Celcon handrails
  • Illuminated front and rear headlights
  • Illuminated ditch lights and/or strobes (as applicable to road name)
  • Corrugated or chicken wire grilles
  • 2600 or 3600 gallon fuel tank
  • 5-pole motor with precision-machined flywheels and multi-link drive train for trouble-free operation
  • All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
  • All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
  • Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
  • Separately-applied horns
  • McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
  • DCC Ready 21 pin plug
  • Nickel plated, blackened machined wheels machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brand of track
  • Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
  • Painted and printed for realistic decoration
  • Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
  • Minimum radius: 18”
  • Recommended radius: 22”

NEW FEATURES:

  • Sound Ready!
  • All units come with speakers installed!
  • Ready to add the 21-pin sound decoder of your choice!

PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

Product Specs

Lighting
LED
Sound
Ready
Reporting Mark
CSX
Era
1971-1990, 1991-2009, 2010-Present Day
Prototype Manufacturer
EMD
Scale
HO
Axles
4
DCC
Ready/21-Pin NEM
Sub Brand
ATHEARN