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Athearn HO ATH SD40-2 Locomotive, BN 'Bicentennial' #1876
$199.99
After years of standardization, BN began to experiment with new locomotive paint schemes in the 1980s. The Tiger Stripe scheme was an attempt to improve grade crossing visibility; the later “White Face” scheme was an outgrowth of this idea. Several SD40-2 units received this scheme before the BNSF merger. BN 1876 was originally the road’s Bicentennial 1976, but was damaged in a grade crossing accident shortly after. Another unit was quickly numbered as the BN 1976 (2nd), so this unit was repaired and renumbered to 1876 to honor the centennial of the 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn.
PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
The SD40-2 was introduced in January 1972 as part of EMD’s Dash 2 series, responding to competing products from GE and ALCO. Reliability and versatility of the 3,000-horsepower SD40-2 made it the best-selling model in EMD’s history and the standard of the industry for several decades after its introduction. The SD40-2 was an improvement over the SD40, with modular electronic control systems similar to those of the experimental SD45X and DDA40X. The last SD40-2 delivered to a United States railroad was built in July 1984, with production continuing for railroads in Canada until 1988.
MODEL FEATURES:
- See-through dynamic brake and radiator fans
- Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, & breather pipes
- Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
- LED Illuminated front and rear headlights, ditch lights, and beacons (where applicable to the prototype)
- McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
- All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
- 5-pole motor with precision-machined flywheels and multi-link drive train for trouble free operation
- Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
- Accurately –painted and –printed paint schemes
- Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
- Flexible rubber trainline hose
- Coupler cut levers
- Exhaust stack
- Frame mounted bell (unless noted)
- Separately applied air tanks
- Photo-etched stainless steel windshield wipers
- DCC-ready Non-sound version features 21-pin NEM DCC plug
- All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
- Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
- Packaging securely holds model for safe storage
- Minimum radius: 18” Recommended radius 22”
- Flexible rubber MU hoses for durability
- See-through cab windows
- Wire grab irons
SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:
- Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Econami sound
- Single cube speaker for optimal sound quality
- Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
- Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
- Some functions are limited in DC
- All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
- Effect lighting (if applicable) using F5 and/or F6
- Excellent low-speed operation
- Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
- Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
- CV chart included in the box
PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE:
- Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment
- Faded base colors matched to the prototype
- Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust
ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:
- #3018: Former SOU, Medium flat-top plow
- #3024: Former BN, Cab A/C, EMD standard style plow
- #7000, #7060, #7123: Corrugated Grills, RS3L horn on long hood, Large and small Firecracker antennas, Cab A/C, EMD standard style plow, Operating front ditch lights
- #1876: Early production with wire-grid radiators, no anticlimbers, RS3L horn on cab, Operating Western-Cullen beacon, EMD standard style plow, Large Firecracker antenna, Separate etched plates of Custer and Sitting Bull
- #6439: “City of Calmer”
- #6440: “City of Jackson”
- #6456: “City of Kansas City”
LIRC FEATURES:
- Firecracker and small Sinclair antennas
- Cab A/C
- Operating front and rear ditch lights
- Leslie S3L horn on long hood
- Late production with front anticlimber, corrugated grills, exhaust silencer
ICE FEATURES:
- Different city names per unit
- Corrugated grills
- Snoot nose; former UP
- Large angled snowplow
- P-3 horn and large Firecracker antenna on cab
- Correct darker blue and yellow colors as were in use by the ICE during this time
CEFX FEATURES:
- Ex-BN
- Operating front ditch lights
- Larger and small Firecracker antennas
- RS3L horn on long hood
- EMD standard plow
- Wire grid radiators
- Cab A/C
MILW FEATURES:
- Early production with wire-grid radiators, no anticlimbers
- Operating Western-Cullen beacon
- Sinclair or whip type antenna
- Cut levers with straight or looped handles
- 3200 gallon fuel tank
GTW FEATURES:
- Ex-MP
- Firecracker and whip antennas
- K3 horn on long hood
- EMD standard plow
- Operating front and rear ditch lights
- Wire grid radiators
- No dynamic brakes
- All-weather windows
SOU FEATURES:
- Corrugated radiators
- Bell mounted on long hood
- Large angled snowplows on each end
- Cab vent
- P5 horn on each end
- Firecracker antenna
EMDX FEATURES:
- Ex-MILW
- Operating Prime Stratolight beacon
- Large angled plow
- 3200 gallon fuel tank
- Wire-grid radiators
Product Specs
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