Athearn Ready To Roll MRL SD45T-2 Locomotive 339
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built by EMD * All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Like the similar SD40T-2 it * All-wheel electrical pickup is nicknamed a "tunnel motor". 247 were built from February * 5-pole motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble- 1972 to June 1975, including 84 for SP's subsidiary Cotton Belt. free operation New Sound-Ready From April 1986 to December 1989 about half were rebuilt and * Compatible with underframe accepts designated as SD45T-2R and 24 of the 126 rebuilds were built Genesis motor retrofit kit Genesis Motor for Cotton Belt. * Window packaging for ATHG63839 easy viewing The SD45T-2 is an SD45-2 with cooling system modifications. * Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage The intake for radiator cooling air was moved to the walkway * DCC Ready 21-pin NEM Quick Plug(TM) technology level and the cooling fans themselves were under the radiator * Available also with factory installed Econami Sound cores, instead of above. Tunnel motors were built to perform by Soundtraxx, first time offered best in tunnels in mountainous areas in the western United * Nickel plated, blackened machined wheels States. The air intake grills at the lower rear of the locomotives' * Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track long hoods were intended to bring cool and clean air into the * Replacement parts available including motor brushes radiator section. The larger area of the intakes would also * Minimum radius: 18" provide a less restrictive airflow. * Recommended radius: 22" This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article "EMD SD45T-2" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_SD45T-2); it is used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:CCBYSA). You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the CC-BY-SA. New SD40/45T-2 Sound-Ready underframe Includes: 8 bulb replacement LEDs, new sideframes and tank (not depicted) Complete Aftermarket T-2 Mechanisms Gear tower moved, providing more visibly see-through grilles (SD40T-2 shown above). Without Sound With Sound ATH11399 HO RTR SD40T-2 Mechanism, DCC- Ready ATH11449 HO RTR SD40T-2 Mechanism w /DCC & Sound ATH11400 HO RTR SD45T-2 Mechanism, DCC- Ready A T H 11450 HO RTR SD45T-2 Mechanism w /DCC & Sound ww//oo SSoouunndd $$114099..9988 WWiitthh SSoouunndd $$210699..9988 SSRRPP SSRRPP These items are subject to Horizon's MAP policy Visit Your Local Retailer | Visit www.athearn.com | Call 1.800.338.4639
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Initial Source: 04_RTR_SD45T-2_042718.pdf