Athearn Ready To Roll DTI SD38 Locomotive 250
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PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION * Chicken wire radiator grilles unless noted The SD38 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General * "F" painted on short hood end unless noted Motors Electro-Motive Division between May 1967 and Octo- * 2600, 3200 or 4000 gallon fuel tank per prototype ber 1971. It had an EMD 645 16-cylinder engine generating * Air tank 2,000 horsepower. The EMD SD38AC built by General Motors * Printed numberboards Electro-Motive Division between June and October 1971. It was * Fine scale handrails basically an SD38 with an AR10 alternating current alternator * Fully assembled and ready-to-run instead of the SD38's normal direct current generator. It also * McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers produces 2,000 horsepower from a 16-cylinder EMD 645E roots * DCC and SOUND ready with Quick Plug(TM) technology blown prime mover. It came equipped with or without dynamic * Genesis motor retrofit kit ATHG63839 compatible brakes. The SD38 and SD38AC have the same frame as the * Highly-detailed, injection molded body SD39, SD40 and SD45. * Painted and printed for realistic decoration * Bi-directional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article "EMD consistent SD38" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_SD38; it is used under * All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported operation License (CC-BY-SA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:CCBYSA). * All-wheel electrical pickup You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you * 5-pole skew wound motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain comply with the terms of the CC-BY-SA. for trouble-free operation * Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track * Window packaging for easy viewing * Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage * Minimum radius: 18" * Recommended radius: 22" w/o Sound $134.98 With Sound $194.98 SRP SRP 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: 03_RTR_SD38_072817.pdf