Athearn Ready To Roll RBMN SD38 Locomotive 2003
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PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION * Dynamic brake vent per prototype The SD38 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Elec- * Non-turbo exhaust stacks tro-Motive Division between May 1967 and October 1971. It had an EMD * Chicken wire radiator grilles unless noted 645 16-cylinder engine generating 2,000 horsepower. The EMD SD38AC * "F" painted on short hood end unless noted built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June and October * 2600, 3200 or 4000 gallon fuel tank per prototype 1971. It was basically an SD38 with an AR10 alternating current alternator * Air tank instead of the SD38's normal direct current generator. It also produces 2,000 * Printed numberboards horsepower from a 16-cylinder EMD 645E roots blown prime mover. It came * Fine scale handrails equipped with or without dynamic brakes. The SD38 and SD38AC have the * Fully assembled and ready-to-run same frame as the SD39, SD40 and SD45. * McHenry(R) scale knuckle spring couplers * DCC Ready 21-pin NEM Quick Plug(TM) technology This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article "EMD SD38" https:// * Genesis motor retrofit kit ATHG63839 compatible en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_SD38; it is used under the Creative Commons * Highly-detailed, injection molded body Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA http://en.wikipedia. * Painted and printed for realistic decoration org/wiki/WP:CCBYSA). You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, provid- * Bi-directional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains ing that you comply with the terms of the CC-BY-SA. consistent * All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation * All-wheel electrical pickup * 5-pole skew wound motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operation * Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track * Recommended radius: 22" $179.99 w/o SOUND | $249.99 w/ SOUND PRIME FOR GRIME $169.99 w/o SOUND | $239.99 w/ SOUND A T H E A R N VISIT Your Local Retailer CLICK Athearn.com CALL 1.800.338.4639 These items are subject to Horizon's MAP policy
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