Athearn Genesis BN GP50 Locomotive 3106
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PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION: * See through cab windows The EMD GP50 is a 4-axle diesel road switcher locomotive built * Full cab interior by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1980 and * Walkway tread 1985. It is powered by a 16-cylinder EMD 645F3B diesel engine, * Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance which can produce between 3,500 and 3,600 hp. * Windshield wipers * Lift rings A total of 278 examples of this locomotive were built. The GP50 * Wire grab irons retains the same overall length of 59 feet 2 inches as the other * Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, & breather pipes GP dash-2 series locomotives built in the same era. It utilized * Sander lines GM's D87 traction motor enabling it to produce a continuous * McHenry scale knuckle couplers - Kadee compatible tractive effort of 62,400 pounds and 65,000 pounds continuous. * Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain The most significant difference in the GP50 from earlier designs * All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation like the GP40 was upgraded components (like a turbocharger * All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow silencer and new type of blower housing) and increased * Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track horsepower. The locomotive also introduced a new "anti-wheel- * New LED Lighting for realistic appearance slip" technology where the locomotive horsepower output was * Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power reduced if a wheel slip condition was introduced. It also included * Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage features already common on earlier models such as dynamic braking (a system for temporarily employing traction motors as SOUND EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE generators and using the resulting electromotive force to slow * Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound the train), and an airtight hood that kept out dust, dirt and other * Sound units operate in both DC and DCC particles from reaching internal components. * Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode * Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC All the companies that purchased the GP50 have now been * All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode absorbed into other systems. However, a few of their successors * Excellent Slow speed control continue to operate the units. A number GP50s have rebuilt for * Operating lighting functions with F5 and/or F6 (Flashing ditch better fuel economy and continue in service today. lights, beacon, etc) * 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 This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article "EMD GP50" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_GP50); 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. w/o Sound $189.98 With Sound $279.98 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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