Athearn Ready To Roll NS SD38 Locomotive 3813
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PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION * All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation The SD38 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors * All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow Electro-Motive Division between May 1967 and October 1971. It had an * 5-pole motor with precision-machined flywheels and multi-link drive train EMD 645 16-cylinder engine generating 2,000 horsepower. The EMD for trouble free operation SD38AC built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June * Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power and October 1971. It was basically an SD38 with an AR10 alternating * McHenry(R) scale knuckle spring couplers current alternator instead of the SD38's normal direct current generator. It * Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track also produces 2,000 horsepower from a 16-cylinder EMD 645E roots blown * Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box prime mover. It came equipped with or without dynamic brakes. The SD38 * Painted and printed for realistic decoration and SD38AC have the same frame as the SD39, SD40 and SD45. * Genesis motor retrofit kit ATHG63839 compatible * Highly-detailed, injection-molded body In 1966, EMD updated its locomotive catalog with entirely new models, all * Minimum radius: 18" - Recommended radius: 22" powered by the new 645 diesel engine. The SD39 had 2,300 hp from a turbocharged V12. The SD39 had the smallest prime mover of the SD loco- motives in the EMD catalog. 54 were built for American railroads. The above information 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. PRIMED FOR GRIME 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 PRIMED FOR GRIME $179.99 w/o SOUND | $249.99 w/ SOUND $169.99 w/o SOUND | $239.99 w/ SOUND VISIT Your Local Retailer Orders Due: 10.27.23 CLICK Athearn.com ETA: FEBRUARY 2025 CALL 1.800.338.4639
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