Athearn 86848 HO EMD SW1000 Switcher Locomotive VIA #203 with Sound

SW1000 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
• Lit ground lights • Detailed cab interior
• Drop steps unless noted • MU stands
• Exhaust stack • Printed numberboards
• Fine scale handrails
• Signal hoses with silver glad hands unless noted
• Front and rear trainline hoses with silver glad hands
• Separately applied wire grab irons
• See-through radiator intake grille and cab windows
• Low or high mounted windshield wipers per prototype
• Rectangular or oval builder’s plate where appropriate
• Separately applied Air tank
• McHenry® scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible
• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
• All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
• DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology
• Improved 5-pole skew wound can motor with flywheels and multi-link
drivetrain for with 21-pin NEM connector
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Window packaging for easy viewing
• Highly-detailed, injection molded body
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Fully assembled and ready-to-run
• Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
• Minimum radius: 18”
NEW FEATURES:
• Operating ground lights
• Newly designed can motor is more powerful and quieter than before
• DCC-ready models feature 21-pin plug
• DCC & sound models feature Tsunami2 sound with dual cube speakers
• LED lighting for long life and reliable operation

SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
• Onboard Tsunami2 DCC/Sound decoder
• Cube Speaker for optimal sound quality
• Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
• Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
• Some functions are limited in DC
• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
• Operating lighting functions with F5 and/or F6 (Flashing ditch lights,
beacon, etc)
• Excellent low-speed operation
• 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 in the box

VIA FEATURES:
• Sinclair Antenna • Roller bearing trucks
• 600 gallon fuel tank • Officially licensed product of Via Rail Canada