Athearn ATHG-1037 HO EMD SD90MAC-H Phase II Union Pacific #8557 without Sound

SD90MAC SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: 
• Flexible rubber trainline hose • Flexible rubber MU hoses
•     Etched see-through steps     •     Lift rings
•     Lit Number Boards & Truck Lights     •     Sander lines
• Coupler cut levers
•     Trainline hose     •     See-through cab windows
• Full cab interior • Walkway tread
•     Windshield wipers     •     Wire grab irons
•     DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin
NEM connector
• Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
•     Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, and breather pipes
•     Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
• Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined 
flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain for trouble free operation
•     All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
•     All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
•     LED Lighting for realistic appearance
•     Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
•     Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field
measurements, photographs, and more
• Accurately-painted and –printed paint schemes
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
•     Packaging securely holds the model for safe storage
•     Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22

 

UP FEATURES: 
• Antenna dome on cab roof per prototype
•     Blue flag holders on engineers side of cab nose
• Nose door no window
•     Cab side long style sun shades
• As delivered strut placement on truck sideframes

 

What if EMD was able to iron out the teething problems of the 265-H
prime mover? What if Union Pacific had kept them in service until the
present day? These two units present “what might have been”, had
UP’s SD90MAC-H II fleet survived in service until the present day