Athearn ATHG-1136 HO 57' FGE Mechanical Reefer Fruit Growers Express #12779 with Sound

57’ MECHANICAL REEFER FEATURES: 
• Available with onboard SoundTraxx sound
• Scaled from prototype manufacturer’s drawings and field measurements
• Repaints often vary by road number in the size and style of the reporting 
marks, car numbers and patch shapes
• See-through protective screens on the reefer end
• End wall corrugation visible inside
• Inner refrigerator bulkhead
• See-through end platforms
• Two different exhaust stack types: straight pipe with “flapper” or 
T-shaped “smokejack” per prototype and era
• Full underframe detail including Keystone cushioning, air brake 
reservoir, control valve, brake cylinder, brake plumbing, and fuel tank
• Factory-applied end ladders and door closure rods
• Trainline hoses with silver ends
• Three different coupler cut lever styles per prototype
• Body-mounted or truck-mounted brakes per prototype
• McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• 100-ton roller bearing trucks with rotating bearing caps
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
• Accurately-painted and printed for prototypical realism
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours
• Weighted for trouble-free operation
• Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22” 

 

SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
• Sound recorded from actual reefer unit
• Sound randomly cycles on and off
• Utilizes minimum track power
• Volume can be manually adjusted on the sound board