Athearn ATHG-1697 HO GE P42DC Diesel Locomotive Amtrak Phase V #142 with Sound

P40DC/P42DC SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: 
• Officially licensed product of Amtrak® (Amtrak-painted units)
• 4 different nose variations: Amtrak as-built with strobes, Amtrak as-built 
without strobes, Amtrak rebuilt, and Via
• Operating marker lights front and rear on Tsunami2 equipped models
• Rear marker lights installed, but not connected on DCC Ready models
• Newly-tooled lit number boards
• Flashing strobe light and “Big-Hole” emergency light on equipped 
Amtrak units (Operational on DCC only)
• Flexible rubber MU hoses
• Flexible rubber trainline hose
• Separately applied wire handrails
• Exhaust stack
• Photo-etched metal radiator fan grille
• Highly-detailed underframe including air tanks with air lines, air filter, 
and air dryer with two different types of rock shields
• McHenry® scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible
• DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin 
NEM connector
• Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined 
flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain
• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
• All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• LED lighting including operating ditch lights and red marker lights
• Completely-redesigned die-cast frame for superior tractive effort
• 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 model for safe storage
• Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”

 

SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
• Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
• Equipped with dual round speakers
• Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
• Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode
• Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
• Precision slow speed control
• 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

 

AMTK FEATURES: 
• Back by customer request - Phase V scheme with a variety of 
antenna configurations
• Angled air dryer guards

 

ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES: 
•  #142 PTC antenna farm