Athearn G64826 HO EMD GP40P-2 Union Pacific #1373 Prime for Grime DCC Ready

GP40-2 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: 
• Coupler cut levers • Trainline and MU hoses
• Drop steps unless noted • MU stands
• “Nub” style walkway tread     •      Windshield wipers
• Lift rings • Wire grab irons
• Walkway tread • Sanding lines
• Lit number boards
• Lit class lights, if equipped
• Lit signal lights and/or beacons, if equipped
•     Bell placement & type per prototype
•     Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, and breather pipes
•     Blomberg-B or Blomberg-M trucks with appropriate bearing caps
• Speed recorder unless noted
• See-through cab windows and full cab interior
•     Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
• Etched metal fan grilles
• Air tanks mounted below sill unless noted
•     Body-mounted McHenry® scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible
•     DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin
NEM connector
•     Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field
measurements, photographs, and more
• Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
• 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 for realistic appearance
• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
• Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage
•     Minimum radius: 18”

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

UP FEATURES: 
• Patched units with faded body colors • Large front plow
• Lit number boards (effect in DCC) • Roof-mounted A/C
• 3600 gallon fuel tank • Ditch lights on both ends
•     Removed SP light package     •     Modified front L window    
• Late body with removed class lights and steam generator equipment

Two of the original three SP GP40P-2’s survived past the UP/SP merger of 1996. By this time, their paint was very worn and faded. Before their full
UP repaints, they operated patched in UP numbers for a number of years.    

ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES: 
• #1373 Ex SP 7601, faded lettering, short EMD front ditch lights, roof-mounted bell, P3 horn on long hood