Athearn #G65187 GP40-2L w/DCC & Sound Rail America/TP&W #4052

RailAmerican/TP&W FEATURES Cab-mounted bell Sinclair antenna Horn mounted on the long hood Front ditch lights Canadian-style steps and class lights Purchased second hand from CN these locomotives were given another life operating in the mid-west for TPW painted in their corporate RailAmerica colors. ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES #4052 Dual rear headlight no snow shields Canadian-style front ditch lights. #4053 Single rear headlight snow shields Canadian-style front ditch lights front plow. #4055 Single rear headlight snow shields round ditch lights front plow. GP40-2 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES Coupler cut levers MU hoses Trainline hose See through cab windows Full cab interior Walkway tread Windshield wipers Lift rings Wire grab irons Sander lines Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers fuel gauges & breather pipes 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 Fully-assembled and ready-to-run 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 SOUND-EQUPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound Sound units operate in both DC and DCC 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 PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION By the early 1970s many first generation diesels were reaching the end of their service lives. One of the most common replacement locomotives became the GP40-2. EMD began production of the 16-cylinder turbocharged 3000 horsepower engine in 1972. These locomotives were developed for service where higher horsepower and faster service were preferable. A major feature for the GP40-2 was the introduction of the "dash 2" modular electrical cabinet. For more than 40 years the GP40-2 has worked main line freights locals switching jobs yard service and helper service. Many remain in service today.