Athearn #G75817 G2 SD70ACe w/DCC & Sound Tacoma Rail #7002

TMBL NOTES Tacoma Rail 7001 and 7002 are former EMD Demonstrator units. The road acquired the units in 2014 and painted them into this attractive red & white scheme. The pair are the most powerful units on the current TMBL roster and are often found running together or mixed with other members of TMBL’s eclectic motive power stable. SD70ACE SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES Full cab interior Coupler cut levers Flexible rubber trainline hose Etched see-through steps Lift rings Wire grab irons See-through cab windows Flexible rubber MU hoses Walkway tread Sander lines Windshield wipers Accurately-painted and –printed paint schemes McHenry scale knuckle couplers - Kadee compatible Fully-assembled and ready-to-run 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 Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers fuel gauges & breather pipes 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-including lit number boards ground lights and marker lights (if applicable) Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power Packaging securely holds model for safe storage Minimum radius 18” — Recommended radius 22” GENESIS 2.0 FEATURES By integrating and pioneering some of the latest model advancements in the industry Athearn is redefining model fidelity with Genesis 2.0 Etched see-through walkway steps Illuminated number boards Illuminated ground lights on front trucks Illuminated marker lights (where applicable) SOUND-EQUPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound Dual cube speakers for optimal sound quality 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 PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION In order to meet stricter diesel locomotive emissions standards imposed by EPA Tier II regulations EMD modified the SD70MAC to create the SD70ACe and SD70M-2. Each model is powered by a 16-cylinder 4300-horsepower diesel engine. On the SD70M-2 the prime mover drives an alternator and produces AC current that is rectified to DC current which powers the traction motors. On the SD70ACe the DC current is then “chopped” back into AC to power the traction motors. Much of the external design is based on the SD90 series locomotives specifically the SD90MAC-H PHII. Similar features include the nose shape full height nose door and rectangular windshields the large flared radiators with two fans and the positioning of the dynamic brake equipment at the rear of the long hood. In addition the inverters were moved from inside the long hood to a box on the walkway behind the fireman’s side of the cab.