HO Scale Athearn 95227 RTR BN SD40-2 Bicentennial

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HO Scale Athearn 95227 RTR BN SD40-2 Bicentennial. Condition is New. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail. *****Will Combine Shipping***** Just communicate that is what you want when auction ends. Or a heads up just prior. ***** International Shipping*****
This is not a fantasy paint Scheme. It was put into service for the bicentennial in the Pacific Northwest. I used to see this train in person as a kid. I have two of these. Thinning out. Brand New In Box. Detail bag included. Never taken out of the bag.

Detailed InformationROADNAME AND ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:Burlington NorthernAll road numbersBicentennial 1876Chicken wire grillsNo anticlimberEarly battery boxesStandard dynamic brakesS-3 horn on cabFirecracker antennaCab mirrorsPrime stratolight beacon; flashes in DCC on RTR sound version81″ nose with early ratchet brakeMU stands front and rearEarly-style cut leversEarly speed recorderEra 1976+Standard (8074-8089 series)All road numbersCorrugated grillsAnticlimberLate BN-style battery boxesStandard dynamic brakesS-3 horn on cabFirecracker antennaCab mirrorsWestern-Cullen beacon; flashes in DCC on RTR sound version88″ nose with late ratchet brakeFront MU receptacleLate-style cut leversLate speed recorderEra 1979+LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:Fully assembled and ready-to-runFour road numbersCoupler cut levers with loopsTrainline and MU hoses with silver ends”Mushroom” nose vent on right sideSeparately applied wire grab ironsAntiglare panelStandard late Dash-2 4-window cab without louvers or roof seamSee through cab windowsSliding cab side windowsWelded ECAFBSee-through dynamic brake and radiator fansFine scale handrailsFrame mounted bellDetailed 4000 gallon fuel tankSeparately applied air tanksSpeed recorder attached to appropriate axle per prototype (except undecorated)McHenry scale knuckle spring couplersHighly-detailed, injection molded bodyPainted and printed for realistic decorationBi-directional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains consistentAll-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operationAll-wheel electrical pickup5-pole motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operationCompatible with ATHG63839 Genesis motor retrofit kitWindow packaging for easy viewingInterior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storageDCC Ready 8 and 9 pin Quick Plug technologyAvailable also with factory installed RTR Sound by SoundtraxxNickel plated, blackened machined wheelsWheels with RP25 contours operate on Code 55, 70, 75, 80, 83, 100 railReplacement parts available including motor brushesMinimum radius: 18″Recommended radius: 22″PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:The EMD SD40-2 is a 3,000-horsepower (2,200 kW) C-C diesel-electric locomotive built by EMD from 1972 to 1989.The SD40-2 was introduced in January 1972 as part of EMD’s Dash 2 series, competing against the GE U30C and the ALCO Century 630. Although higher-horsepower locomotives were available, including EMD’s own SD45-2, the reliability and versatility of the 3,000-horsepower SD40-2 made it the best-selling model in EMD’s history and the standard of the industry for several decades after its introduction. The SD40-2 was an improvement over the SD40, with modular electronic control systems similar to those of the experimental DDA40X.Peak production of the SD40-2 was in the mid-1970s. Sales of the SD40-2 began to diminish after 1981 due to the oil crisis, increased competition from GE’s Dash-7 series and the introduction of the EMD SD50, which was available concurrently to late SD40-2 production. The last SD40-2 delivered to a United States railroad was built in July 1984, with production continuing for railroads in Canada until 1988, Mexico until February 1986, and Brazil until October 1989.SD40-2s are still quite usable nearly fifty years after the first SD40 was made, and many SD40s and locomotives from the pre-Dash-2 series (GP/SD 40s, 39s and 38s, and even some SD45s) have been updated to Dash-2 specifications, possibly including downgrading from 20-645E to 16-645E engines, including, certainly, Dash-2 electrical controls, although the pre-Dash-2 frames cannot accommodate the somewhat similar HTC truck in the space allocated to the Flexicoil C truck (the frame is not long enough). Most SD40-2s which remain in service have by now been rebuilt “in-kind” for another 30 to 40 years of service, although a few (under 30) have been rebuilt to incorporate a 12-cylinder EFI-equipped 710G engine.SpecificationsDCC:ReadySOUND:NoPROTOTYPE MANUFACTURER:Electro Motive DivisionMinimum Age Recommendation:14 years

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