Athearn Genesis G1213 - HO GE Dash 9-44CW - DCC & Sound - Union Pacific UP #9578

HO GE Dash 9-44CW - DCC & Sound - Union Pacific UP #9578 UP FEATURES: High mounted number boards K3 horn Front ditch lights Standard brass bell SP body details After the 1996 acquisition of the Southern Pacific, UP inherited Dash 9-44CW locomotives from the SP. As it was time for major maintenance, they were eventually repainted into their new owners colors. ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES: #9578 Ex-SP 8114, Yellow sill, UP lettering w/o Flag, UP style plow, Sinclair antennas #9599 Ex-SP 8135, Red sill, Sinclair antennas, SP style plow #9647 Ex-SP 8173, Yellow sill, Sinclair antennas, small GPS dome, SP style plow Dash 9-44CW SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: Illuminated ground lights above front trucks, front and rear walkway lights, and number boards Etched, see-through walkway steps DCC equipped models feature dual cube speakers for optimal sound quality GENESIS DIESEL 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 DCC-ready features Quick Plug plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, & breather pipes Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain for trouble free operation All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track LED Lighting for trouble free operation Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more Accurately-painted and -printed paint schemes Packaging securely holds the model for safe storage Minimum radius: 18inch - Recommended radius: 22inch SOUND-EQUIPPED 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 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