Athearn Genesis G71221 - HO SD70M - DCC & Sound - EMDX/Maroon/Black #7018

HO SD70M - DCC & Sound - EMDX/Maroon/Black #7018 Detailed Information EMDX FEATURES: Solid maroon/black scheme Large EMD front plow Round EMD style front ditch lights Can-style roof antenna Early EMD trucks with hidden bearings During 1995, EMD built 22 SD70Ms for their lease fleet, including 3 official demonstrators built in 1992. Painted in 2 schemes (solid EMD maroon and black, and maroon, grey and silver), EMD was able to provide many different railroads to test and compare their new 710 prime mover to other current models. These could be seen all over the US and added a splash of color when mixed in locomotive consists. By the early 2000s, they were sold to CSX and eventually painted into CSX colors. SD70 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: Coupler cut levers Flexible Trainline and MU hoses MU stands Windshield wipers Lift rings Wire grab irons Walkway tread Sanding lines Lit signal lights and/or beacons, if equipped Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, and breather pipes Speed recorder unless noted EMD HTCR trucks, early with hidden bearings, or late with exposed bearings per prototype See-through cab windows and full cab interior Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance 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: 18inch - Recommended radius: 22inch SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound 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