Athearn Genesis G71545 HO Scale - DDA40X - DCC Ready - Union Pacific #6905

DDA40X - DCC Ready - Union Pacific #6905 Expected time of arrival: August 2021 NEW GENESIS 2.0 UPGRADES! EQUIPPED WITH LIT NUMBER BOARDS, GROUND LIGHTS, DUAL CUBE SPEAKERS, CLASS LIGHTS, RUBBER MU HOSES, & MORE! Detailed Information PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION Built by EMD exclusively for Union Pacific between 1969 & 1971, the DDA40X Centennial locomotives were the modern equivalent of the railroad’s famed Big Boy steam locomotives. These massive 98-foot double-engine diesels were UPs mainstay hotshot power for a decade until they were sidelined by the recession of the early 1980s. They had one last hurrah in 1984-85 when 25 of the them were returned to service for about a year to help relieve a power shortage. These units go great with Union Pacific -Fast Forties- SD40-2s (ATH71202, ATH72103, ATH72104, ATH72105), also announced this month! Union Pacific DDA40X FEATURES: Era-appropriate horns and locations per prototype New LED lighting, including ground effect and class lights Functioning beacons (where appropriate) New rubber MU hoses Lit number boards Etched see-through ladder steps Two premium Genesis motors for unparalleled tractive effort Sound models equipped with dual cube speakers 16-wheel eletrical pickup and drive ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES: #6905 & 6910 Early anti-climbers and electrical cabinets, smoke lifters, three-line shield with full -Union Pacific Railroad- text #6911 & 6907 Patched logo, early anti-climbers, early electrical cabinets #6927 & 6943 Late anti-climbers, late electrical cabinets, beacon, cab-mounted horns, two-line UP shield.