Athearn Genesis G71646 - HO DDA40X - DCC/Sound - Union Pacific #6910

HO DDA40X - DCC/Sound - Union Pacific #6910 PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Built by EMD exclusively for Union Pacific between 1969 & 1971, the DDA40X Centennial locomotives were the modern equivalent of the railroads 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. 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 electrical 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