Athearn HO G40833 Diesel EMD GP38-2 Grand Trunk Western GTW #5816 DCC & Sound
SKU: 140-G40833
Grand Trunk Western GTW #5816 DCC & Sound
Grand Trunk Western GTW #5816 DCC & Sound
Phase Id
Riveted cab side panels with arm rests
Closely spaced radiator fans
Angled radiator fan grab iron
Era: 1978
All GTW road numbers
New roadname
Operating Xenon Strobe Light
EMD low snowplow
Front and rear trainline hoses with silver gladhands
MU hoses with silver gladhands
Late coupler cut levers with loops painted white
Pilot mounted closed MU receptacle
Pilot face lifting slots
Notched stepwells
Blunt front anticlimber with supports
81inch nose with ratchet brake
Class lights
Nose vent located on right side
Antiglare patch painted on top of nose
Bolted Dash-2 long louver battery box doors
Sub-base doors with lift-off hinge and no stiffener rib
Early Dash-2 cab with louvers
Dual sealed beam cab headlight with anti-glare shields
Windwings fore of cab side windows
Sunshades with long track
Nathan M-3 air horn
Large Sinclair -ice skate- antenna
Rectangular cab vent mounted on the left side of the cab
Late ECAFB
Standard Dash-2 ribbed blower housing
Late inertial air intake grilles
Non-dynamic brake
Raised exhaust
Corrugated radiator grilles
Short walkway duct extension
Rear late drop step
Rear pilot grab iron
Rectangular builders plate
Underframe mounted bell
Salem air filter with piping
Detailed 2,600 gallon fuel tank with vertical sight glass
Blomberg-B trucks with Hyatt bearings
Speed recorder
Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
Walkway tread
Fine-scale handrails for scale appearance
Windshield wipers
See through cab windows
Sliding cab side windows
Full cab interior
Wire grab irons
Metal lift rings
See through radiator fans
See through dynamic brake fans on locomotives equipped with dynamic brakes
Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes, and retention tanks
Sander lines
McHenry scale knuckle couplers - Kadee compatible
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 Code 70, 75, 83, and 100 rail
Incandescent bulbs for realistic appearance
Bidirectional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains constant
Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
Packaging securely holds the model for safe storage
Minimum radius: 18inch
Sound equipped models also feature:
Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami decoder
Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
Some functions are limited in DC
Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
Slow speed control
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