ATH-G13344 Genesis GP15-1 Locomotive with DCC & Sound, Missouri Pacific #1572 HO Scale

MP FEATURES:

• Operating class lights
• Newly tooled MP style “solid” handrails and pilots (Not shown on art)
• Dual spark arrestors
• Small EMD plows on both ends
• Single Firecracker antenna

The mid 1970s saw many railroads rebuilding their first generation GP7 and GP9 locomotives. Recognizing this, EMD seized on it by offering the GP15-1 allowing railroads to purchase a new locomotive that reused components from traded-in GP7s and GP9s while receiving tax advantages making the GP15-1 competitively priced with rebuilding old geeps. The Missouri Pacific liked the idea and the first 20 GP15-1s, road numbers 1555-1574, would arrive in June and July 1976 on the railroad. Mopac used the GP15-1 across the entire system like the utilitarian GP7 it replaced, and it quickly found a home on branchlines, local and Traveling Switch Engine (TSE) service, yard switching, and as extra power for mainline trains. The Mopac would ultimately have 160 on the roster with an additional 30 GP15ACs, accounting for over half of the 372 GP15-1s and varieties built with Conrail’s 100 being a distant second.

#1572

• Early as-delivered paint
• No front pilot stripe
• C&EI logo on cab
• Blomberg M trucks
• all blue handrails (no white ends)

GP15 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

• Operating Class Lights (DCC only)
• Operating Number boards
  
  

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
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
• Packaging securely holds the model for safe storage
• Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22