ATH-G86122 Athearn SD45-2, HATX #909 HO Scale DCC Ready

HATX FEATURES:

• Windwings per prototype
• Nose mounted headlight
• Small anticlimber
• Standard height Intertial hatch, exhaust stack, fan housings
• Black or white numberboards per prototype
• Firecracker or Sinclair antenna per prototype
• 3-or-5 chime horn per prototype
• Frame mounted bell
• Commonly used in lease service starting in the late 1980s. Prototype railroads would lease locomotives during power shortages and traffic upturns. These particular units were leased to several eastern roads including Soo Line, Grand Trunk Western and CSX.

LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

• Safety tread on walkways
• Fine-scale handrails for scale appearance
• Factory applied wire grab irons
• Windshield wipers
• See through cab windows
• Detailed and painted cab interior
• Sliding side cab windows
• Metal lift rings
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
• DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with a 21-pin NEM connector
• Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, photographs, and more
• Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
• 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
• New LEDs for trouble free operation
• Bi-directional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains constant
• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
• Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage
• Minimum radius: 18”
• Recommended radius: 22”