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PRE-ORDER Deadline: 07/26/2024 | ETA: 11/15/2025

HO Scale | Chessie SD50 (DCC & Sound)

OH Pre-Order Price: $314.49

PRE-ORDER TERMS

This is a future release from Athearn Genesis. You may pre-order this item from our site to secure your model from this production. No payment is due at the time of placing your pre-order. You will be notified upon delivery of the model(s) and we will then make arrangements to finalize your purchase.

Please note the item price is set to $0.00 for the purpose of pre-ordering only. We do not want to collect payment well in advance of the models' arrival. The OH Pre-Order Price listed above is the amount that will be billed per model at the time of delivery. Shipping charges will be added at that time.

Please contact us at [email protected] for call 765.289.4257 if you need to adjust your order before the models arrive.

Item#	Item Name	MSRP:	Our Price:	Qty	Add
ATHG1851	SD50 (DCC & Sound): Chessie #8578 \| Athearn Genesis	$369.99	$0.00
ATHG1852	SD50 (DCC & Sound): Chessie #8581 \| Athearn Genesis	$369.99	$0.00
ATHG1853	SD50 (DCC & Sound): Chessie #8595 \| Athearn Genesis	$369.99	$0.00
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Additional Information::

New tooling from the rails up - first time in Genesis!
new bodies with correct door placement and weld marks
early or late handrail placement
HTC or Flexicoil trucks with Hyatt or animated Timken bearings
correct dynamic brake intake and exhaust grille placement
single or dual conduit fans
rounded or blunt anticlimbers with or without MU cutouts
4000 or 5000 gallon fuel tanks with fuel fillers, fuel gauges and breather pipes; correct gauge and filler placement
operating class lights (where equipped based on prototype)
operating number boards
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
fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
scaled from prototype resources including drawings, filed measurements, photographs and more

Technical Specs:

This sound-equipped model has a factory installed DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound and dual cube speakers. The sound operates in both DC and DCC environments. When operating in DC, the engine, horn and bell sounds will work. Full DCC functionality when operating in DCC such as ability to program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell and lights. Also excellent precision slow speed control. Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes - CV chart included.

Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor with 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 pick-up provides reliable current flow
wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
LED lighting for trouble free operation
body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
22" minimum radius

Product Details:

fully assembled and factory finished
as-delivered appearance
Nathan K5 horn
4000 gallon fuel tank
long hood-mounted bell
EMD HTC trucks with animated Timken bearings
Chessie "mail slot" battery box doors
early frame with diagonal pilot cutouts and rounded anticlimbers
art and colors depicted with cooperation from Chessie System resources

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