Athearn G82833 HO GP9 Diesel Locomotive New York Central #7517 with Sound

GP9 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: 
• Full cab interior • Wire grab irons
• Coupler cut levers • See-through cab windows
• Flexible rubber trainline hose • Flexible rubber MU hoses
• Drop steps unless noted • “Nub” style walkway tread
• Lift rings • Sander lines
• Windshield wipers • MU stands
• See-through cab windows
• Bell placement & type per prototype
• Etched metal radiator intake grilles and fan grilles
• Air tanks mounted below sill unless noted
• Blomberg-B trucks with appropriate bearing caps
• Speed recorder unless noted
• Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
• 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, and 
retention tanks
• Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined 
flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain
• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation 
• All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track 
• Bidirectional constant LED lighting so headlight brightness remains 
constant
• 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 model for safe storage
• Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22"

 

SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
• Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
• Dual cube speakers for optimal sound quality
• Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
• Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode
• Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
• Precision slow speed control
• Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
• Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
• CV chart included in the box

 

NYC FEATURES: 
• Late NYC paint schemes • Wind deflectors
• Steam generators • Nose mounted bell
• Set up for long hood forward operation
• Roof mounted “Torpedo” air reservoirs
• External Train Control generator mounted on the engineer’s side of 
the short nose