Description
SOO ex-MILW "Bandit"
- #4504
- Inertial intake grill with single top rib
- Small sinclair antenna
- Beacon offset
- All road numbers
- Paint schemes based on prototype photos
- Trainline hoses
- All weather window engineer side
- 2000 Gallon Fuel Tank
- Blomberg-B trucks
- Era: Early 1970s - early 1980s
MODEL FEATURES:
- New roadnames
- Phase Iaa: close radiator fan spacing; chickenwire grilles
- MU hoses
- Front and rear drop steps
- Deck mount MU stand with single receptacle
- Early battery box doors
- Cab mounted dual sealed beam headlight with glare shield unless noted
- Early ECAFB
- Standard ribbed blower housing
- Standard raised exhaust unless noted
- Curved radiator fan grab iron
- Short walkway duct extension
- Frame mounted bell unless noted
- Salem air filter
- Speed recorder
- Minimum radius: 18"
GENESIS DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
- Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
- DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with both 8- and 9-pin connector
- Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
- Accurately-painted and –printed paint schemes
- Coupler cut levers
- MU hoses
- Trainline hose
- See through cab windows
- Full cab interior
- Standard cabs include sliding windows
- Walkway tread
- Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
- See through dynamic brake fans on locomotives equipped with dynamic brakes
- Windshield wipers
- Lift rings
- Wire grab irons
- 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, 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 for the model for safe storage
- Replacement parts available
PROTOTYPE INFORMATION
By the early 1970s, many first generation diesels were reaching the end of their service lives. The most common replacement locomotive became the GP38-2. EMD began production of the 16-cylinder, non-turbocharged, 2000 horsepower engine in 1972. Unlike the GP38's engine which drove a generator to supply power to the traction motors, the GP38-2s prime mover drove an alternator which produced AC electrical current that was rectified to DC to power the four traction motors. Another major change for the GP38-2 was the introduction of the "dash 2" modular electrical cabinet. For the past 40 years, the GP38-2 has worked main line freights, locals, switching jobs, yard service, helpers, snow fighting trains, and hump power. Many remain service today.
