Athearn Genesis ATHG-1901 Genesis HO GEN GP15-1 Locomotive w/DCC & Sound, Legendary Liveries EMDX 'DEMO' #150

As large quantities of first-generation diesels began reaching the end of their useful life, EMD sent out two demonstrators to entice railroads with a modern version of the small GP, built with refurbished trucks, traction motors, and generators . . .or maybe they should have? Other than an artist rendering for publication, there have been no known “official” EMD demonstrators for the GP15-1. We have given the modeler a look into what we think they would have looked like when they came straight out of La Grange, IL. Painted in the then-standard EMD scheme of the era, these GP15-1’s would look great switching an industry or performing yard duties to help prove their worth for your model railroad!

The EMD GP15-1 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1976 and March 1982. Intended to provide an alternative to the rebuilding programs that many railroads were applying to their early road switchers, it is generally employed as a yard switcher or light road switcher. A total of 310 units were built for American railroads. A number of GP15-1s remain in service today for yard work and light road duty.

Athearn Genesis HO GEN GP15-1 Locomotive w/DCC & Sound, Legendary Liveries EMDX 'DEMO' #150 Features

• Operating Class Lights (DCC only) *If equipped
• Operating Number boards
• Coupler cut levers
• Trainline hose
• Full cab interior
• Windshield wipers
• Wire grab irons
• MU hoses
• See-through cab windows
• Walkway tread
• Lift rings
• 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”
• 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
• #1432 No cab signal box, rear plow, exposed axle bearings
• #1440 Cab signal box, rear grab irons
• #1414 Ex-CR #1634, Blue/Black scheme, front and rear small EMD plows, Nathan P-3 horn
• #1427 Ex-CR #1654, Red/Grey scheme, front and rear small EMD plows, Leslie 3-chime horn
• #1441 Ex-CR #1679, Orange/Green scheme, removed plows, Nathan K-3 horn mounted on long hood, cab mounted A/C
• #655 Ex-MP #1665, High cab mounted Nathan K3 horn
• #713 Ex-MP #1713, Low cab mounted Nathan K3 horn
• Operating class lights (DCC only)
• Blomberg B trucks
• Leslie 3-chime horn
• Front and rear small EMD plows
• Lit number boards
• 4 spark arrestors
• Rounded front anticlimber
• Class lights
• Leslie RS3L horn on low-profile bracket
• Ditch lights on both ends (alternate when horn blown on DCC+sound version)
• Ex-Conrail units
• Ex-CR
• Blunt style front anticlimber
• Blomberg B trucks
• Removed nose class lights
• Lit number boards
• Road number specific details
• Front and rear alternating flashing ditch lights (DCC only)
• Ex-MP/UP
• Lit number boards
• Rounded style front anticlimber
• Road number specific details
• Removed class lights
• Front and rear ditch lights
• Blomberg B trucks
• Ex-CR
• Blunt style front anticlimber
• Blomberg B trucks
• Removed nose class lights
• Lit number boards
• Front and rear alternating flashing ditch lights (DCC only)
• Cab air conditioner
• No class lights
• Nathan K3LA horn on bracket
• ”Firecracker” antenna
• Front and rear ditch lights
• Operating class lights (DCC only)
• Blomberg M trucks
• Nathan 3-chime horn on both ends
• Long hood forward operation (DCC)
• Lit number boards
• High short hood
• No front anticlimber
• Operating class lights (DCC only)
• Blomberg B trucks
• No front anticlimber
• Lit number boards
• Leslie 3-chime horn
• Front small EMD plow

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