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HO P42DC w/DCC & Sound, Amtrak/Operation Life #203

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Product Overview

 

AMTK FEATURES:

  • 5-Chime forward facing horn
  • Antenna arrangement per road number
  • Front and rear marker lights
  • Amtrak approved artwork

By 1996, production of the P40DC was replaced by the P42DC. Amtrak took delivery of over 200 units and placed them in service to ultimately replace the aging and tired EMD F40 fleet. Horsepower was increased from 4000 to 4250. Many P40DC’s were upgraded to P42DC standards by the late 2000’s.

ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:

#8

  • Phase IV repaint
  • large and small Sinclair antennas
  • original style nose

#24

  • Phase IV repaint
  • large and small Sinclair antennas
  • original style nose

#97

  • Phase IV repaint
  • large and small Sinclair antennas
  • original style nose

#203

  • New Special Operation Lifesaver paint scheme
  • various grouped antennas
  • bolted nose

P40DC/P42DC SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

  • Officially licensed product of Amtrak® (Amtrak-painted units)
  • Officially licensed product of Via Rail Canada® (Via painted units)
  • Officially licensed product of Operation Lifesaver (Operation Lifesaver-painted unit)
  • 4 different nose variations: Amtrak as-built with strobes, Amtrak as-built without strobes, Amtrak rebuilt, and Via
  • Operating marker lights front and rear on Tsunami2 equipped models
  • Rear marker lights installed, but not connected on DCC Ready models
  • Newly-tooled lit number boards
  • Flashing strobe light and “Big-Hole” emergency light on equipped Amtrak units (Operational on DCC only)
  • Flashing ditch lights on non-strobe equipped Amtrak units synced with horn blow (Operational on DCC only)
  • Flexible rubber MU hoses
  • Flexible rubber trainline hose
  • Separately applied wire handrails
  • Exhaust stack
  • Photo etched metal radiator fan grille
  • Highly-detailed underframe including air tanks with air lines, air filter, and air dryer with two different types of rock shields
  • McHenry® scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible
  • DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector
  • 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
  • LED lighting including operating ditch lights and red marker lights
  • Completely-redesigned die-cast frame for superior tractive effort
  • 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”

PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE

Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment

Faded base colors matched to the prototype

Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust

SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE

  • Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
  • Equipped with dual 28mm round speakers
  • 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

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