Athearn 29762 HO EMD SW1500 Switcher Rock Island #940

SW1500 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: 
•     Lit ground lights     •     Detailed cab interior
•     Drop steps unless noted     •     MU stands
•     Dual exhaust stacks     •     Printed numberboards
•     Fine scale handrails
• Signal hoses as appropriate to the prototype road (MU capability 
was a railroad specified option for these locos, and some railroads 
did not order it).
•     Operating ground lights
•     Newly designed can motor is more powerful and quieter than before
•     LED lighting for long life and reliable operation
•     Front and rear trainline hoses with silver glad hands
•     Separately applied wire grab irons
•     See-through radiator intake grille and cab windows
•     Low or high-mounted windshield wipers per prototype
•     Rectangular or oval builder’s plate where appropriate
•     Separately applied air tank
•     McHenry® scale knuckle couplers – Kadee® compatible
•     All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
•     All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
•     DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin
NEM connector
•     Improved 5-pole skew wound can motor with flywheels and multi-link
drivetrain
•     Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
•     Highly-detailed, injection molded body    
•     Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
•     Minimum radius: 18”

SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
•     Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Econami sound
•     Single cube speaker for optimal sound quality
•     Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
•     Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
•     Some functions are limited in DC
•     All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
•     Operating lighting functions with F5 and/or F6
•     Excellent low-speed operation
•     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

RI FEATURES: 
•     Flexicoil Trucks     •     Firecracker antenna
•     Large fuel tank     •     MU hoses    
•     Hood-mounted handrails     •     Nathan P-5 horn
•     Footboards on both ends