Athearn #72117 SD40-2 W/DCC & SoundFROMX/New Scheme #3123

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION Rapid City Pierre and Eastern is a class II railroad owned by Genesee and Wyoming. They have trackage across much of South Dakota and southern Minnesota. The road was formed from the western portion of the former DM&E. Motive power includes several 2nd generation locomotives including the EMD SD40-2s depicted here PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION The SD40-2 was introduced in January 1972 as part of EMD’s Dash 2 series responding to competing products from GE and ALCO. Reliability and versatility of the 3000-horsepower SD40-2 made it the best-selling model in EMD’s history and the standard of the industry for several decades after its introduction. The SD40-2 was an improvement over the SD40 with modular electronic control systems similar to those of the experimental SD45X and DDA40X. The last SD40-2 delivered to a United States railroad was built in July 1984 with production continuing for railroads in Canada until 1988. Standard on all models are Athearn’s superior paint colors reliable RTR drive and LED lighting for years of trouble-free operation. SD40-2 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES Fully assembled and ready-to-run Separately applied wire grab irons Separately applied air tanks Coupler cut levers Rubber MU hoses Photo-etched stainless steel windshield wipers Fine scale handrails molded in engineering plastic DCC-ready Non-sound version features 21-pin NEM DCC plug See-through dynamic brake and radiator fans Exhaust stack Frame mounted bell (unless noted) Detailed 4000 gallon fuel tank (unless different capacity is noted) HTC or Flexicoil-C trucks (per prototype) McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers Highly-detailed injection molded body featuring new tooling Painted and printed for realistic decoration See-through cab windows Bi-directional LED lighting All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation All-wheel electrical pickup 5-pole motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track Window packaging for easy viewing Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage Minimum radius 18” Recommended radius 22” Operating front ditch lights air horn and dynamic brake type as appropriate to road number prototype hinged battery box doors etched cab mirrors SOUND EQUPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE Onboard full feature Econmai sound decoder by Soundtraxx Dual cube speakers for optimal sound quality Engine startup sound sequence Dynamic brake sound or Non-Dynamic Straight to idle on F4 Extra prime mover and horn sounds exclusive to Athearn spec decoder Multiple bell sound files user configurable via Configuration Value (CV) 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 Excellent Slow speed control Current Keeper ready with on board expansion plug Operating lighting functions with F5 and/or F6 Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn bell and lights Many functions can be altered via CV changes