Athearn 73730 HO EMD SD40 Diesel Locomotive Burlington Northern Santa Fe – “SD40-2” Rebuild #7330 With Sound

SD40 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: 
• LED lighting
• Photo-etched stainless steel windshield wipers
• Separately applied wire grab irons and air tanks
• Curved radiator fan grab iron
• Coupler cut levers
• Rubber MU hoses
• See through cab windows, dynamic brake and radiator fans
• Fine scale handrails molded in engineering plastic
• Exhaust stack
• Frame mounted bell (unless noted)
• Detailed 4000 gallon fuel tank (unless different capacity is noted)
• Flexicoil-C trucks with high or low brake cylinders (per prototype)
• 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” — Recommended radius: 22”

 

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

 

BNSF FEATURES: 
•     Ex-CN and GTW units rebuilt in late 1990s and classified as “SD40-2”
• K3L horn on long hood • Sinclair antenna
• 4000 gallon fuel tank • Snow shields
• Operating front ditch lights • Canadian style vertical rear headlight
• Twin air reservoirs • Snowplow