Athearn #G19545 F7A/F7B W/DCC & Sound SP/Freight #6362/#8248

ALL SP FEATURE Can style antenna (A units) Clear and emergency red gyralights on upper headlight (flash on DCC sound version) (A units) Inertial air filter Cut skirts Rear red marker lights ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES #326L 36” D/B fan S3L and A-200 horns Early horizontal louver side panels #339L 48” D/B fan S3L horn Late horizontal style carbody louvers #348A 48” D/B fan Late horizontal style carbody louvers #345A Steam generator 48” D/B fan LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES All units are powered Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with both 21-pin connector (DCC-Ready only) Factory installed SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound and DCC decoder (DCC+sound units only) Tsunami sounds are compatible with both DCC and DC operation (DCC+sound units only) Genesis driveline with balanced five pole skew wound motor and dual flywheels Directional constant lighting-featuring LEDs headlight brightness remains constant Scaled from prototype resources including drawings field measurements photographs and more Separately applied photo etched metal and injection molded detail parts Cab interior • Coupler cut levers • MU and Trainline hoses • Windshield wipers • Lift rings • Wire grab irons • Sander lines Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers fuel gauges breather pipes and retention tanks Body mounted McHenry scale knuckle couplers – Kadee compatible 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 Detailed Blomberg-B trucks with prototype-specific wheel bearings Replacement parts available Minimum radius 18” SOUND EQUPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 decoder pre-installed Sound units operate in both DC and DCC Individual sound boards installed in both A and B units (sound units only) All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode Engine horn and bell sounds work in DC Some functions are limited in DC Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn bell and lights Slow speed control Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes CV chart included in the box Lighting effects such as beacons and Gyralight where prototypically accurate A and B units often include sound decoders with different default pitch shift so MU lashups sound unique PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION The F-units were the most successful “first generation” road (main line) diesel locomotives in North America and were largely responsible for superseding steam locomotives in road freight service. Before this diesel units were mostly only built as switcher locomotives and only used in rail yards.