Athearn G75742 HO EMD SD70ACe UP #1996

PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
In order to meet stricter diesel locomotive emissions standards imposed by
EPATier II regulations, EMD modified the SD70MAC to create the SD70ACe
and SD70M-2. Each model is powered by a 16-cylinder, 4300-horsepower
diesel engine. On the SD70M-2, the prime mover drives an alternator and
producesAC current that is rectified to DC current, which powers the traction
motors. On the SD70ACe, the DC current is then “chopped” back into AC to
power the traction motors.
Much of the external design is based on the SD90 series locomotives. Similar features include the full height nose door and rectangular windshields, the
large flared radiators with two fans, and the positioning of the dynamic brake
equipment at the rear of the long hood. In addition, the inverters were moved
from inside the long hood to a box on the walkway behind the fireman’s side
of the cab.

SD70ACe SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
• Flexible rubber trainline hose • Flexible rubber MU hoses
• Etched see-through steps • Lift rings
• Lit Number Boards & Truck Lights • Sander lines
• Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”
GENESIS DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
• Coupler cut levers • MU hoses
• Trainline hose • See-through cab windows
• Full cab interior • Walkway tread
• Windshield wipers • Wire grab irons
• DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin
NEM connector
• Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
• Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes, and
retention tanks
• Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
• Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined
flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain for trouble free operation
• Eight-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
• LED Lighting for trouble free operation
• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
• 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 the model for safe storage

UP FEATURES:
• Unique heritage paint schemes introduced in 2006
• Detailed to represent the units as the look currently
• PTC antenna roofs
• Animated rotating roller bearing caps
• Re-tooled plows with grab irons

Union Pacific unveiled six SD70ACe locomotives with unique “Heritage” paint schemes in 2005 and 2006 to commemorate roads which they had
absorbed or merged. These roads are the MP, WP, MKT, SP, DRGW, and CNW. The locomotives are numbered after the years which the mergers
took place, or, in the case of the DRGW unit, the year that Rio Grande Industries aquired the assets of Southern Pacific.