Athearn HO GP40-2 Locomotive, NS #3044

NS FEATURES:

• Corrugated Grilles
• Dynamic Brakes
• Leslie 3-chime horn
• Front and rear ditch lights
• Small EMD front plow

Equipped with front and rear ditch lights, these GP40-2s became NS property when they acquired 58% of Conrail in 1999.

GP40-2 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

• See-through cab windows
• Factory installed Celcon handrails
• Illuminated front and rear headlights
• Illuminated ditch lights and/or strobes (as applicable to road name)
• Corrugated or chicken wire grilles
• 2600 or 3600 gallon fuel tank
• 5-pole motor with precision-machined flywheels and multi-link drive train for trouble-free operation
• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
• All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
• Separately-applied horns
• McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
• DCC Ready 21 pin plug
• Nickel plated, blackened machined wheels machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brand of track
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Minimum radius: 18”
• Recommended radius: 22”

NEW FEATURES:

• Sound Ready!
• All units come with speakers installed!
• Ready to add the 21-pin sound decoder of your choice!

PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

Product Specifications

Axles	4
Lighted	LED
Sound	Ready
Scale	HO
Reporting Mark	NS
Sub Brand	ATHEARN
DCC	Ready/21-Pin NEM
Era	1991-2009, 2010-Present Day
Prototype Manufacturer	EMD