Athearn HO RTR SW1500 W/DCC & Sound, BN #317

BN FEATURES: 

• Operating Western-Cullen Beacon.
• 1,100 gallon fuel tank. 
• Fire cracker antenna.
• Operating ground lights.
• Full cab interior  

BN only received one new order of SW1500’s, #’310-324 in early 1973. The rest came from Great Northern and Frisco. These three models represent the 1973 group.   

SW 1500 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: 

• Detailed cab interior
• Signal hoses with silver glad hands unless noted
• Front and rear trainline hoses with silver glad hands
• Drop steps unless noted
• MU stands
• Separately applied wire grab irons
• See through radiator intake grille and cab windows
• Exhaust stacks
• Low or high mounted windshield wipers per prototype
• Rectangular or oval builder’s plate where appropriate
• Separately applied Air tank
• Printed numberboards
• Fine scale handrails
• 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
• Improved 5-pole skew wound can motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for with 21-pin NEM connector trouble-free operation
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Window packaging for easy viewing
• Highly-detailed, injection molded body
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Fully assembled and ready-to-run
• Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
• Minimum radius: 18” 

NEW FEATURES: 

• Operating ground lights
• Newly designed can motor is more powerful and quieter than before
• DCC-ready models feature 21-pin plug
• DCC & sound models feature Tsunami2 sound with dual cube speakers
• LED lighting for long life and reliable operation

SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE

• Onboard Tsunami2 DCC/Sound decoder
• Dual cube speakers 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 (Flashing ditch lights, beacon, etc)

Product Specifications

DCC	Equipped
Scale	HO
Reporting Mark	BN
Era	1941-1970, 1971-1990
Prototype Manufacturer	EMD
Axles	6
Sound	Tsunami2
Sub Brand	ATHEARN