will be available in four road numbers each for Santa Fe (blue
and yellow warbonnet scheme), Chicago & North Western (yel-
low scheme), and Southern Railway (Tuxedo scheme).
Athearn’s non-sound
GP50s will be DCC-
ready using Quick
Plug™ technology.
They will have an
MSRP of $189.98
each. Sound-
equipped GP50s will
have Soundtraxx®
Tsunami® DCC
decoders. They will
list at $289.98.
Prototype-specific
details for the three
road names are out-
lined in this chart.
Athearn GP50 Features
ATSF C&NW So.
Anticlimbers, Phase I
X
Anticlimbers, Phase II
X
Anticlimbers, Notched
X
High Short Hood
X
Interior Setup for Long Hood Forward
X
Athearn GP50 Features
Continued...
ATSF C&NW So.
Bell, Mounted on Long Hood
X
Gong Bell
X
Horn, Leslie S-3 Mounted on Bracket
X
Horn, Leslie S-3
X
Horn, Dual Nathan P5
X
Toilet Hatch
X
Air Conditioner
X
Beacon, Stratolite, Operates with DCC
X
Beacon, Western-Cullen Rotary, Operates/DCC
X
Sunshades, Standard with Track
X X
Sunshades, Small
X
Mirrors/Windwings
X X
Battery Box Doors, Hinged and Latched
X
Battery Box Door, Bolted with Long Louvers
X
Battery Box Door, Bolted with Center Stiffener
X
Antenna, Sinclair Ice-skate
X X
Antenna, Firecracker-type for Loctrol*
X
Loctrol Conduit
X
Blower Housing, Phase I
X X
Blower Housing, Angled Phase II
X
February News column - 8
MRH-Feb 2013
