US roadnames will be Seaboard Coast Line, Western Pacific,
B&O, C&O, and Chessie’s GM50 painted gold to celebrate
General Motors 50th anniversary, all for standard GP40-2 mod-
els. Chessie-specific details include a side-mounted bell and rock
pilot. Delivery of the GP40-2L/-2Wmodels is tentatively sched-
uled for December 2013.
Athearn is
scheduled to
release the
next produc-
tion run of
SD40-2 loco-
motives in
July. The run
will include
models with 81” nose decorated for KCS; Dakota,
Minnesota & Eastern; and DM&E-Mount Rushmore
scheme. Road names for models with an 88” nose will
include CSX (current YN3 scheme), Oneida & Western,
Missouri Pacific, and BN (black and green). Also in the mix
is a Union Pacific "Fast Forty" version with a 116” nose as
shown here. Athearn’s HO scale ready-to-run standard DC
analog SD40-2 locomotives have an MSRP of $134.98. They
are DCC-ready using Athearn’s Quick Plug™ technology.
Also due
from Athearn
in July is a
Genesis®
series GP15-1
decorated for
BN (green
and black
with white
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