face), Chicago & North Western, Conrail, and California
Northern. Non-sound units with a DCC-ready Quick Plug™ will
have an MSRP of $189.98. Sound-equipped models have
Soundtraxx® Tsunami® DCC decoders will list at $289.98.
By late July
or early
August,
Athearn
plans to
release
another pro-
duction run
of GP38-2
diesel locomotives. In addition to the Rock Island-David P.
Morgan version shown here, the Genesis® series model will
be available decorated for Norfolk Southern (horse head
scheme), Milwaukee Road, and Burlington Northern (black
and green scheme). The model will have an MSRP of
$289.98 and will come with Soundtraxx® Tsunami® sound
and DCC decoder. An undecorated non-sound DC unit will be
offered at $189.98.
Also due in late July or early August is a group of SD40T-2
locomotives in new decorating schemes. The HO scale mod-
els are in Athearn’s ready-to-roll series with an MSRP of
$134.98. Road names will be Union Pacific, NYS&W-
Susquehanna, Kansas City Southern, and Denver & Rio