Athearn 28663 HO Scale EMD SW1500 Conrail CR 9617

These former Reading SW1500’s joined the Conrail roster in April 1976.

FEATURES:

Sinclair style antenna
Flexicoil trucks
Sunshades
1,100 gallon fuel tank
Full cab interior
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”
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

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