Athearn HO EMD Model 40
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: $134.98
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Athearn HO EMD Model 40 features:
- All-wheel drive and electrical pickup
- Bi-directional, constant light-emitting-diode lighting
- Celcon handrails and stanchions
- Detailed injection-molded plastic body
- Direct-current model with Digital Command Control Quick Plug
- Factory-installed bell, exhaust stacks, and horn
- Heavy, die-cast metal frame
- McHenry scale couplers
- Minimum radius, 15”
- Operates on codes, 55, 70, 75, 80, 83, and 100 rail
- See-through cab windows
Release date: Available now
Road names: United States Army (olive green and black, two road numbers), Borg Warner Calumet Steel (yellow and black), Electro-Motive Division (black and silver), Professional Locomotive Service (red), and Shop Goat (yellow). Also painted weathered red and yellow and blue and gray but unlettered. One number per scheme unless noted.
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