SANTA FE F45 LOCO - DC / DCC Ready GENESIS " FREIGHT BLUE " HO Scale NEW OOP

Description: ATHEARN GENESISHO ScaleREADY-TO_RUN F45 Diesel locomotive DC / DCC Ready OUT - OF - PRODUCTION LocomotivesDISCONTINUED By the Manufacturer Lettered for the:SANTA FE FEATURES: Perfect Power For Freight Consists * 14:1 Gear Ratio for Easy Multiple-Unit Operations * Helical Gears for Ultra-Quiet & Smooth Running * Five-Pole, Skew-Wound, High Torque, High Efficiency Can Motor * Heavily Weighted for Maximum Traction * Both A&B Units Powered * Painted Metal Grab Irons, Ladder Stand-Offs, Handrails & Lift Rings * Correct Coupling Distance Between A & B Units * Most Authentic Bulldog Nose Ever Done * Correct Windshield Slope * Road-Specific Horn, Spark Arrestors and other Roof Details * Roof Panel Weld Lines * Correctly Sized Bolt Heads * Complete Scale Fuel Tank w/Hangers, Battery Box, Air Tank & Underframe Detail * Working Headlight w/Bezel & Recessed Lens * Working Mars Light as Appropriate - Works on DC or DCC * With or Without Dynamic Brakes to Match Prototypes * Correct Style Lighted Numberboards * Bright Sunny White LED Lighting * Separate, Clear Class Lights * Full Cab Interior * Metal Knuckle Couplers * Full or Partial Fuel Tank Skirts to Match Prototypes * Correct Grab Iron Style & Placement for Each Roadname * Freight, Passenger or Snowplow Pilot * Sideframes w/Road Specific Journals & With or Without Automatic Train Stop (ATS) Shoe and Speed Recorder as Appropriate * Nose Lift Rings as Appropriate * Operating Diaphragms as Appropriate * Etched Metal Farr or Horizontal Grilles * Visible Details Behind Grilles & Under Fan Covers Mainline freight service was the last stronghold for steam power in America. By the late 1930s, diesels had proven themselves as switchers and as power for the new streamlined trains, but there were doubts that they could ever be practical in freight service. That all changed in late 1939 when EMD rolled out its brand-new FT locomotive. Borrowing some basic design elements from E series passenger power, but in a shorter, more powerful package, the demonstrator set out on a 35-state tour that covered nearly 90,000 miles. Railroads were amazed at what this single A-B-B-A lash-up with its incredible 5400 horsepower could do, and orders came quickly. With its proven track record, EMD was the only builder allowed to construct road diesel power during the materials shortages of World War II. HISTORY: The EMD F45 is a C-C cowled diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1968 and 1971. Power was provided by an EMD 645E3 20-cylinder engine which generated 3,600 hp (2,680 kW). DesignAfter sponsoring the development of the FP45 passenger locomotive, the Santa Fe requested a similar freight locomotive from Electro-Motive. Where the FP45 was an SDP45 wrapped in a full-width cowl carbody, the new F45 was essentially an SD45 given the same treatment. Where the Santa Fe requested a full-width carbody for aesthetics, the Great Northern saw an opportunity to protect crews from the dangers of winter operation in northern climates. Original ownersThe Santa Fe ordered two lots of twenty each, for 1968 delivery. The FP45s were delivered in Santa Fe's red, yellow and silver warbonnet colors, the forty F45s came in the blue and yellow freight colors. The second order of F45s were equipped with steam lines so that they could be used as trailing units on passenger consists. Great Northern (GN) ordered an initial lot of six, for 1969 delivery. These were numbered immediately following a previous lot of SD45s. Another lot of eight was ordered before the first six arrived. GN ordered twelve more for 1970 delivery - they were to be numbered 441-452 - but the GN merged into the Burlington Northern (BN) prior to delivery, so they arrived with BN numbers and paint. BN followed with a final order for twenty in 1971. Afterwards they returned to ordering SD45s. This final order differed in several small ways from the GN specs. REBUILDS:In 1982 and 1983, Santa Fe's San Bernardino shops rebuilt F45s 5900-5939. They emerged as 5950-5989, were painted in a blue and yellow version of the warbonnet, and were redesignated SDF45s. Electrically they were upgraded to SD45-2 standards. Mechanically, they were re-geared from 59:18 to 60:17, reducing their top speed from 89 to 83 mph (143 to 134 km/h). In the mid 1980s Santa Fe again re-geared them - this time to 62:15 for 71 mph (114 km/h). MotivePower used ex-ATSF 5989 as an EPA Tier-I emissions test bed in 2002. Metra in Chicago had ordered 27 MP36PH-3 passenger locomotives for commuter service. To test their emissions, 5989's 20-645-E3 was replaced with the MP36PH-3's 16-645-F3B and cooling system, and its traction motors removed. GN 438, later BN 6611, became a load-test box at the Alstom shop in Montreal. Morrison-Knudsen used the cowls from several scrapped BN F45s to rebuild eleven GP40s into GP40FH-2 locomotives for New Jersey Transit. 4130-4139 were completed in 1987, and 4141 in 1989 (New cowls were fabricated for 4140 and 4142-4144). M-K also used both cowls and cabs from scrapped BN F45s, to construct five F40PHL-2 locomotives on GP40 frames. They are Tri-Rail 801-805, completed in 1988. PRESERVATION : Former Santa Fe #5960 was purchased by Revelstoke Limited LLC in June 2008. It was set to be scrapped but instead was restored externally as Great Northern 441 (GN's last F45 was 440). It has been converted to a Luxury Locomotive Lodge at the Izaak Walton Inn at Essex, Montana. It arrived at Essex on August 26, 2009, and became available for lodging in January 2010. The interior can sleep up to four people and includes a living room, kitchen, master bedroom and bath. The cab has been restored to the current BNSF Railway specification for new and re-manufactured locomotives. It is the only locomotive in the world that has been converted to luxury living space available for rent. Dynamic Railway Preservation was raising money to acquire and restore Montana Rail Link F45 #390, formerly Burlington Northern #6644. The project ended in 2014 when the locomotive was eventually sold to another private owner, and the money that was raised was used to restore SDP40F #644. It currently remains stored in a rail yard in Airway Heights, Washington. Former Santa Fe #5989 was used as a test bed by MotivePower Inc. until 2021. It is set to be restored to the "Kodachrome" scheme, with the hope that it will be eventually sent to a museum. LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: Molded in Windshield Wipers - See Thru Steps – Contoured Nose - Highly detailed side frames with floating journal covers - Dual or Single headlights – See Thru fan grills – separate non-functional blades – molded screen protectors – Scale Handrails - air intake grills - Straight or angled number boards appropriate to the prototype - Passenger Pilots - Detailed cab interior - Fuel and Water tanks as provided – Working Diaphrams Exceptional PerformanceDC Motor with super rite anisotropic magnets5-pole skew wound armature motor with low amp drawHeavy die cast chassis for maximum tractive effort8 - wheel electrical pick-upSintered bronze oilless bearings Dual Machined brass flywheelsPrecisely meshed worm gear and spur teeth for silent runningFrame mounted universal coupler pocketsHighly detailed spring trucksWorking diaphragms - Wire grab irons - Coupler cut levers - See-through cab windows - Windshield wipers - Lift rings – Working cab doors Directional constant lighting - Headlight brightness remains constant - Separately applied photo-etched metal and injection molded detail parts - Accurately-painted and –printed paint schemes - scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible - Fully-assembled and ready-to-run - Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more - All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation - All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow - Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track - Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power – As appropriate to the prototype road : Drop Steps, Sun Shades, Winterization Hatch, MU Boxes, All Weather Window, Dynamic Brakes and Steam GeneratorCab interior " These have been highly sought after Units Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE SHIPPING: We do combine shipping on multiple purchases. If you do a Buy It Now the transaction requires immediate payment for each item separately. What you need to do is put it in the shopping cart and then when you go to checkout it will recalculate the shipping and combine the items for you. If you pay first I am unable to make any adjustment because ebay has then taken its fees on the shipping as well. If you have a concern message me and I can work something out for you. THIS IS AN ASSEMBLED Item The item is NEW in the original box from old stock PERSONAL INVENTORY: Many of these unique items are from my personal inventory which was accumulated over the years. They are hard to part with but due to downsizing in retirement they too are looking for a good home which can appreciate and enjoy them. STORE INVENTORY: Having discontinued my Hobby Store and left frigid “Minne-Snow-Da” I have relocated and retired to the warmer part of the country, Down to Sunny TEXAS. I will be Liquidating the remaining stock. I will be listing items over the next year or so clearing them out. Please see the photos we take actual photos of each item Most of these items are New in the box removed only to take photos of them.

Price: 249.89 USD

Location: Van, Texas

End Time: 2024-08-31T18:52:43.000Z

Shipping Cost: N/A USD