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HO GEN GP39-2 PH III Locomotive w/DCC & Sound, LTEX #2377

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Located in McDonald, Ohio, northwest of Youngstown, Larry’s Truck and Electric (LTEX Rail) is a scrapper, rebuilder, leaser, and reseller of a wide variety of second-hand locomotives, mostly first- and second-generation road and yard switchers. The facility also provides sales and repair of major locomotive parts, including prime movers and traction motors. The LTEX facility receives and ships via the adjacent CSX mainline through Youngstown, Ohio. LTEX 2372 and 2377 are ex-MKT 373 and 378, respectively.

ATHEARN EMD GP39-2 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

In the decade between 1974 and 1984, EMD produced the GP39-2 for seven North American railroads. The basic design followed most four axle road diesel switchers for the time. Borrowing improvements from the GP38-2 and GP40-2 designs, this mid-horsepower road switcher utilized a turbocharged 12-cylinder EMD 645E3 diesel engine for it's prime mover. With four fewer cylinders, the smaller engine provided a distinctive long hood on the phase II and phase III bodies, where the clean room/engine compartment doors were set back from the cab further than predecessor locomotives.

Sensitivity to fuel economy in the 1970's justified the GP39-2 in the locomotive market. It also laid the ground work for EMD to start exploring locomotive designs that utilize engines with larger piston displacement yet posess fewer cylinders. This approach has become the foundation to modern locomotive technology.

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ATHEARN EMD GP39-2 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

  • Coupler cut levers
  • Drop steps unless noted
  • “Nub” style walkway tread
  • Lift rings
  • Walkway tread
  • Lit number boards
  • Lit class lights, if equipped
  • Lit signal lights and/or beacons, if equipped
  • Bell placement & type per prototype
  • Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, and breather pipes
  • Blomberg-B or Blomberg-M trucks with appropriate bearing caps
  • Speed recorder unless noted
  • See-through cab windows and full cab interior
  • Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
  • Etched metal fan grilles
  • Air tanks mounted below sill unless noted
  • Body-mounted McHenry® scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible
  • All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
  • DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector
  • Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
  • Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
  • Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain
  • All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
  • Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
  • LED Lighting for realistic appearance
  • Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
  • Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage
  • Trainline and MU hoses
  • MU stands
  • Windshield wipers
  • Wire grab irons
  • Sanding lines
  • Minimum radius: 18”

SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:

  • Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
  • Dual cube speakers for optimal sound quality
  • Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
  • Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode
  • Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
  • Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
  • All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
  • Precision slow speed control
  • Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
  • CV chart included in the box

ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:

  • #2372: Cab A/C, K5LA horn, short snowplow
  • #2377: P-3 horn, large snowplow

DRGW FEATURES:

  • Nose mounted oscillating light
  • Sinclair antenna
  • Short snowplow
  • Operating class lights
  • M-3 horn
  • “Trade-in” Blomberg-B trucks
  • Rear MU hose brackets

MKT FEATURES:

  • RS5T and A-200 horns
  • “Blomberg-B trucks
  • Clear strobe
  • Firecracker antenna
  • Short snowplow
  • Operating class lights

CCRL FEATURES:

  • Ex-MKT
  • Firecracker antenna
  • S3L horn
  • Ditch lights

LTEX FEATURES:

  • Ex-MKT
  • Firecracker antenna

Product Specs

Axles
4
Coupler Style
McHenry Scale Knuckle
DCC
Ready/21-Pin NEM
Era
2010-Present Day
Full Road Name
Larry's Truck & Electric
Lighting
LED
Minimum Radius
18
Prototype Manufacturer
EMD
Reporting Mark
LTEX
Scale
HO
Sound
Tsunami2
Sub Brand
GENESIS
Truck Style
Blomberg
Wheel Configuration
B-B