Athearn 16708 HO Milwaukee SD40-2 Diesel Locomotive W/DCC & Sound RTR #159

This is an Athearn 16708 HO Milwaukee SD40-2 Diesel Locomotive w/DCC & Sound RTR #159. Starting in 1983, the Milwaukee Road began painting SD40-2’s in their final paint scheme- featuring an orange and black lightning stripe and the Hiawatha logo on the nose. Equipped with standard range dynamic brakes and the smaller 3200-gallon fuel tank, they could commonly be found in the 80s and 90s working with other Milwaukee units, and later, Soo Line power. All road numbers. 81 nose, chickenwire grills, small anticlimbers. Windshield wipers. Hood side mounted bell. Leslie RS3L Low profile horn. Whip antenna. 2-pane all weather window on engineer’s side. Operating Prime Stratolight beacon on cab (flashes in DCC). EMD standard plow on front, weed cutter plow on rear. Speed recorder. Locomotive Features: Fully assembled and ready-to-run. Four road numbers. Coupler cut levers with loops. Trainline and MU hoses with silver ends. Mushroom nose vent on right side. Separately applied wire grab irons. Antiglare panel. Standard late Dash-2 4-window cab without louvers or roof seam. See through cab windows. Sliding cab side windows. Welded ECAFB See-through dynamic brake and radiator fans. Fine scale handrails. Frame mounted bell. Detailed 4000-gallon fuel tank. Separately applied air tanks. Speed recorder attached to appropriate axle per prototype (except undecorated) McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers Highly-detailed, injection molded body. Painted and printed for realistic decoration. Bi-directional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains consistent. All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation. All-wheel electrical pickup 5-pole motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operation. Compatible with ATHG63839 Genesis motor retrofit kit. Window packaging for easy viewing. Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage DCC Ready 8 and 9 pin Quick Plug™ technology. Available also with factory installed RTR Sound by Soundtraxx Nickel plated, blackened machined wheels. Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track. Replacement parts available including motor brushes. Minimum radius: 18 and recommended radius: 22. Sound Equipped Model Also Features: Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami sound, 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, all functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode, excellent Slow speed control, operating lighting functions with F5 and/or F6 (Flashing ditch lights, beacon, etc), program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights, many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes, and CV chart included.

Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)

Manufacturer: Athearn
Model Number: 16708
Road Name: Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific (MILW)
MSRP: $184.98

Scale/Era: HO Modern
Model Type: Diesel Loco

The Trainz SKU for this item is P12285958.

Trainz Product Id: 12285958