{"product_id":"athearn-bnsf-gp39-2u-2773-athg66255-led","title":"Athearn BNSF GP39-2u 2773 Model Train with LED Lights","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBNSF FEATURES:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Santa Fe phase 1 GP39-2u body with corrugated grilles — First time in Genesis!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIlluminated “Swing out” style number boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly tooled exhaust stack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemoved class lights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\"Switcher” style walkway steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear mounted fuel tank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForward Ditch lights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge front anticlimber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFresh repaint appearance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the BNSF merger of 1995, Santa Fe’s fleet of GP39-2u’s were repainted into the then-new BNSF H1 paint scheme. Although most of the details remained the same, some units had headlights relocated to the nose and horns moved to the long hood roof. BNSF still uses most of the fleet today, albeit some repainted into BNSF’s current “wedge” scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e#2773\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePH 1 body with chickenwire grilles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeslie 3-chime horn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eadded access equipment door behind cab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enose headlight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elarge cab numbers, small nose logo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGP39-2 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoupler cut levers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrainline and MU hoses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrop steps unless noted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMU stands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindshield wipers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLift rings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWire grab irons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalkway tread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSanding lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLit number boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLit class lights, if equipped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLit signal lights and\/or beacons, if equipped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBell placement \u0026amp; type per prototype\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, and breather pipes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlomberg-B or Blomberg-M trucks with appropriate bearing caps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeed recorder unless noted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee-through cab windows and full cab interior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtched metal fan grilles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAir tanks mounted below sill unless noted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody-mounted McHenry® scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurately painted and printed paint schemes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth \u0026amp; quiet operation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLED Lighting for realistic appearance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaging securely holds for the model for safe storage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimum radius: 18”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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 its prime mover. With 4 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSensitivity to fuel economy in the 1970s 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 possess fewer cylinders. 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