Model Railroading > New Athearn Announcements Posted

New announcements and product listings are posted.  HO stuff includes:

Genesis
GP39-2 – ATSF, RDG, D&H, Portland & Western (all Phase I), BN (Phase II)
SD45-2 – ATSF, MRL Red Ball, CR, Trona, Pan-Am, Arizona & California
F89 Auto Rack – SP, Southern, NP, RI, L&N, SAL
 
RTR
CORP SD40s
5 bay Hoppers, 60’ Flats, 5277 Boxcars, and 62’ Tanks
20' reefer containers & Ford C Fire Trucks
 
Roundhouse
50’ Reefers and 40’ Gondolas
 

atsf5704 Wrote:
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> New announcements and product listings are posted.
>  HO stuff includes:
>
> Genesis
> GP39-2 – ATSF, RDG, D&H, Portland & Western
SO IS ATLAS

GEE ,these people are as bad as the auto industry. 

Uncle Joe

Athearn when are you going to do the ATSF 45-2's in the 5800 series, non Kodachrome


Jeff

Woo hoo for the auto-racks with side panels!  Finally!  My problem is D&RGW hauled way more tri-levels than bi-levels so it's going to be tough with so many bi-levels coming out.

The 5-bay Rapid Discharge CSDPU hoppers are welcome too.  Since I've been slippin further into the past, I skipped the last run of CSDU hoppers (1986+) a few months back; I have duplicate numbers from the first run as it is.   Anyway glad to see CSDPU coming; I totally missed the earlier two runs when they were released, but managed to pick up a couple CSDPU 5 packs a couple years go from an earlier run.

Lots of nice stuff being annoucned between Tangent, ExactRail and Athearn!

Cheers, Jim

retcsxcfm Wrote:
> > Genesis
> > GP39-2 – ATSF, RDG, D&H, Portland & Western
> SO IS ATLAS

The Atlas GP39-2 is in the Trainman series, a few notches below Athearn Genesis in the detail arena. I'll take four in the D&H delivery scheme . . . I wish!

Finally the GP39-2 from Athearn....just wish it wasnt the 3600 Class but I will get them any way.

PEter

All Athearn had to do was basically put a GP40-2 turbo and dynamic brake piece on a GP38-2, and have a decent GP39-2. Some details needed.

NIKS Wrote:
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> Finally the GP39-2 from Athearn....just wish it
> wasnt the 3600 Class but I will get them any way.
>
> PEter

brc600 Wrote:
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> All Athearn had to do was basically put a GP40-2
> turbo and dynamic brake piece on a GP38-2, and
> have a decent GP39-2. Some details needed.
>
> NIKS Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Finally the GP39-2 from Athearn....just wish it
> > wasnt the 3600 Class but I will get them any
> way.
> >
> > PEter

I thought the cooling fan spacing is different for the 39?

SPDRGWfan Wrote:
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> Woo hoo for the auto-racks with side panels! 
> Finally!  My problem is D&RGW hauled way more
> tri-levels than bi-levels so it's going to be
> tough with so many bi-levels coming out.
>
> The 5-bay Rapid Discharge CSDPU hoppers are
> welcome too.  Since I've been slippin further
> into the past, I skipped the last run of CSDU
> hoppers (1986+) a few months back; I have
> duplicate numbers from the first run as it is.  
> Anyway glad to see CSDPU coming; I totally
> missed the earlier two runs when they were
> released, but managed to pick up a couple CSDPU 5
> packs a couple years go from an earlier run.
>
> Lots of nice stuff being annoucned between
> Tangent, ExactRail and Athearn!
>
> Cheers, Jim

No side panels, just an open exposed car like the 60s. Side panels came in the 70s

Southern auto rack - yahoo!

WAF Wrote:
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> No side panels, just an open exposed car like the
> 60s. Side panels came in the 70s.

Yes, 1970's, which is what I'm mainly after.  But are all the Athearn Genesis bi-level's announced with side panels or only the Southern?

Ones I saw on Pacific Western Railway's site are open girder work

WAF Wrote:
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> Ones I saw on Pacific Western Railway's site are
> open girder work

Shame.  Could really do with some semi-enclosed.  Just the one then?  Where on PWR website are they showing the new racks?

Under Reservations for Athearn Gensis

I guess I will give up hope on seeing an Amtrak SDP40F. Easy for me to tell Athearn how to spend their capital $'s, Maybe Scalerails or Rapido will step up.

Randy in PHX

The early 39-2 and the 38-2 were pretty close. Please read the DE article on  Santa Fe's GP39-2 fleet, the phase difference are spelled in extreme detail. Just FYI, the dynamic brake blister is different between the 40-2 and 39-2.

Peter N. Limas

I will shout it........

ATHEARN IS DOING THE SDP40F!!!!!!

They will announce it soon when it is ready.

From the National Train Show in Portland...................................

Keith Turley
Monrovia, California

I would not give up too soon on every phase of the autorack.  Seems to me that they introduce the as built version of a model first, then move onto every phase that they think will sell. 

 I hope we all live long enough to see it in the version we want, and be able to afford an entire string of them...

Larry 

Keith, it is a bit early for April Fools jokes.

Rick


cabinman Wrote:
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> I will shout it........
>
> ATHEARN IS DOING THE SDP40F!!!!!!
>
> They will announce it soon when it is ready.
>
> From the National Train Show in
> Portland...................................
>
> Keith Turley
> Monrovia, California

They are doing the SDP40F as it was confirmed by an Athearn staff member today at the NMRA show.