Athearn Genesis HO scale EMD GP9 diesel

摘要

Superdetailed Electro-Motive GP9 diesel locomotives return to the Athearn Genesis series in several new road names. A previous release was reviewed in the December 2011 issue. This upgraded release is available with a SoundTraxx Tsunami2 dual-mode decoder that operates on Digital Command Control (DCC) and direct-current (DC) layouts. Successor to the 1,500 hp GP7, the 1,750 hp four-axle GP9 was one of EMD's best-selling first-generation die-sels with more than 4,000 produced from 1954 to 1963. Canadian National rostered 349 GP9s with some rebuilt versions serving into the 1990s.