HO-scale

HO or H0 is a rail transport modelling scale using a 1:87 scale. It is the most popular scale of model railway in the world. The rails are spaced 16.5 mm apart for modelling 1,435 mm standard gauge tracks and trains in HO. HobbyTech

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Athearn GENESIS G2 HO | Dash 9-40C, NS #8820

[ATHG31501] DCC & Sound

The last stand of the standard cabs for Norfolk Southern was the Dash 9-40C. With the completion of this order for 125 units from GE, all subsequent orders were mandated by the FRA to be built with the wide safety cab. These units are offered in the Thoroughbred paint scheme for operations up to 2018, when the Dash 9-40C units were the first to be used as cores for the AC44C6M rebuild program at NS’s Juniata facility and at GE in both Erie and Fort Worth.

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Athearn GENESIS | HO scale | diesel locomotives

P42DC Locomotive
VIA #908 "Love The Way"
[ATHG81231] DC/DCC ready (21-pin NEM socket)

Starting in 2017, VIA began to add wrapped schemes for their P42DC fleet. By 2019, “Love the Way” in both English and French was applied to a few select units with each side having a different version. In Nov. 2019, VIA applied the “Poppy” scheme, a tribute to veterans, to a small handful of units (model not available / production cancelled).

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Athearn GENESIS | HO scale | diesel locomotives

P42DC Locomotive
VIA #908 "Love The Way"
[ATHG81331] DCC/sound

Starting in 2017, VIA began to add wrapped schemes for their P42DC fleet. By 2019, “Love the Way” in both English and French was applied to a few select units with each side having a different version. In Nov. 2019, VIA applied the “Poppy” scheme, a tribute to veterans, to a small handful of units (model not available / production cancelled).

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Athearn GENESIS | HO scale | diesel locomotives

P42DC Locomotive
VIA #911 "Love The Way"
[ATHG81232] DC/DCC ready (21-pin NEM socket)

Starting in 2017, VIA began to add wrapped schemes for their P42DC fleet. By 2019, “Love the Way” in both English and French was applied to a few select units with each side having a different version. In Nov. 2019, VIA applied the “Poppy” scheme, a tribute to veterans, to a small handful of units (model not available / production cancelled).

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Athearn GENESIS | HO scale | diesel locomotives

P42DC Locomotive
VIA #911 "Love The Way"
[ATHG81332] DCC/sound

Starting in 2017, VIA began to add wrapped schemes for their P42DC fleet. By 2019, “Love the Way” in both English and French was applied to a few select units with each side having a different version. In Nov. 2019, VIA applied the “Poppy” scheme, a tribute to veterans, to a small handful of units (model not available / production cancelled).

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Athearn HO GENESIS | SD90MAC, UP #3681 

[ATHG27256]

DC locomotive || with NEM 21-pin socket for DCC and DCC/sound conversion

Union Pacific was the largest buyer of the SD90MAC with 309 units total; the railroad designation was SD9043AC as they were delivered with the 710G engine rated at 4300hp. Taking delivery of the first locomotives in 1995 and the last in 1999; originally numbered in the 8000 series, these locomotives were renumbered in 2012 and some are still in service today. 3681 is one of only a few SD90MACs to receive the flag paint scheme.

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Athearn GENESIS G2 HO | Dash 9-44CW, C&NW #8646

[ATHG31519] DC standard / DCC Ready 21-pin socket

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The Chicago & Northwestern RR Dash 9-44CW locomotives were the first production order of Dash 9s from GE with delivery beginning in late 1993. C&NW initially came without A/C units and a roof vent but were later modified to have A/C. Our models depict the As-Delivered configuration for the C&NW modelers who depict this great railroad right up to the C&NW/UP merger.

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Athearn GENESIS G2 HO | Dash 9-44CW, UP #9719

[ATHG31523] DC standard / DCC Ready 21-pin socket

One of Union Pacific’s hallmarks is their eclectic collection of motive power. However, the venerable Dash 9 of the time was ordered in few numbers by the UP - only 40 to be exact. Here we have 4 of those examples depicted late in their careers; repainted “lightning stripe” scheme, yellow frame stripe and wings on the nose. These unique repaints have many nuances; chiefly, they do not feature the American flag on their flanks.

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Athearn HO GENESIS G2 | Dash 9-44CW, BNSF

Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound

Item Number Road Number Stock Status
G31628 #702 Sold Out
G31629 #767 Sold Out
G31630 #788

Apart from a few minor spotting features, BNSF 700-799 looked much the same as ATSF 600-699. The biggest difference, perhaps, was the large “BNSF” lettering on the hood, where “Santa Fe” used to reside. Opinions differed on the look, but no one could argue that the face of an iconic railroad had changed forever!

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Athearn HO GENESIS G2 | Dash 9-44CW, NS

Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound

Item Number Road Number Stock Status
G31637 #9169 Sold Out
G31639 #9131 Sold Out
G31639 #9225

Each year from 1995 to 2005, NS placed an order with GE for Dash 9 series locomotives, with a grand total of 1215 units delivered. They are used in all types of mainline service. Some units were equipped with an APU (auxiliary power unit) mounted on the walkway, which operated to provide basic locomotive systems while the prime mover was shut down, potentially saving fuel. The units on offer are from the 1998 order.

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Athearn HO GENESIS | GP40-2L, CN #9433 

[ATHG65081]

DC with 21-pin NEM connector for DCC conversion

By the early 1970s, many first-generation diesels were reaching the end of their service lives. One of the most common replacement locomotives became the GP40-2. EMD began production of the 16-cylinder, turbocharged, 3000 horsepower engine in 1972. These locomotives were developed for service where higher horsepower and faster service were preferable. A major feature for the GP40-2 was the introduction of the "dash 2" modular electrical cabinet. For more than 40 years, the GP40-2 has worked main line freights, locals, switching jobs, yard service, and helper service. Many remain in service today.

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Athearn HO GENESIS | GP40-2L, CN #9433 

[ATHG65181]

Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound

By the early 1970s, many first-generation diesels were reaching the end of their service lives. One of the most common replacement locomotives became the GP40-2. EMD began production of the 16-cylinder, turbocharged, 3000 horsepower engine in 1972. These locomotives were developed for service where higher horsepower and faster service were preferable. A major feature for the GP40-2 was the introduction of the "dash 2" modular electrical cabinet. For more than 40 years, the GP40-2 has worked main line freights, locals, switching jobs, yard service, and helper service. Many remain in service today.

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Athearn HO GENESIS | GP40-2L, CN #9486 

[ATHG65183]

Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound

By the early 1970s, many first-generation diesels were reaching the end of their service lives. One of the most common replacement locomotives became the GP40-2. EMD began production of the 16-cylinder, turbocharged, 3000 horsepower engine in 1972. These locomotives were developed for service where higher horsepower and faster service were preferable. A major feature for the GP40-2 was the introduction of the "dash 2" modular electrical cabinet. For more than 40 years, the GP40-2 has worked main line freights, locals, switching jobs, yard service, and helper service. Many remain in service today.

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Athearn GENESIS G2 HO | SD60M Tri-Clops, UP #6237

[ATHG75515]

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In 1984, EMD unveiled the first four SD60 demonstrator locomotives. The SD60 was equipped with a 3,800 horsepower, 16 cylinder, turbocharged 710G3A prime mover. Five years later, EMD began offering the SD60 with the wide nose “safety” cab with the infamous “Tri-Clops” 3-piece windshield, thus creating the SD60M. Union Pacific was the first road to order these new SD60M locomotives followed by Burlington Northern and SOO Line. BN’s SD60M locomotives went on to the merged BNSF while the SOO Line units went to Canadian Pacific. Some of the BNSF units found more mileage with Norfolk Southern and in lease service for CEFX.

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Athearn HO GENESIS | G2.0 | Diesel Locomotive

Standard DC with NEM 21-pin socket for DCC and DCC/sound conversion

SD60M Tri-Clops, Ex-SOO CP #6062 

[ATHG75523]

In 1989, Soo Line purchased 5 SD60M’s from EMD, numbered 6058-6062. They were all painted in this attractive and bright “Candy Apple” red scheme, and could be seen all over the system. Soo was known to run these as a single unit in hot-shot TOFC trains as in the image below. After Soo Line was folded into the CP Rail System, these units remained in Soo colors for a long while before finally being repainted in CP Rail colors.

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Athearn GENESIS | HO scale (1:87) locomotives

SD70M
Union Pacific, UP 1979 "We Are One"

ATHG75718
DC / DCC ready with 21-pin NEM socket

Omaha, Neb., June 17, 2021: Union Pacific today announced a “We Are One” summer tour that features a new commemorative locomotive dedicated to diversity and togetherness. The brightly colored locomotive will start its 2021 journey in Houston, Texas, on Juneteenth, the holiday that celebrates freedom and marks the end of slavery in the U.S. UP No. 1979 is only Union Pacific’s 18th commemorative locomotive. It honors the company’s nine Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and the work they do supporting diversity, inclusion and equality. The unit commemorates the year Union Pacific’s first ERG - the Black Employee Network - was established in 1979.

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Athearn GENESIS | HO scale (1:87) | Diesel Locomotive

Standard DC with NEM 21-pin socket for DCC and DCC/sound conversion

SD75I, Canadian National #5750 

[ATHG75725]

EMD incorporated their new “Whisper Cab” design resulting in the SD75I. The updated cab SD75I was purchased by Santa Fe successor Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, Canadian National, and the Ontario Northland. Having been built only in the mid-1990s, you can still find the entire fleet of SD75Ms and SD75Is in regular service today.