Athearn ATH86848 Via Rail SW1000 #203 Locomotive w/ DCC & Sound HO Scale

VIA FEATURES:
Sinclair Antenna
Roller bearing trucks
600 gallon fuel tank
Officially licensed product of Via Rail Canada®
In 1987 VIA purchased 3 SW1000’s second hand from Inland Steel in Indiana for use in their yards in their Montréal Maintenance Centre.

SW1000 LOCOMOTIVE NEW FEATURES:
Operating ground lights
Newly designed can motor is more powerful and quieter than before
DCC-ready models feature 21-pin plug
DCC & sound models feature Tsunami2 sound with dual cube speakers
LED lighting for long life and reliable operation
SW1000 LOCOMOTIVE STANDARD FEATURES:
Lit ground lights
Detailed cab interior
Drop steps unless noted
MU stands
Exhaust stack
Printed numberboards
Fine scale handrails
Signal hoses with silver glad hands unless noted
Front and rear trainline hoses with silver glad hands
Separately applied wire grab irons
See through radiator intake grille and cab windows
Low or high mounted windshield wipers per prototype
Rectangular or oval builder’s plate where appropriate
Separately applied Air tank
McHenry® scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible
All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology
Improved 5-pole skew wound can motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for with 21-pin NEM connector
Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
Window packaging for easy viewing
Highly-detailed, injection molded body
Painted and printed for realistic decoration
Fully assembled and ready-to-run
Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
Minimum radius: 18”
SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
Onboard Tsunami2 DCC/Sound decoder
Cube Speaker for optimal sound quality
Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
Some functions are limited in DC
All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
Operating lighting functions with F5 and/or F6 (Flashing ditch lights, beacon, etc)
Excellent low-speed operation
Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
CV chart included in the box
PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
An EMD SW1000 is a 4 axle diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1966 and October 1972. Power was provided by an EMD 645E 8-cylinder engine which generated 1,000 horsepower. This locomotive was built on the same common frame as the EMD SW1500, giving it an overall length of 44 feet 8 inches. Over one-third of SW1000 production went to the Burlington Northern Railroad.

The SW1000 was taller than previous EMD switchers, which posed a problem for industrial customers: at many facilities, tight clearances existed, and the SW1000 exceeded them. As a result, most production went to railroads, not industries.

114 EMD SW1000 units were built for railroads and industrial operations in the United States.

Currently 2 EMD SW1000 units are owned and operated by VIA Rail Canada in the Montreal Maintenance Centre.

Product Specs
Manufacturer #
797534868472
Era
1971-1990, 1991-2009
Prototype Manufacturer
EMD
Sub Brand
ATHEARN
Scale
HO
DCC
Equipped
Reporting Mark
VIA
Axles
4
Lighted
LED
Sound
Tsunami2