The GP39-2 was offered by EMD as a fuel-efficient
alternative to their very popular GP38-2 model. This efficiency resulted
from the use of a turbocharged 12-cylinder 645E3 diesel engine, as opposed
to the non-turbocharged 16-cylinder prime mover in the GP38-2. The use
of a turbocharger increased the horsepower output from 2,000 to 2,300hp
with four fewer cylinders. One other benefit of the turbocharger is
improved operation at higher altitudes where thin air causes normally-aspirated
diesels to lose power and produce excess smoke. The largest original
fleet of GP39-2s was assembled by the Santa Fe who, over the course
of seven years, acquired a total of 106 units.
Our model represents a “phase 1” GP39-2 locomotive which
was produced between 1974 and late 1976. The overall appearance of
a phase 1 model is similar to that of a GP38-2 except for the presence
of a single turbocharged exhaust stack. There were only four original
owners of the phase 1 GP39-2 including Santa Fe, Reading, Delaware
& Hudson and a single-unit order for Kennecott Copper. Many of
these units had interesting careers and nearly all are still in service
today operating for BNSF, Union Pacific, CSX, and Pacific Northwest
shortline Portland & Western.
Features:
- NMRA 8-pin plug for DCC
- The same drive as our basic Master Series™, in an affordable
locomotive
- Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels
- Separately applied hand rails and end railings
- Matching cabooses available separately
- Locating dimples for grab irons
- True scale dimensions with accurate details
- Realistic die-cast underframes
- Equipped with AccuMate® Couplers
- As with our Master Series™ GP-38, this model features either
a 2,600 or 3,600 gallon fuel tank.
DCC OPERATION FEATURES:
- Supports all DCC-programming modes
- Flexible mapping of function keys F0 to F28.
- A total of six DCC function outputs are available
- Follows all NMRA DCC standards and recommended practices.
ANALOG (DC) OPERATION FEATURES:
- The LokSound Select Dual-Mode decoder allows your Atlas Gold Series locomotive to be used on DC as well as on DCC layouts.
- Please note that the Atlas Quantum Engineer will NOT operate an Atlas Gold Series locomotive equipped with a LokSound Select decoder on an analog (DC) layout. However, the sound and lighting
functions of the LokSound Select decoder in the Atlas Gold Series locomotive can be controlled by an easy-to-use basic DCC system
- Also note that on a DC-powered layout, a DCC and sound equipped locomotive CANNOT be consisted with another locomotive that does not also have both DCC and sound. (This statement does NOT apply to DCC-equipped locomotives operating on a DCC layout.)
ESU SOUND FUNCTIONALITY FEATURES:
- Over 20 sound effects are available, including engine start-up and shutdown, prime mover sounds through all eight notches, bell, air horn, air compressor, dynamic brakes and more.
- There are 16 user-selectable horns, 2 user-selectable bells, and 2 user-selectable synchronized brake squeals.
- Manual and Automatic Notching modes with the ability to change modes ”on the fly” are provided for true realism.
AccuMate® couplers are made under license from
AccuRail, Inc.
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