Introduction

Athearn 28758 HO Scale EMD SW1500 Wisconsin Central WC 1569 DCC Sound

In the late 1990s Wisconsin Central purchased 3 ex-SP SW1500s from the Indiana Harbor Belt Railway. These three units were refurbished and repainted in WC colors.

FEATURES:

• Weed Cutter style plow
• MU hoses
• Whip style antenna
• Flexicoil Trucks
• Full Cab interior
• All-weather cab window
• 1,100 gallon fuel tank
• Detailed cab interior
• Signal hoses with silver glad hands unless noted
• Front and rear trainline hoses with silver glad hands
• Drop steps unless noted
• MU stands
• Separately applied wire grab irons
• See through radiator intake grille and cab windows
• Exhaust stacks
• Low or high mounted windshield wipers per prototype
• Rectangular or oval builders plate where appropriate
• Separately applied Air tank
• Printed numberboards
• Fine scale handrails
• 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 trouble-free operation
• 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
• 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
• SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:
• Onboard Tsunami2 DCC/Sound decoder
• Dual cube speakers 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)

SPECIFICATIONS:

• DCC: Equipped
• SOUND: Tsunami2
• PROTOTYPE MANUFACTURER: EMD
• Axles: 6
• LIGHTED: LED Lighting
• Minimum Age Recommendation: 14 years
• Is Assembly Required: No