UP FEATURES:
Gray Trucks
FARR Grilles
Early on in their service lives, the turbines were equipped with stainless-steel FARR air grills on the sides. Grey trucks were standard until the painting diagram was revised in September 1955.
ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:
#51 Tall nose door and handrails
#58 Short nose door and handrails
GENESIS GAS TURBINE FEATURES:
Fully assembled and ready for your layout or display
Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain for trouble free operation
Sound versions feature Soundtraxx Tsunami2 sound with 2 speakers installed
DCC ready version wiring harness installed (21 pin harness)
Razor sharp painting and printing
McHenry® scale knuckle spring couplers installed
Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”
SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
Four cube speakers for optimal sound quality
Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode
Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
Precision slow speed control
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
After World War II, GE began work on a locomotive using a gas turbine power plant specifically designed for locomotive usage. The gas turbine had an advantage in that it could burn Bunker “C” fuel oil