ATH-G75753 Athearn EMD SD70ACU Locomotive, CPR / Military Heritage #7020 DCC Ready HO Scale

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ATH-G75753AthearnHO ScaleSD70ACU Co-Co Diesel-Electric#7020 CPR/ Military HeritageDCC ReadyCP FEATURES:Center mounted nose door lockNo blue flag bracketsSpecial Military commemorative paint schemesCanadian Pacific (CP) unveiled five specially painted locomotives on Remembrance Day in Canada and Veterans Day in the U.S. honoring the culture and history of the armed forces. The five Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACUs will take the message of military pride across the CP system.CP 7020 wears North Atlantic Treaty Organization green, which the Canadian and U.S. armies apply to fighting vehicles and equipment serving in temperate climates.CP 7023 wears a two-tone gray paint scheme designed after the livery applied to Canadian and American fighter jets.Canadian Pacific honors Canadian, U.S. military with special locomotives. Canadian Pacific Railway. (2022, August 2). Retrieved August 3, 2022, from https://www.cpr.ca/en/media/canadian-pacific-honours-canadian-us-military-with-special-locomotivesSD70ACU SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:Illuminated truck lightsIlluminated number boardsSee-through air intakesMinimum radius: 18 Recommended radius: 22GENESIS DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:Animated Roller Bearing TrucksCoupler cut leversFlexible MU hosesFlexible trainline hoseSee-through cab windowsFull cab interiorWalkway treadWindshield wipersWire grab ironsLift ringsLift ringsSander linesDCC-ready features Quick Plug plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connectorFine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearanceDetailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, and breather pipes,Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplersGenesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain for trouble free operationEight-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operationAll-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flowWheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of trackLED Lighting for trouble free operationHeavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling powerScaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and moreAccurately-painted and printed paint schemesFully-assembled and ready-to-runPackaging securely holds the model for safe storagePROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATIONIn September of 2014, Norfolk Southern purchased 100 ex-Union Pacific SD90MAC locomotives from EMD/Progress Rail to assist in the high-volume traffic that NS was experiencing. As AC traction was being more accepted by the railroad, which previously had relied solely on DC power, the 90MACs fit the new direction of motive power for the railroad.Starting in 2016, NS began the SD70ACU capital rebuild program using the SD90MAC units as cores. All major components were either overhauled or replaced, including an overhaul of the 710G3C prime mover. Most notable in the rebuild is that from the electrical cabinet forward, all new components were used, including a new ACe style isolated cab with AAR-style control stand. The new electrical cabinet contains Mitsubishi electronics, replacing the 90MACs original Siemens equipment.Later, starting in 2018, Canadian Pacific announced a plan to acquire 30 SD70ACU units from EMD/Progress Rail using their laid-up fleet of SD90MAC locomotives as core units. That number was later increased from 30 to 60. They also acquired 2 ex-Union Pacific units, in 2019.In September of 2019, CP unveiled two Heritage painted locomotives in the Tuscan and Grey paint schemes: one unit, 7010, using the Canadian Pacific script lettering and the other unit, 7015, utilizing the Roman font. CP has painted 10 units in this scheme, 5 with the script style lettering and 5 with the Roman style lettering.In November of 2019, CP painted 5 SD70ACUs into 5 separate military inspired paint schemes. These units commemorate the Army, Navy, Air Force and a special tribute locomotive for D-Day wearing camo and the Allied invasion stripes used on June 6, 1944.All Canadian Pacific units have been completed in 2020 and can been found plying the rails of Canada and the US, with a few having even reached Mexico!