Amtrak #504 (Hockey Stick Scheme; red, blue, silver)
Atlas Gold 40005179 GE Dash8-32BHW Amtrak #504 (Pepsi Can) with Pilot Mounted Ditch Lights DCC & Sound N Scale. Picture may show a different road number.
Built in the late 1980s by GE, the DASH 8-40B diesel locomotives were identified by their dynamic brake gear located along the roof line between the cab and engine compartment, with ventilation provided by large roof-top grilles. These four-axle, high horsepower engines are still in service today in North America.
Features:
- Directional lighting
- Painted safety rails
- Blackened metal wheels
- Factory-equipped with AccuMate® knuckle couplers
- Scale Speed™ motor
- Golden-white LEDs
- Standard cab or gull wing cab as appropriate
- Two versions: Decoder-equipped (Lenz) or non-decoder equipped
DCC Operation Features GOLD LOCOMOTIVES ONLY)
- Supports all DCC-programming modes
- DCC includes RailCom and RailComPlus, with 14, 28 or 128 speed steps and with 2-digit and 4-digit addressing.
- Flexible mapping of function keys F0 to F28.
- A total of 6 DCC function outputs are available, and all can be function mapped (disable, brightness, light effects) individually
- Follows all NMRA DCC standards and recommended practices.
ESU LokSound Features (GOLD LOCOMOTIVES ONLY):
- 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 up to 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.