Train Tuesday 7/16/24: Athearn Genesis GP38-2 and Athearn HO & N scale 20 foot Containers.

Athearn Genesis GP38-2: By the early 1970s, many first generation diesels were reaching the end of their service lives. The most common replacement
locomotive became the GP38-2. EMD began production of the 16-cylinder, non-turbocharged, 2000 horsepower engine in 1972. Unlike the GP38’s engine, which drove a generator to supply power to the traction motors, the GP38-2s prime mover drove an alternator which produced AC electrical current that was rectified to DC to power the four traction motors. Another major change for the GP38-2 was the introduction of the “dash 2” modular electrical cabinet. For more than 40 years, the GP38-2 has worked main line freights, locals, switching jobs, yard service, helpers, snow fighting trains,
and hump power. Many remain in service today.
See all the Athearn Genesis GP38-2s Here: www.athearn.co...
View the Athearn Genesis GP38-2 PDF Here: www.athearn.co...
See all the Athearn HO 20ft Containers Here: www.athearn.co...
View the Athearn HO 20ft Container PDF Here: www.athearn.co...
See all the Athearn NO 20ft Containers Here: www.athearn.co...
View the Athearn N 20ft Container PDF Here: www.athearn.co...
Athearn will be attending the St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet on July 19th & 20th. For more information about this years St. Louis RPM see their website Here: www.stlrpm.com/

[@MikeG42]

You guys should unleash more GTW GP38's. I see plenty of BN and SP already.

[@AthearnModelTrains]

Understood, there are so many GP38-2s we could do and maybe in a future run, we'll offer some GTW. For this run we wanted to do something a bit different, hence the former Frisco units in Cascade green as well as Cleveland Electric and Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay units. Feel free to send us an email at [e-mail] and let us know about those GTW Geeps!

[@michaelfedora5630]

Thanks again Jim beautiful products

[@AthearnModelTrains]

Thank you Michael, we are glad you enjoy them!

[@ultimateinspector4901]

I preordered thru Lombard Hobbies an Illinois Central model. I have three of your previous release Genesis GP38-2 models in ICG paint.

[@SOU6900]

Do they charge you for the pre-order and ship it the moment they get it in, or do they hold it until you pay up?

[@AthearnModelTrains]

Thank you for your business, we are happy to hear you liked the Illinois Central units. Are there other Midwest roads you think Athearn should do in future runs?

[@ultimateinspector4901]

@@SOU6900
Not at all, Lombard does not charge and you won'tbe obligated to make a purchase. They will email or call you when your order is ready. If you decide not to purchase it they will sell it to someone else.

[@ultimateinspector4901]

@AthearnModelTrains
I would love to see Athearn produce some Kansas City Southern EMD GP38-2 models in either White, Gray or Southern Belle paint schemes.

[@cp368productions2]

I have the HLCX 3814, going to have a GT one at some point. Good locomotive.

[@AthearnModelTrains]

Thank you for the kind words on our models. Yes the GP38-2 is a great work horse in the prototype world as well as HO.

[@georgehasler142]

Hello Jim from Prescott Arizona

[@AthearnModelTrains]

Hello George! ~ Jim

[@Trackman80]

New York Atlantic or Long Island Railroad always the same old stuff do a different run of GP 38 for once

[@AthearnModelTrains]

Sorry we did not offer your favorite roads, but we will run the GP38-2s again. If you haven't done so yet, please send us your road choice requests to [e-mail] It's not a guarantee, sometimes new tooling is involved, but its something we can track and maybe produce if we get enough requests.