Athearn Acquires T55 Tooling
Athearn® Trains is excited to announce we have purchased select
tooling from T55, the plastic division of Overland Models. T55 is one of
the model railroading industry’s leading producers of high-quality
injection-molded models. Using T55’s outstanding tooling, Genesis will
soon be producing a run of General Electric GEVO (ES44AC and ES44DC)
models, as well as EMD SD70ACe and SD70M-2 models.
These prototypes are the most current locomotives from North
America’s primary builders, and are found in the fleets of Union
Pacific (including the Heritage Fleet and Bush Presidential Library and
Museum), BNSF, CIT Leasing, CSX, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific,
EMD Demonstrators, Ferromex, Florida East Coast, GE Demonstrators,
Kansas City Southern, Montana Rail Link and Norfolk Southern.
Just as these locomotives are the backbone of today’s Class One and
Regional railroads, they will also be an important addition to
Athearn’s Genesis® series of top-of-the-line HO models. Locomotives,
in keeping with Genesis standards, will be offered with and without
sound. They will also feature directional lighting; operating ditch
lights; separately applied, etched metal details; and the same attention
to detail you expect from Genesis.
Any backorder you may have placed with T55 will unfortunately not
be transferred. As Genesis announces each new run, please contact
your local train store to place your new order. Release dates, pricing
and specific product information will be announced in future editions of
Athearn News and online at Athearn.com.
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us for more information on these models
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