Athearn 86746 HO Scale EMD SW1000 CBQ 9320

An EMD SW1000 is a 4 axle diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1966 and October 1972. Power was provided by an EMD 645E 8-cylinder engine which generated 1.000 horsepower. This locomotive was built on the same common frame as the EMD SW1500. giving it an overall length of 44 feet 8 inches. Over one-third of SW1000 production went to the Burlington Northern Railroad.

The SW1000 was taller than previous EMD switchers. which posed a problem for industrial customers: at many facilities. tight clearances existed. and the SW1000 exceeded them. As a result. most production went to railroads. not industries.

114 EMD SW1000 units were built for railroads and industrial operations in the United States.

Currently 2 EMD SW1000 units are owned and operated by VIA Rail Canada in the Montreal Maintenance Centre.

The CBQ purchased their first group of SW1000’s in 1966. Their CBQ career was short lived since they all became part of the Burlington Northern fleet after the 1970 merger of the CBQ. GN. NP and SPS.

FEATURES:

• Dual winterization windows
• Fire cracker antenna
• Early style cut levers
• Operating ground lights
• Newly designed can motor is more powerful and quieter than before
• DCC-ready models feature 21-pin plug
• DCC sound models feature Tsunami2 sound with dual cube speakers
• LED lighting for long life and reliable operation
• Lit ground lights
• Detailed cab interior
• Drop steps unless noted
• MU stands
• Exhaust stack
• Printed numberboards
• Fine scale handrails
• Signal hoses with silver glad hands unless noted
• Front and rear trainline hoses with silver glad hands
• Separately applied wire grab irons
• See through radiator intake grille and cab windows
• Low or high mounted windshield wipers per prototype
• Rectangular or oval builder’s plate where appropriate
• Separately applied Air tank
• McHenry scale knuckle couplers – Kadee compatible
• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth quiet operation
• All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
• DCC-ready features Quick Plug plug-and-play technology
• Improved 5-pole skew wound can motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for with 21-pin NEM connector
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Window packaging for easy viewing
• Highly-detailed. injection molded body
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Fully assembled and ready-to-run
• Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
• Minimum radius: 18”