Atlas Gold 40005472 N Scale GE B36-7 British Columbia Railway BC RAIL 3607 DCC LokSound

General Electric’s “Dash 7” locomotive line was introduced as a replacement for the older “Universal-Series” of the 60s and early 70s. “Dash 7” series improvements included increased fuel efficiency, tractive effort and reliability. The B23-7 was a direct replacement for the 2,250HP U23B model. The first units were produced for Conrail in September, 1977 (ironically, 3 months after the last U23B was delivered to Conrail). Production continued through 1984, with a total of 535 units built. Conrail was the largest purchaser of the model, with a total fleet of 141 units.

FEATURES:

• Directional lighting
• Painted safety rails
• Blackened metal wheels
• Improved slower speed motor for closer to scale speeds!
• Factory-installed AccuMate® magnetic knuckle couplers
• NEW! White LED’s
• Dual brass flywheels
• Low-friction mechanism
• Accurate painting and lettering
• Appropriate by railroad:
• Fat or thin anticlimber, knuckle or button battery boxes, FB-2 or AAR-B trucks, flat or protruding headlight, 2 or 4 window cab
• 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.