To say I am excited about Athearn's most recent announcement is an understatement.
http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/052716/01_Genesis_GP40P-2_052716.pdf
I have always been a fan of the Bicentennial units and this was the last one I needed to complete the trio. Also considering that the other two units were released by Athearn and Bowser respectively about the same time this announcement has been a long time coming. This is also one of the units I asked Shane about a couple years ago at the Worlds Greatest Hobby Show in San Diego (here's hoping for DD35s and SDP40Fs will be coming soon).
Now the sad part is that since I have decided to model the Sunset Route this locomotive will most likely become a shelf queen as the GP40P-2s like the SDP45s were usually held in captive service for the commutes in the Bay Area and when they did venture out in freight service it was usually only over Donner Pass or to Los Angeles on a Saturday so that they could return to the Bay Area on Sunday to resume commuter service on Monday. So the likelihood that this locomotive would make an appearance in Yuma is low however if there are things I have learned in this hobby is never say never and there is a prototype for everything. So if anybody has any photographic evidence that these locomotives ever ventured to Yuma please contact me and share. Since these were the reserve power for the business train it is possible they made a run in that capacity.
On another note I realize this blog seems a bit neglected which I hope to rectify in the future. I recently returned from a two and a half week road trip across the southern United States and yes some railroad sites did make the itinerary but more on that another time.
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