Product Review: Athearn Genesis GP38-2, Illinois Central Gulf, October 2021

[@charleswoods9938]

And those are nice ICG GP 38 2 s one in Orange and White and I like that one and the other one in Sunburnt Orange and Dark Gray colors thats the one I like the best I really like those colors alot

[@charleswoods9938]

Hey are those N scale ICG locomotives that you are running now

[@scotabot7826]

HO

[@CHESSIESYSTEM1985]

What's going on with the Non-Dynamic Brake hatch, looks like it doesn't sit correctly or snap into place right

[@chrisbell52310]

Winter is here. Any update on the layout as well?

[@MLWQC]

Great review and very nice sound.

[@ericehlers81]

I just got two my self. They are awesome. great video.

[@tvtoms]

Nice looking locomotives! They look and sound great in the operations session.

[@signman9328]

What was the prime mover in #9567? I'm setting up my DCC sound. Thanks.

[@ck7813]

It is a 16 cylinder EMD 645E prime mover.

[@sofreak6]

Awesome 👌 athearn did an amazing job

[@bradleyogden5688]

Could you pair this with a Mainline GP9 and compare the sounds?

[@ck7813]

Hi Bradley, what are you wishing to accomplish? A GP9 (no matter what brand) and a GP38-2 comparison (no matter what brand) isn't an apples-to-apples comparison. A GP9 has an EMD 567 prime mover and the GP38-2s have an EMD 645E prime mover. They sound completely different. What it boils down to is speaker quality. In my opinion, Athearn have better speakers than what is in the Walthers Mainline locomotives. I have a few videos from about a year ago that really demonstrates the sound from a Walthers Mainline GP9.

[@bradleyogden5688]

Just wanted to compare the sounds.

[@needs2quit1atgmail87]

Wow nice!!! I want one

[@drx6278]

Looks good so irritated N scale ignored with ICR