Athearn May 2024 Announcement: Athearn Genesis GE P42DC Diesel Locomotives

The General Electric P40DC/P42DC, also known as the Genesis, is the
current primary passenger locomotive of Amtrak. The original P40DC’s
produced 4000 HP and their upgraded successor the P42DC were rated for
4250 HP while both having a top speed of 100 mph, these units are seen
nationwide on short and long-distance trains. The originally delivered P40DC
units were equipped with two unique features; an additional rear window,
known as a “hostler’s window” allowed the locomotive to be operated from
the rear of the locomotive, and a light package on the nose, above the front
window, which included two Xenon strobes and a central red light that would
illuminate when the train went into “emergency.” Both the light package and
hostlers window were removed as these units were shopped during their life
and subsequent orders did not include these features. Flashing ditch lights
replaced the Xenon strobes on later units, but on the strobe equipped units,
the ditch lights did not flash. Equipped with marker lights on each end, the
units are also seen in service on push-pull trains. Amtrak originally rostered
208 of the units, numbered from 1-207.

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