Recently, I was able to acquire a new acquisition to my collection. A LGB Genesis Locomotive. Made by LGB and manufactured in China, this locomotive is a real head turner in my opinion. I’ve always liked the Genesis Locomotive for its modern lines and wonderful engineering. LGB captured the model quite nicely.
The model I have is the Phase IV GE P40-8. Painted in silver with a blue stripe that goes around the whole entire body with a red and white stripe just above the blue stripe. The locomotive features are as follows:
Weather resistant construction
Interface for installation of DCC decoder
Opening cab doors
Four way power control switch
Two protected gearboxes with seven pole Buler motors
Eight powered wheels
Two traction tires
Twelve power pick ups
Automatic directional lighting
Head lights and instrument lighting
w/reliable low current draw LED’s
Multi purpose socket with circuit breakers
Length is 720 mm or 28.3 inches
The overall look is quite nice. With separately applied details. Like windshield wipers and grab irons. There are coupler cut bars on both ends and this particular model comes with standard knuckle couplers. The trucks look very detailed with springs and separately applied details as well. The GE builders plate adorns the left side under the cab. The front of the locomotive is very nice with a plow and simulated air hoses. On top are simulated air horns and a non operating cooling fan. This model does not feature a active smoke unit or working fan, but I am sure with a little rewiring and some basic hobby type work, the unit can be made to accommodate a fully operational smoke unit. The sides of the locomotive feature various vents. There is a detailed interior with an engineer and again, the instrument panel is lighted. Also, there are side view mirrors on both sides of the cab and sliding side windows. A nice touch.
As near as I can tell, there are three different paint schemes that were offered by LGB in limited runs. I believe mine is the second to last. The first, being the red white and blue striped version and the last being the more up to date version. Phase V paint scheme. Which is blue and silver with the new Amtrak logos adorning it.
I ran the locomotive for a few loops around a basic oval and she looked real smooth. The top of the body features a panel that can be removed to view the electronics within. Although this unit was manufactured in China, the standards appear very high. As one would expect from an LGB product. I really like this locomotive allot and hope to add cars one day to it.
Prices vary from as little as $400 dollars to as much as $700 dollars with sound system installed. I like Amtrak allot and they have a really cool fleet of locomotives. LGB did a first rate job capturing the essence of this particular late 90’s locomotive.
I’ll try and post pictures but my PC is having some issues regarding pictures. Thank You.
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