REVIEW: Athearn Genesis HO Scale GP7u w/DCC Sound | ATSF 1317

The Athearn Genesis HO GP7u with DCC & Sound is reviewed. ATSF GP7u 1317 is looked at from top to bottom and given a showcase.

DCC Sound:

DCC Ready:

Take a look at what this beautiful locomotive is all about and come along for a maiden run around the railroad.

A special thanks to Athearn Trains, The California Southern Model Railroad Club, Youtube/JonRailVideos and Don Ross for helping make this review possible.

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[lolfunnycp]

Yesss this is turning out to be such a good year for us SoCal modelers! lol

[socalscalemodels]

Ordered mine yesterday. Cant wait to get it into some switching on the layout. Thanks for the great review.

[NotJeremy_]

So cool! Are you going to weather it? That would look even better.

[enriqueaguilar]

Athearn genesis with DCC n sound technology is beautiful n better than the old ways n now the old athearn locomotive's are worth converting to DCC n sound technology

[MMRails]

Great loco. Great review. Me wants one.

[haroldalexis]

Very good, I enjoyed watching this video. 👍🚞

[TexasRailfan-RailfanRyan]

If only they made this engine in G scale that would be so cool

[rodneystewart]

Jusy picked up 3 of these two in RJ Corman and one for Savage great switchers

[randallellison]

Beautiful locomotive! If you want some inspiration when you start weathering the locomotive and you happen to be in the Marion, Arkansas area, believe it or not, there's a GP7u that BNSF uses as the Havard Yard switcher! But let me tell you, this thing is DIRTY, so if you want heavily weather that Athearn model, that locomotive may be the prototype to go look at, take care!

[betsymani]

What exact soundtraxx dcc decoder do they use for these models?

[NE-Explorer]

Doesn't anybody make true HO scale railroad crossing signals

[doug]

the number boards aren't even lit