The Atlas Product Spotlight - O Premier P42 Genesis Locomotive

Amtrak’s Genesis was the first newly designed American passenger diesel in nearly four decades. Beginning in 1993, it replaced Amtrak’s fleet of EMD F40PH diesels, which were really modified freight engines — designed to be resellable in case Amtrak went out of business.

Amtrak’s president at the time was Graham Claytor, a lover of trains who had previously headed the Southern Railway and been Secretary of the Navy. Cesar Vergara, a young industrial designer who was Amtrak’s Manager of Car Design, asked Claytor for the chance to give the new engine a bold new look. The result was unlike anything else on American rails. It launched Vergara into a career of designing new passenger equipment for railroads across North America and around the world, from Talgo trains in the Pacific Northwest to the newest engines today in Boston area commuter service.

Unlike most diesels, whose structural strength comes from a heavy frame, the Genesis features monocoque construction, in which the body shell carries much of the load instead of just going along for the ride. This allows for a lighter frame, less weight overall, and greater fuel economy.

Learn all about the P42 Genesis Locomotives from the Spring 2024 Catalog Live Stream

The guaranteed order deadline is May 22, 2024. Click here to find an Authorized Atlas Dealer near you.

Features Include:

Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Body
Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank
Metal Chassis
Metal Handrails and Horn
Moveable Roof Fans
Metal Body Side Grilles
Detachable Snow Plow
(2) Handpainted Engineer Cab Figures
Authentic Paint Scheme
Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears
(2) Remote-Controlled Proto-Couplers
O Scale Kadee-Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads
Prototypical Rule 17 Lighting
Directionally Controlled Constant Voltage LED Headlight

Lighted LED Cab Interiors
Illuminated LED Number Boards
Lighted LED Front Marker Lights
Operating LED Ditch Lights
(2) Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors
Operating ProtoSmoke Diesel Exhaust
Onboard DCC/DCS Decoder
Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments
1:48 Scale Proportions
Proto-Scale 3-2 3-Rail/2-Rail Conversion Capable
Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System
Featuring Passenger Station Proto-Effects
Unit Measures: 18 1/2” x 2 1/2” x 3 3/4”
Operates On O-31 Curves (3-Rail)


AMTRAK® P42 – PHASE VII
3-Rail Item #:	2-Rail Item#
30138324 30138325	30138331 30138332

METRO NORTH - CONRAIL HERITAGE
3-Rail Item #:	2-Rail Item#
30138326	30138333

METRO NORTH - MTA FL9 COMMEMORATIVE
3-Rail Item #:	2-Rail Item#
30138327	30138334

METRO NORTH - NEW YORK CENTRAL HERITAGE
3-Rail Item #:	2-Rail Item#
30138328	30138335

NJ TRANSIT
3-Rail Item #:	2-Rail Item#
30138329 30138330	30138336 30138337