Athearn 28780 HO Scale ALCo RS-3 Burlington Northern BN 4056 with DCC and Sound 2-in-1 Puzzle 15" (181mm)

15" (181mm)

Dyable Snap ring to safeguard against coupling components coming apart

After months of anticipation

Parts molded in yellow

and PS paint to complete

Athearn 28780 HO Scale ALCo RS-3 Burlington Northern BN 4056 with DCC and Sound 2-in-1 Puzzle 15" (181mm)Athearn 28780 HO Scale ALCo RS 3 Burlington Northern BN 4056 with DCC and Sound ALCO built the RS 3 to respond to competition with EMD, Fairbanks Morse, and Baldwin Locomotive Works. In the case of ALCO, the builder added more improvements to create new locomotive lines beyond the RS 2. ALCO produced 377 RS 2s versus the more successful RS 3s at 1,418. The new model produced slightly more horsepower than the earlier design at 1,600 hp using Alcos 12