In August 2003, Athearn brought to the marketplace the first of the revamped products from the former Rail Power Products company.

       The first of the products was the EMD GP60M locomotive, decorated for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway in the Warbonnet paint scheme, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway in the Warbonnet paint scheme, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway in the Heritage II paint scheme, and the special Maersk paint scheme.

The model was placed in the company's Ready-to-Roll™ line.

New features of the GP60M model include:

  • Plug and Play DCC Wiring Harness
  • Flush mounted Clear Glazing
  • Celcon molded hand rails
  • NEW Blomberg “M” Phase II Truck Side Frames
  • Upgraded Silky Smooth Drive Line
  • Directional Lighting
  • Razor sharp Printing and Painting
  • Fully Assembled

    State of the art details:

  • Blower Housing
  • See-thru Radiator
  • Dynamic Brake Fans,
  • Non-operating Ditch Lights
  • Photo Etched Cab Sunshades
  • Installed Grab Irons

           Below are the first published photos of the new model locomotive, taken by Eric Goodman, and originally posted on TrainOrders.com website.

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    Front Right Side

     

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    Top Left Side

     

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    Front Left Side

     
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    Left Side View

     

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    Right Side Top View

     

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    Right Side Profile

     
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    Right Side Back View

     

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    Left Side Back View

     

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