General Electric ET44 diesel locomotive
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector, $174.99; with dual-mode ESU LokSound 5 sound decoder, $269.99
Era: 2014-present (depending on paint scheme)
Manufacturer: ScaleTrains, 7598 Highway 411, Benton, TN 37307; 844-987-2467; scaletrains.com
Features:
- Road-number-specific details
- Factory-installed details including wire grab irons, m.u. clusters, uncoupling levers, windshield wipers, and more
- Light-emitting-diode lighting
- Directional headlights
- Operating walkway, ground, number box, and ditch lights as appropriate
- Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels
- All-wheel drive and electrical pick-up
- Buffer-mounted Type E knuckle couplers
- Minimum radius, 18”; recommended radius, 22”
Release date: June 2023
Paint schemes: BNSF Ry. (Heritage III), Canadian National (“wet noodle” herald with website and 100th anniversary logo in two road numbers each; Elgin, Joliet & Eastern heritage unit in one number), CSX (YN3b), General Electric demonstrator (blue, two numbers), Kansas City Southern (Southern Belle scheme), Norfolk Southern (Thoroughbred scheme), Union Pacific (“Building America” scheme), and Wabtec (red, white, gray, and black in one number). Three numbers per scheme unless noted.
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