General Electric ES44 Evolution Series diesel
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct-current model with 21-pin DCC plug, $169.98; with dual-mode ESU sound decoder, $219.98.
Era: 2003 to present
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218, 414-527-0770, walthers.com
- Two- or four-vent dynamic brake vent as appropriate
- Six powered axles
- Light-emitting diode headlights and front ditch lights
- Three truck styles (standard high-adhesion, steerable [nonworking], and C4 A1A center idler axle)
- RP-25 contour metal wheels
- Proto-Max metal knuckle couplers
- Same drive as WalthersProto locomotives
- Handles 18” radius curves (22” or larger recommended)
- Radiator grills and rooftop walkway surface details
- Molded drill starter points for grab irons (detail kit no. 910-250 sold separately)
Road names: ES44AC – Canadian National (red, white, and black with CN 100 and Aboriginal Affairs logos and “wet noodle” herald with website), Canadian Pacific (red), Kansas City Southern de Mexico (Southern Belle scheme), and Norfolk Southern (Thoroughbred scheme). ES44AH – CSX (dark blue and yellow with “boxcar” herald) and Union Pacific (“Building America” scheme). ES44C4 – BNSF Ry. (Heritage III). Four road numbers per scheme.
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