MODEL FEATURES:

• Non-illuminated ditch lights
• Three cab variations
• See-through cab windows
• Factory applied sunshades, frame-mounted bell, exhaust stack, brake wheel, rear sand filler, air tanks
• Separately-applied wire grab irons
• Fine scale handrails
• Steerable or Hi-ad trucks with separate shock struts and brake cylinders per prototype
• 5,000 gallon fuel tank
• McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Highly detailed, injection molded body
• Quick Plug™ and play technology: DCC ready with 21-pin NEM connector
• Bi-directional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains consistent
• LED Lighting for realistic color and appearance
• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
• All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
• 5-pole skew wound motor with precision-machined flywheels and dual-link™ drive train for trouble free operation
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Window packaging for easy viewing
• Packaging interior safely holds the model for convenient storage
• Minimum radius: 18”
• Recommended radius: 22”

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

Keeping in tradition with GE’s locomotive series nicknames beginning with the “Dash 7” of the 1970s, the C44-9W was dubbed the Dash 9 upon its debut in 1993. The design has since proven popular with North American railroads, the Dash 9-44CW shares its frame, Hi-ad trucks, 16-cylinder 7FDL engine, and 752AH-31 traction motors with the GE Dash 9-40CW.

Many North American railroads have ordered the C44-9W. They were originally ordered by Chicago & North Western Railway, Santa Fe, BNSF, CSX, Southern Pacific, Canadian National Railway, BC Rail, and Union Pacific Railroad. Norfolk Southern purchased the very similar Dash 9-40CWs.

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