Type GE ES44AC Diesel Locomotive

Type GE ES44AC Diesel Locomotive

Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound and light functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, centrally mounted. Two axles powered in each truck using cardan shafts. Traction tires. The locomotive has four headlights on the front and two lamps on the rear of the locomotive positioned next to each other. These lights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be turned off in pairs in digital operation. The cab lighting, number board lighting, long-distance headlights, and the blinking function of the headlights can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free, warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has a factory-installed smoke generator with dynamic smoke exhaust and it can be controlled digitally. It also has many separately applied details. The NEM pockets can be fixed in place using shims included with the locomotive for operation with knuckle couplers. A pilot with a small cutout for the front, brake hoses, and two shims for the NEM pocket are included. Length over the couplers approximately 27 cm / 10-5/8".

Prototype: Type General Electric ES44AC heavy diesel electric freight locomotive painted and lettered for Union Pacific Railroad (UP). Yellow basic paint scheme. Road number 7495. The locomotive looks as it currently does in real life.

The USA American firm of General Electric has a rich tradition and for decades, it has been one of the world's largest builders of railroad vehicles. In 2005, GE introduced a new locomotive type designed to fulfill stricter emissions standards. This class, called the EVOLUTION series, is focused in its looks on the six-axle DASH locomotives, which have been built for decades. However, GE developed a completely new, 12-cylinder diesel motor with an output of 4,400 horsepower for the drive.The most successful variation of the EVOLUTION series is the ES44AC, in which 44 stands for the output and AC (Alternating Current) describes its equipment consisting of alternating current traction motors. Over the course of time, GE has sold over 2,500 locomotives of this version, 1,168 of them alone to the Union Pacific Railroad, which uses these reliable workhorses on their entire network. This means the ES44AC has been built in the largest numbers in the USA.

Products bearing "Union Pacific" are made under trademark license from the Union Pacific Railroad Company.

Another type GE ES44AC diesel locomotive with a different road number can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item number 38441.This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 25440.

Completely new tooling.Factory-installed smoke generator with dynamic smoke exhaust.Many controllable light and sound functions.Cab lighting can be controlled digitally.Lighted number boards can be controlled digitally.Long-distance headlights can be controlled.Centrally mounted motor, four axles powered using cardan shafts.Operation possible with knuckle couplers and normal close couplers.mfx+ decoder.