PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

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.

C44-9W LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

• Sound-ready with 21-pin DCC plug and speakers pre-installed

• Operating ditch lights

• Road-name-specific horn, plow, rear grills, trucks, and antennas

• See-through cab windows

• Fine scale handrails

• Factory applied sunshades, frame-mounted bell, exhaust stack, brake wheel, rear sand filler, air tanks

• Separately-applied wire grab irons

• Steerable or Hi-ad trucks with separate shock struts and brake cylinders per prototype

• 5,000 gallon fuel tank

• LED Lighting for realistic color and appearance

• Bi-directional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains consistent

• 5-pole motor with precision-machined flywheels and multi-link drive train for trouble-free operation

• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation 

• All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow

• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power

• Separately-applied horns

• McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers

• Quick Plug and play technology: DCC ready with 21-pin NEM connector

• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brand of track 

• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box

• Painted and printed for realistic decoration

• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body

• Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”

BNSF Heritage

A few of BNSF’s 600-series Dash 9’s were repainted into the “Heritage II” scheme in the early 2000s, as depicted on our models.

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