The Officially Licensed GE ET44 "Tier 4 GEVO" from InterMountain continues their tradition of excellence in this series of modern, GE-built locomotives.

This all-new model features

• Finely molded parts
• Railroad specific details
• Prototype based color representation with laser sharp painting and printing inlcuding the numerous miniature labels accurately represented.

Intermountain all-new Tier 4 drive is smooth, heavy (approx. 1.6 lbs), and powerful with an all new larger motor.

OPERATING LED LIGHTING INCLUDES:

• Front headlight
• Correct scale sized front ditch lights
• Number Boards
• Rear headlight
• Front & Rear Walkway Lights
• Correct scale sized rear ditch lights (road name specific)
• Correct scale sized front
• Rear RED DPU lights on Canadian National units.

OTHER DETAILS INCLUDE:

• Spinning bearing caps on both ends of all 6 axles on the trucks
• Accurate GE style traction motor detail on 3rd and 4th axles
• Wheel flange lubricator detail
• Accurate dark cab side window tint
• See through etched metal grilles on the radiator cab roof, dynamic brake area, and body (body grilles have accurate corrugations)
• Real brake chain
• Real tow chain (road name specific)
• Separate underframe piping detail
• LSL lights (CSX & NS)
• Etched metal walkway steps (road name specific)
• Accurate PTC Antenna Arrays on cab roof (road name and number specific)
• Accurate Nathan Airchime K5HL Horn
• Road name specific front/rear handrails
• Formed wire nose to walkway handrail
• Rear rock pilot on CN units
• See-through etched metal walkway panels on CN units. All of this along with numerous etched metal and wire details.
• Sound locomotives released after February 2021 are factory equipped with ESU LokSound 5 DCC sound decoders featuring accurately recorded Tier 4 GEVO sounds played through dual "sugar-cube" type speakers.
• Sound locomotives released prior to 2021 are factory equipped with ESU LokSound Select sound decoders featuring accurately recorded Tier 4 GEVO sounds played through dual "sugar-cube" type speakers.
• Non-sound locomotives released after February 2021 are factory equipped with ESU LokPilot 5 DCC decoders.
• Non-sound locomotives released prior to 2021 are factory equipped with ESU LokPilot V4.0 non-sound decoders.
• DC only customers may reserve models with a dealer as "DC only". Note that some lighting functions may not operate correctly or at all when a locomotive is converted to DC only. DC only locomotives are non-sound only.
  
  

The first release of this model showcased the "as-delivered" version with the "square exhaust" for all roads except Norfolk Southern which never received any units with the square exhaust.

The second release features the GE modified "angled exhaust" version for all roads except Navajo Mine Railroad which received the "square exhaust" for their two units.

The third release features units of mixed types of exhaust hatches. The CN-Veterans #3015, CN-EJ&E, and CN-Illinois Central have square exhaust. All others in the third release have angled exhaust.

As more railroads purchase these and take delivery, Intermountain will make subsequent product announcements.

Virginian & Ohio

Some model railroads are so believable it's easy to become immersed in what could be. Allen McClelland's approach of the layout operation extending "beyond the basement" was revolutionary for the time. It paved the way for modelers to envision the V&O as a part of a larger network of railroads and possibly interchanging with their layout too. The decades progressed, the motive power transitioned through steam into diesel and eventually into the 2nd generation diesel era, with the V&O becoming part of the Appalachian Lines.

Paying tribute to Allen McClelland and his legacy, InterMountain is offering an ET44AC Tier 4 GEVO heritage unit. This locomotive, numbered #1934, is Allen's birth year and represents a 1960's era first generation diesel for the V&O complete with original "coon-skin" logo.

The Appalachian Lines, being part of the national railroad system, would most likely also pool power across the system with Tony Koester's Allegheny Midland and Steve King's Virginia Midland Considering modern railroad trends with pool and lease power, it is entirely possible that V&O locomotives would be seen running through on a coal train or as a leased DPU on your layout.

497117 DCC Non-Sound

497117S DCC Sound

Stock Number / Locomotive Number

(LokSound 5 DCC Sound / LokPilot 5 DCC Non-Sound)

Virginia & Ohio - Heritage (1 Number)           Road Number: -01  1934

Virginia & Ohio (3 Numbers)           Road Numbers: -02  4455   -03  4461   -04  4464

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