MTH 20-20284-1 Union Pacific ES44AC Diesel Engine w/PS3 #7611 – Your Source for Gaming Essentials* Trains

Description

This is MTH 20-20284-1 UP ES44AC. ES44AC diesel engine with Proto-Sound 3.0 (hi-rail wheels), Union Pacific. Cab numbers: 7605, 7611 & 7623. With a wave of consolidation behind it, North American railroading is once again a good business to be in. Freight traffic is booming. Locomotive orders are coming in at a record pace from the Big Six roads that dominate rail transportation on the continent: Union Pacific, BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Canadian National, and Canadian Pacific. And the two remaining diesel builders are locked in a battle to become the locomotive supplier for the 21st century. EMD, newly independent and no longer a division of General Motors, is represented by the AC-traction-motored SD70ACe and its DC-traction sibling, the SD70M-2, shown on the next page. General Electric’s standard bearers are the EVOs, the Evolution Series ES44AC and ES44DC.

At the heart of the Evolution Series is a brand new prime mover, the four-cycle, 12-cylinder GEVO-12. While producing the same 4400 horsepower as its 16-cylinder FDL-series predecessor, the GEVO-12 uses less fuel and spits out 40% fewer emissions. GE claims the EVOs are the most fuel-efficient, most environmentally friendly diesel locomotives in history. Everything about these locomotives has been examined, questioned, and re-thought, generating 25 new U.S. patents in the process. And every Big Six railroad has ponied up to buy them, with the BNSF currently rostering the largest EVO fleet.

Like all Premier locomotives, the ES44AC offers O scale’s finest combination of detail, realism, and performance. Listen to the chant of an authentic GEVO-12 motor, and throttle down as low as three scale miles per hour so you can admire the details as the Evolution Series glides by: see-through fans and grilles, walkways with safety tread, opening doors with working door handles, and a host of other separately applied metal details.

Did you know?
Fully loaded, an Evolution Series diesel carries 5000 gallons of diesel fuel, 450 gallons of lube oil, and 400 gallons of cooling water.

Its key features are:
Intricately detailed ABS body
Die-cast truck sides, pilots and fuel tank
Metal chassis
Metal handrails and decorative horn
Moveable roof fans
Metal body side grilles
Detachable snow plow
Two engineer cab figures
Authentic paint scheme
Metal wheels, axles and gears
Two remote controlled Proto-Couplers
Kadee compatible coupler mounting pads
Prototypical Rule 17 lighting
Directionally controlled constant voltage LED headlights
Lighted cab interior
Illuminated number boards
Operating ditch lights
Two precision flywheel equipped motors
Operating smoke unit
On board DCC receiver
Locomotive speed control in scale MPH increments
Proto-Scale 3-2 3-rail/2-rail conversion capable
1:48 scale proportions
Proto-Sound 3.0 with The Digital Command System featuring: freight yard Proto-Effects
Unit measures: 19 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 4
Operates on O-42 curves

Diesel DCC features
Headlight/Taillight
Bell
Horn
Start-up/Shut-down
Passenger station/Freight yard announcements
Lights (except head/tail)
Master volume
Front coupler
Rear coupler
Forward signal
Reverse signal
Grade crossing
Idle sequence 3
Idle sequence 2
Idle sequence 1
Extended start-up
Extended shut-down
Rev up
Rev down
One shot Doppler
Coupler slack
Single horn blast
Coupler close
Engine sounds
Brake sounds
Cab chatter
Feature reset
Smoke on/off
Smoke volume

Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)

Manufacturer: MTH
Model Number: 20-20284-1
Road Name: Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)

Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Diesel Loco

The Trainz SKU for this item is P11976028.

Trainz Product Id: 11976028