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Athearn - Item No. ATH78064
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HO Dash 9-44CW Locomotive Sound-Ready, BNSF & Warbonnet #724

$169.99
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MODEL 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
  • McHenryĀ® operating scale knuckle couplers
  • Quick Plugā„¢ and play technology: DCC ready with 21-pin NEM connector
  • Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brand of track

PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

Keeping in tradition with GE’s locomotive series nicknames beginning with the ā€œDash 7ā€ 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.

Product Specs

Axles
6
DCC
Ready/21-Pin NEM
Era
1991-2009, 2010-Present Day
Lighting
LED
Prototype Manufacturer
EMD
Reporting Mark
BNSF
Scale
HO
Sound
Ready
Sub Brand
ATHEARN