{"product_id":"scaletrains-sxt40573-ge-et44ah-chicago-north-western-operation-lifesaver-9136-dcc-sound-ho-scale","title":"ScaleTrains SXT40573 GE ET44AH, Chicago \u0026 North Western\/Operation Lifesaver #9136 DCC \u0026 Sound HO Scale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eScaleTrains SXT40573 GE ET44AH, Chicago \u0026amp; North Western\/Operation Lifesaver #9136 DCC \u0026amp; Sound HO Scale (Note pictures may show a different road number).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduced in 2012, General Electric’s ET44 GEVO Series represents the latest in diesel-electric locomotive technology. Nearly every Class I railroad in the United States and Canada roster the GE Tier 4 GEVO.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur Rivet Counter series model renders the numerous variations of engine cab rooflines, antennas, dynamic brakes, trucks, and more. We’ve also incorporated LED lighting effects including front, rear, and side walkway lights; ground lights (when applicable); printed and lighted number boards; and ditch lights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoad Number Specific ScaleTrains\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew road numbers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEra: 2016 to present \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeries 2670 to 2739; built 7-9\/2016\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHypoTypical™ Chicago \u0026amp; NorthWestern Operation Lifesaver Scheme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFully-assembled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMultiple road numbers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOperating LED ground lights on both sides of locomotive*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOperating LED front, rear, and side walkway lights*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOperating LED front deck mounted ditch lights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted and LED lighted number boards*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSemi-scale coupler buffers equipped with durable metal semi-scale standard Type E knuckle couplers painted a dingy gray\/brown color to represent the color of couplers in service\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMultiple unit (MU) cable without attachment chain; wireworm holding brackets mounted under front anticlimber; and rear fixed drop step\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSee-through round-hole stepwell steps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalkway with front anticlimber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGE “nub” pattern walkway tread\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSand box clean out door with handle and rotating hinge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNarrow profile end handrails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFront nose headlight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNose door without window\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCab with barrel bolt latches on subbase doors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetailed cab interior with separate floor, rear wall, seats, and control stand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn cab grade crossing camera mounted on left side\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTinted cab side windows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTall mirror mounted in front of sliding cab side windows on both sides; additional small mirror on right side\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCab roof JEM Communications PTC antenna farm with triple conduit between front and rear cabinets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSee-through dynamic brake exhaust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeft side dynamic brake cab: tri blower dynamic brake with flush exhaust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEtched metal see-through dynamic brake intake grilles with blower motors visible inside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRight side dynamic brake cab: door with grille, door with grille, small grille, and door with grille\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurrent production engine cab (long hood) with angled exhaust compartment roofline\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLost wax brass cast Nathan AirChime K5HLR2 horn mounted on engine cab roof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeparate exhaust stack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e40 individually applied etched metal see-through radiator intake and exhaust grilles on sides and top of radiator compartment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStandard production radiator door grilles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStandard radiator grille cover hold downs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaised center brake wheel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccurately profiled frame with separately applied plumbing and traction motor cabling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGE Hi-Ad trucks with separately applied brake cylinders, air plumbing, and rotating bearing caps \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWheel faces painted a dingy gray\/brown color to represent the color of wheelsets in service\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAEI tag mounted on right sidesill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5,300 gallon fuel tank with external waste retention tank\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDual fuel fills per side with rear fill “blanked”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFactory-applied wire grab irons, snowplow with grab irons, spare knuckles, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, 3-hose MU clusters with silver gladhands, uncoupling levers, windshield wipers, mirrors, sunshades, air dryer, air tanks, fuel tank mounted electronic bell, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMotor with 5-pole skew wound armature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDual flywheels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll-wheel drive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll-wheel electrical pick-up\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirectional LED-illuminated headlights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinting and lettering legible under magnification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOperates on Code 70, 83, and 100 rail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePackaging safely stores model\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMinimum Radius: 18”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecommended Radius: 22”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDCC \u0026amp; sound-equipped locomotives also feature:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eESU-LokSound 5 DCC and Sound decoder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo (2) cube-type speakers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccurate GEVO-12 prime mover and auxiliary sounds, horn, bell, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eESU-designed PowerPack with two (2) super capacitors***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOperates on both DC and DCC layouts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* Lighting features operate when using an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating using DCC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e** In DC operation, both front ditch lights illuminate; rear ditch lights (if equipped) do not illuminate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*** Compatible with appropriately programmed ESU decoders while operating using DCC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e** In DC operation, both front ditch lights illuminate; rear ditch lights (if equipped) do not illuminate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*** Compatible with appropriately programmed ESU decoders while operating using DCC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduced in 2012, General Electric’s ET44 GEVO Series represents the latest in diesel-electric locomotive technology. The GE Tier 4 GEVO is designed to meet stringent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions regulations. The EPA “Tier” emissions standards are a series, or Tiers, of allowable emissions levels based upon a locomotives’ date of manufacture. The highest and most stringent tier level, Tier 4, sets maximum allowable NOx and hydrocarbon emissions levels for locomotives built for use in the United States from 2015 onward.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile similar in appearance to previous GE ES44 GEVO designs, the Tier 4 models featured a longer frame compared to their predecessors. This allows for a larger radiator “cab” (GE refers to the various sections of the long hood as “cabs”), and a “hump” over the engine cab for advanced exhaust treatment equipment.Initially, a boxy housing filled the entire roofline on the blue-painted field test\/demonstrator units.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDue to changes in treatment equipment and clearance issues, the “hump” would decrease in size and shape into a boxy compartment around the exhaust on initial production units. This culminated in an angled compartment surrounding the exhaust manifold on locomotives produced since 2016. Despite boxier engine cab rooflines and a radically styled radiator cab, the basic Tier 4 design shares a family appearance with GE safety cab-equipped units going back to the DASH-9s of the 1990s. It even includes the same 12-cylinder GEVo-12 series prime mover and 4,400hp as its predecessor model.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn February of 2019, Wabtec purchased General Electric’s Transportation Division. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wabtec Corporation is a provider of equipment, operating systems, and services for freight and passenger rail systems all over the world. The company produces locomotives for customers both domestically and abroad, including the ET44 GEVO locomotives which are built in Wabtec’s plants in Fort Worth, Texas and Erie, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tier 4 units have proven to be popular with nearly all major U.S. and Canadian railroads. While GE has settled on a basic carbody design to keep production costs down, there are notable variations and detail differences due to customer specifications including antennas, dynamic brakes, trucks, and more. 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