{"product_id":"scaletrains-sxt42482-rivet-counter-wabtec-ac44c6m-norfolk-southern-heritage-tennessee-alabama-georgia-ns-4851-dcc-sound-ho-scale","title":"ScaleTrains SXT42482 Rivet Counter Wabtec AC44C6M, Norfolk Southern\/Heritage\/Tennessee, Alabama \u0026 Georgia\/NS #4851 DCC \u0026 Sound HO Scale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eScaleTrains SXT42482 Rivet Counter Wabtec AC44C6M, Norfolk Southern\/Heritage\/Tennessee, Alabama \u0026amp; Georgia\/NS #4851 DCC \u0026amp; Sound HO Scale (Note pictures may show a different road number).\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\u003eAll-new model\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEra: 2024 to present\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeries 4761 to 4860; ex-9560 to 9744, built 2000 to 2001\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eRoad number 4851; ex-NS 9583\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTennessee, Alabama \u0026amp; Georgia Railway (TAG) Heritage Scheme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFully-assembled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOperating LED-illuminated ground lights on both sides of locomotive*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOperating LED-illuminated front and rear deck-mounted alternating ditch lights**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOperating LED-illuminated front, rear, and side walkway lights*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted cab-mounted number boards with separately 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brackets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5-step stepwells with see-through steps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalkway with front and rear anticlimbers\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\u003eWide profile end handrails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFront high (cab) mounted headlight \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNose door with window; security padlock with hasp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo-piece nose top grab irons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBattery cabinet access door with latch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGE safety cab with four (4) side windows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRight side cab under floor access doors: dual large louver panels per door\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeft side cab under floor access doors: bolted panel forward of the HVAC unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCab interior with detailed back wall and front dash, high-back seats, conductor’s workstation, and engineer’s AAR-style control stand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn-cab grade crossing camera\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\u003eJEM Communications PTC antenna farm with Sinclair antennas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCab HVAC vent panels with 13 louvers and circular latches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInverter Cabinet with Bolted and hinged access door, top two X panels same size, three lower X panels with 4 - 6 - 4 Bolt Pattern\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContinuous reinforcement rib under dynamic brake intake grilles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh-capacity dynamic brake exhaust (3-port)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRearward right-side air intake grille\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeft side auxiliary cab: 3 short doors with latches on the #2 door and wide auxiliary cab filter box door\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRight side auxiliary cab: four (4) doors with latches on #1 and #4 doors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate wide width inertial cabinet with no spacer between the engine cab.  Short rectangular vent and wide X-panel on the right side and rectangular vent on the left side.  Partial length horizontal access panel on the left side with a small adjacent X-panel  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate angled engine cab profile with raised “dot” treadplate on centerline \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo lift rings on engine cab power assembly door\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree door latches per side on the exhaust cab doors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLost-wax brass cast Nathan AirChime K5LAR24 horn with shower caps mounted on engine cab\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate non-flanged exhaust stack housing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Bathtub” exhaust silencer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22 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\u003eRight side late radiator door grilles in alternating heights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo right side radiator wing access door\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElectronic Handbrake with panel to the rear of the brake wheel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlat stamped\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeft rear hood door grille arrangement: tall, short, tall grilles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLow-mounted rear sand fill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate angled lifting “tabs” on ends of radiator wings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo forward radiator lifting lugs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeft side long rail all stanchions, early type\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRight side long rail, all stanchions are early type\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 reinforcement plate over center axle on right front and left rear side frames and separately applied brake cylinders, single bracket 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\u003eNo speed recorder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDual Graham-White (Salem) 824-100 centrifugal air filters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGraham-White 994-500 series air dryer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5,000-gallon fuel tank with vertical weld seams on the right side with a single angled seam on the left with late-style air reservoir drain notch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFuel tank mounted electronic bell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeparate air tanks with upper mounting brackets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurved handbrake chain bracket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpare coupler knuckle holders on rear pilot face\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFactory-applied detail parts: wire grab irons, spare knuckles, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, 3-hose MU clusters with silver gladhands, uncoupling levers, windshield wipers, mirrors, sunshades, 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\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 with “Full Throttle” Functions\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 FDL-16 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\u003eOn December 4, 2024, Norfolk Southern unveiled its newest heritage locomotive, number 4851, at the Juniata Shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The AC44C6M, rebuilt from a C40-9W, was painted in the dark blue, yellow, and black colors of the Tennessee, Alabama \u0026amp; Georgia Railway, known as the “Tag Route.” The public debut took place at the neighboring Railroaders Memorial Museum, where attendees viewed the freshly painted locomotive. It entered freight service shortly after the event.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe decision to honor the TAG came from a social media poll conducted by Norfolk Southern in October 2024. Over 3,400 people voted on Facebook, choosing between four railroads: Tennessee, Alabama \u0026amp; Georgia, Atlantic \u0026amp; East Carolina, Pittsburgh and West Virginia, and Delaware \u0026amp; Hudson. TAG and D\u0026amp;H were the top contenders, with TAG ultimately selected. The TAG operated from 1891 to 1971, running less than 100 miles between Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Gadsden, Alabama. It transported coal, steel, and other goods until its acquisition by Southern Railway in 1971. Norfolk Southern noted its historical role as a vital link in the region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe only surviving TAG diesel, a high-hood GP38 numbered 80, operates at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga. Named “The John A. Chambliss” after a TAG vice president, it was the railroad’s final diesel purchase. Restored to its original number and paint scheme in 2017, it remains active in museum service. The new heritage unit, 4851, does not carry a historic name but reflects the TAG’s color scheme, adapted to fit the modern AC44C6M design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorfolk Southern has a history of heritage locomotives. In 2012, as part of its 30th anniversary, the company painted 20 new GE ES44AC and EMD SD70ACe locomotives in the schemes of predecessor railroads. Unveiled at an event in Spencer, North Carolina, these units honored lines like the Pennsylvania Railroad and Nickel Plate Road. Since then, no new heritage locomotives had been added until 4851, though some existing units were rebuilt or repainted over the years. The TAG design was applied at Juniata Shops, where workers tailored the historic colors to the locomotive’s contemporary frame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing its debut, 4851 was sent to Chattanooga for a special appearance at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum on January 25 and 26, 2025. The event, dubbed “Heritage Meets History,” showcased the new heritage unit alongside the original TAG GP38, number 80. The two locomotives, both in TAG colors, were displayed together, highlighting their shared legacy. The museum operated its Missionary Ridge Local train with number 80 pulling hourly trips, while 4851 remained on static display for photographs. A temporary exhibit in a baggage car featured TAG artifacts, including timetables and photographs, offering visitors a glimpse into the railroad’s past. The event drew rail enthusiasts and locals to celebrate the connection between the modern 4851 and the historic short line it honors. After the weekend, 4851 returned to regular freight service with Norfolk Southern.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ScaleTrains","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49188668834100,"sku":"SXT42482","price":349.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/8982\/5588\/files\/sxt42482_4851_1a.jpg?v=1783711231","url":"https:\/\/yankeedabbler.com\/products\/scaletrains-sxt42482-rivet-counter-wabtec-ac44c6m-norfolk-southern-heritage-tennessee-alabama-georgia-ns-4851-dcc-sound-ho-scale","provider":"YankeeDabbler","version":"1.0","type":"link"}