Athearn Ready To Roll DUPX C44-9W Locomotive 9795
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PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION C44-9W LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: * Sound-ready with 21-pin DCC plug and speakers pre-installed Keeping in tradition with GE's locomotive series nicknames beginning with * Operating ditch lights the "Dash 7" of the 1970s, the C44-9W was dubbed the Dash 9 upon it s * Road-name-specific horn, plow, rear grills, trucks, and antennas debut in 1993. The design has since proven popular with NorthA merican * See-through cab windows railroads, the Dash 9-44CW shares its frame, Hi-ad trucks, 16-cylinde r * Fine scale handrails 7FDL engine, and 752AH-31 traction motors with the GE Dash 9-40CW. * Factory applied sunshades, frame-mounted bell, exhaust stack, brake wheel, rear sand filler, air tanks Many North American railroads have ordered the C44-9W. They were * Separately-applied wire grab irons originally ordered by Chicago & North Western Railway, Santa Fe, BNSF , * Steerable or Hi-ad trucks with separate shock struts and brake cylinders CSX, Southern Pacific, Canadian National Railway, BC Rail, and Union per prototype Pacific Railroad. Norfolk Southern purchased the very similar Dash * 5,000 gallon fuel tank 9-40CWs. * 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 * McHenry(R) operating scale knuckle couplers * Quick Plug(TM) and play technology: DCC ready with 21-pin NEM connector * Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brand of track * Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box * Painted and printed for realistic decoration * Highly-detailed, injection-molded body * Minimum radius: 18" - Recommended radius: 22" $169.99 DCC-Sound Ready VISIT Your Local Retailer Orders Due: 08.26.22 CLICK Athearn.com ETA: September 2023 CALL 1.800.338.4639
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