Trix 25447 - Type GE ES44AC Diesel Locomotive, Era VI

Prototype: Type General Electric ES44AC heavy diesel electric freight locomotive painted and lettered for Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC (BNSF). Orange basic paint scheme. Road number 5736. The locomotive looks as it currently does in real life.

Highlights

• Factory-installed smoke generator with dynamic smoke exhaust.
• Many controllable light and sound functions.
• Cab lighting can be controlled digitally.
• Lighted number boards can be controlled digitally.
• Long-distance headlights can be controlled.
• Centrally mounted motor, four axles powered using cardan shafts.
• Operation possible with knuckle couplers and normal close couplers.
• Digital decoder with extensive operations and sound functions.
• DCC, mfx, and RailCom capable.

Product description

Model: The locomotive has a digital decoder and extensive sound and light functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, centrally mounted. Two axles powered in each truck using cardan shafts. Traction tires. The locomotive has four headlights on the front and two lamps next to each other on the rear of the locomotive. These lights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be turned off in pairs in digital operation. The cab lighting, number board lighting, long-distance headlights, and the blinking function of the headlights can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free, warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has a factory-installed smoke generator with dynamic smoke exhaust, and it can be controlled digitally. It also has many separately applied details. The NEM pockets can be fixed in place using shims included with the locomotive for operation with knuckle couplers. A pilot with a small cutout for the front, brake hoses, and two shims for the NEM pocket are included.

Length over the couplers approximately 27 cm / 10-5/8".

Charlie's Tip

Another type GE ES44AC diesel locomotive with a different road number can be found in the Trix H0 assortment under item number Trix 25446. Freight cars to go with this locomotive can be found under item number Trix 24911 as well as in the Märklin H0 assortment under item number Marklin 45666 with information about the required exchange wheelsets. 

This locomotive model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment at Ajckids.com under item number 38447.

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