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ScaleTrains - SXT10732 - Locomotive, Diesel, GE C44-9W - Chicago & North Western - 8671

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Stock NumberSXT10732
Original Retail Price$169.99
BrandScaleTrains
ManufacturerScaleTrains.com
Body StyleScaleTrains.com Diesel GE C44-9W
Image Provider's WebsiteLink
Prototype VehicleLocomotive, Diesel, GE C44-9W (Details)
Road or Company NameChicago & North Western (Details)
Road or Reporting Number8671
Paint Color(s)Yellow and Black
Print Color(s)Black and White
Coupler TypeType E Semi-Scale Knuckle
Coupler MountBody-Mount
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
Series NameOperator
DCC ReadinessDC/DCC Dual Mode Decoder
Release Date2019-10-01
Item CategoryLocomotives
Model TypeDiesel
Model SubtypeGE Transportation
Model VarietyC44-9W
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era V: Modern Diesel (1979 - Present)
Years Produced1993–2004
Scale1/160



Model Information: The ScaleTrains Dash-9 was introduced in 2019. The release was divided up into two groups: low-detail (Operator) and high-detail (Rivet Counter). The Operator versions all share a common cab and long hood configuration whereas the Rivet Counter versions are each customized to accurately model the prototypes they were derived from. As such, the Rivet Counter models were priced about 50% higher than their operator brethren.

This was an excellent marketing move on ScaleTrains' part as it allowed the folks who want detail at all costs to get what they want (at a higher cost), while also allowing folks on a tighter budget who are not so detail-obsessed to get a fine-looking, fine running locomotive at a much more attractive price.
DCC Information: The operator models were offered in both DC and DCC versions. The Rivet Counter models have three options: DC, DCC, and DCC-Sound.
All models accept Next18 decoders.
Prototype History:
The GE C44-9W is a 4,400 hp (3,281 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems of Erie, Pennsylvania. Keeping in tradition with GE's locomotive series nicknames beginning with the "Dash 7" of the 1970s, the C44-9W was dubbed the Dash 9 upon its debut in 1993. It is also referred to as Dash 9-44CW. The design has since proven popular with North American railroads, although some railroads, like CSX, preferred its AC equivalent, the AC4400CW.
Mode than 2,500 units have been sold to all major railroads, with BNSF being the largest buyer by far with 1697 units.
Because of more stringent emissions requirements that came into effect in the United States on January 1, 2005, the Dash 9-44CW has been replaced in production by the GE ES44DC (GEVO).

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Road Name History:
The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (reporting mark CNW) was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over 12,000 miles (19,000 km) of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s.

Until 1972, when the company was sold to its employees, it was named the Chicago and North Western Railway. The C&NW became one of the longest railroads in the United States as a result of mergers with other railroads, such as the Chicago Great Western Railway, Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway and others.

By 1995, track sales and abandonment had reduced the total mileage back to about 5,000. The majority of the abandoned and sold lines were lightly trafficked branches in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Large line sales, such as those that resulted in the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad further helped reduce the railroad to a mainline core with several regional feeders and branches.

The company was purchased by Union Pacific Railroad (UP) in April 1995 and ceased to exist.
Brand/Importer Information:
ScaleTrains.com, Inc. is an upstart HO and N Scale model manufacturer that was founded by a team with more than 125 years of accumulated experience in the model railroad hobby and industry.

ScaleTrains is specifically focused on the tiny details in the printing and quality of the construction. The four friends who founded the company are all avid modelers themselves. Their factory is located in Tennessee. Unlike most other companies, they offer a range of different levels of complexity in their offerings so as to be able to provide products for both the budget-conscious collector as well as the detail-focused model enthusiast without compromising on quality for either.

They range covers the following, by increasing level of detailing:
  1. Operator™ trains are built for modelers who enjoy running high-quality, realistic trains at an affordable price. Designed from builder’s drawings and photographs, Operator models have fewer factory-applied parts and simplified printing. For added versatility, super-detail parts are available separately.
  2. The Rivet Counter™ line strives to create the most accurately detailed models imaginable. The real-world counterpart is meticulously researched to ensure prototype fidelity. Each model features numerous factory applied parts including roadname and road number specific details whenever possible.
  3. Museum Quality™ models are historically accurate replicas of the most famous locomotives in North American railroading history. Exhaustive research and a commitment to perfection combine to create the ultimate scale model. Museum Quality trains establish new standards which make them just as legendary as the original.
Item created by: gdm on 2019-10-28 09:53:58

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