MTH Electric Trains O Scale Premier ES44AC Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 (Hi-Rail Wheels)

M.T.H. Electric Trains is releasing a limited production run of a specially decorated Premier Line ES44 Diesel locomotive complete with Proto-Sound 3.0 and flashing charging lights. This attractively decorated two motored locomotive is very limited in production - just 125 will be produced - and is being exclusively offered to M.T.H. Railroader Club Members on a first-come, first-served basis.

With a suggested retail price of $459.95, each engine will be sold to interested MTHRRC members for the unbelievably low price of just $369.95 each plus freight. At a price like this and with a limited production run of just 125 units each, these models won't last long. You can learn more about the offer by clicking here.

PROTOTYPE HISTORY

With a wave of consolidation behind it, North American railroading is once again a good business to be in. Freight traffic is booming. Locomotive orders are coming in at a record pace from the Big Six roads that dominate rail transportation on the continent: Union Pacific, BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Canadian National, and Canadian Pacific. And the two remaining diesel builders are locked in a battle to become the locomotive supplier for the 21st century. Caterpillarr-owned EMD, no longer a divison of General Motors, is represented by the AC-traction-motored SD70ACe and its DC-traction sibling, the SD70M-2. General Electric's standard bearers are the EVOs, the Evolution Series ES44AC and ES44DC.

At the heart of the Evolution Series is a brand new prime mover, the four-cycle, 12-cylinder GEVO-12. While producing the same 4400 horsepower as its 16-cylinder FDL-series predecessor, the GEVO-12 uses less fuel and spits out 40% fewer emissions. GE claims the EVOs are "the most fuel-efficient, most environmentally friendly diesel locomotives in history." Everything about these locomotives has been examined, questioned, and re-thought, generating 25 new U.S. patents in the process. And every Big Six railroad has ponied up to buy them, with the BNSF currently rostering the largest EVO fleet.

Like all Premier locomotives, the ES44AC offers O scale's finest combination of detail, realism, and performance. Listen to the chant of an authentic GEVO-12 motor, and throttle down as low as three scale miles per hour so you can admire the details as the Evolution Series glides by: see-through fans and grilles, walkways with safety tread, opening doors with working door handles, and a host of other separately applied metal details.

Did You Know? Fully loaded, an Evolution Series diesel carries 5000 gallons of diesel fuel, 450 gallons of lube oil, and 400 gallons of cooling water.

• Intricately Detailed ABS Body
• Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank
• Metal Chassis
• Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn
• Moveable Roof Fans
• Metal Body Side Grilles
• Detachable Snow Plow
• (2) Engineer Cab Figures
• Authentic Paint Scheme
• Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears
• (2) Remote Controlled Proto-Couplers
• Kadee Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads
• Prototypical Rule 17 Lighting
• Directionally Controlled Constant Voltage LED Headlight
• Lighted Cab Interior
• Illuminated Number Boards
• Operating Ditch Lights
• (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors
• Operating Smoke Unit
• Onboard DCC Receiver
• Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments
• Proto-Scale 3-2 3-Rail/2-Rail Conversion Capable
• 1:48 Scale Proportions
• Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Freight Yard Proto-Effects
• Unit Measures:19 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 4"
• Operates On O-42 Curves Diesel DCC Features
• Headlight/Taillight
• Bell
• Horn
• Start-up/Shut-down
• Passenger Station/Freight Yard Announcements
• Lights (except head/tail)
• Master Volume
• Front Coupler
• Rear Coupler
• Forward Signal
• Reverse Signal
• Grade Crossing
• Idle Sequence 3
• Idle Sequence 2
• Idle Sequence 1
• Extended Start-up
• Extended Shut-down
• Rev Up
• Rev Down
• One Shot Doppler
• Coupler Slack
• Single Horn Blast
• Coupler Close
• Engine Sounds
• Brake Sounds
• Cab Chatter
• Feature Reset
• Smoke On/Off
• Smoke Volume