{"product_id":"scaletrains-31310-rivet-counter-ho-scale-ge-dash-9-44cw-santa-fe-atsf-653-dcc-and-loksound-nos","title":"ScaleTrains 31310 Rivet Counter HO Scale GE Dash 9-44CW Santa Fe ATSF 653 DCC and LokSound NOS","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScaleTrains 31310 Rivet Counter HO Scale GE Dash 9-44CW Santa Fe ATSF 653 DCC and LokSound\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNOS - Sold-AS-IS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith railroad, road number, and era specific details, the Rivet Counter series DASH-9 is the definitive model of this popular GE locomotive. In a continuing effort to push the boundaries of realism in model railroading, the Rivet Counter DASH-9 features operating LED front, rear, and side walkway lights. As always, the models include railroad AND road number specific details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFEATURES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra: as delivered, series 650-699, built 8-9\/1994\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo-piece nose top grab irons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLate Hi-Ad trucks with non-cantilevered struts on all four sideframes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge Sinclair “ice skate” communication antenna, small Sinclair “ice skate” End Of Train (EOT) telemetry antenna and small “cone” antenna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating pilot-face mounted LED ditch lights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall snowplow with open doors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4-step see-through stepwells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWide profile end handrails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGE safety cab with “gull-wing” roof profile and three (3) side windows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow headlight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNose door with window\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotive Equipment Inc. (MEI) ME7000 HVAC Unit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly (curved) engine cab profile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLost-wax brass Leslie RS-3L horn mounted on engine cab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly flanged exhaust stack housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly lifting lugs on ends of radiator wings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-mounted rear sandfiller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparate air tanks with upper mounting brackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual fuel fills per side with rear fill “blanked”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpare coupler knuckle holders on truck sideframes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e*NEW* Operating front, rear, and side LED walkway lights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully-assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to six (6) different road numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted and LED lighted number boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive (5) cabs\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Gullwing” with three (3) side windows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Gullwing” with four (4) side window\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard safety cab with low headlight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard safety cab with high headlight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpartan cab with high headlight (C40-9)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDayton Phoenix (DPG) Model 280620 or Motive Equipment (MEI) ME7000 HVAC Units\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHi-Ad trucks with separately applied brake cylinders, air plumbing, and struts (per prototype)\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly with reinforcement bulge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLate with cantilever struts on right front and left rear sideframes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLate with non-cantilevered struts on all four sideframes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLate with cantilever struts on all four sideframes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRotating axle bearing caps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNose door with or without window\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour (4) step or five (5) step see-through stepwells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNarrow or wide profile end handrails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne or two-piece nose top grab iron(s)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly (curved) or late (angled) engine cab profile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly flanged or late non-flanged exhaust stack housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly or late lifting lugs on ends of radiator wings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow or high rear sand filler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparate air tanks with lower or upper mounting brackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree (3) types of fuel fills per side: single; dual; dual with rear fill blanked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpare coupler knuckle holders on truck sideframes or rear pilot face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGE “nub” pattern walkway tread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurately profiled frame with separately applied plumbing and traction motor cabling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed cab interior with separate floor, rear wall, seats, and desktop controls or control stand, per prototype\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTinted cab side windows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e26 individually-applied etched metal see-through radiator intake and exhaust grilles on sides and top of radiator compartment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Bathtub” exhaust silencer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5,000-gallon fuel tank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFactory-applied detail parts: wire grab irons, snowplow, spare knuckles, trainline hoses, 3-hose MU clusters, uncoupling levers, windshield wipers, mirrors, sunshades, air tanks, fuel tank mounted steel bell (unless noted), brake wheel and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSemi-scale coupler buffer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDurable metal semi-scale Type E knuckle couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotor with 5-pole skew wound armature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual flywheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-wheel drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-wheel electrical pick-up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectional LED headlights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinting and lettering legible under magnification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates on Code 70, 83, and 100 rail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaging safely stores model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimum Radius: 18”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommended Radius: 22”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDCC \u0026amp; sound equipped locomotives also feature:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eESU-LokSound v5.0 DCC and Sound decoder with “Full Throttle”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo (2) cube-type speakers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurate FDL-16 prime mover and auxiliary sounds, horn, bell, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eESU-designed PowerPack with two (2) super capacitors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates on both DC and DCC layouts (Not all sound and lighting functions on DCC and sound equipped versions are operable using DC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral Electric wrestled the title of top domestic locomotive builder from EMD during the late 1980s with their Dash-8 series. GE once again positioned themselves to shakeup the locomotive world yet again less than a decade later. Entering the 1990s, GE completely revamped their locomotive lineup by utilizing customer feedback, learning from experience gained from previous locomotive series, and improvements in technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single C44-9W demonstrator unit, numbered 8601, made its debut in 1993 (and later became C\u0026amp;amp;NW 8601). While similar at first glance to predecessor models like the C40-8 and C40-8W, the Dash-9 series featured a few notable physical differences. Built on a slightly longer platform that allowed for a massive 5,000 gallon fuel tank, Dash-9s also featured thicker radiator “wings” at the rear of the carbody. This is usually the quickest way to differentiate them from previous models.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThanks to its long production span and customer options, small detail differences could be noted between various customer orders. This includes changes with HVAC system vendors (the large “A\/C” box behind the cab on the conductors side), engine cab profile, radiator lifting lugs, hood end, trucks, fuel tank, stepwells, operator’s cab, and even handrail profiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe C44-9W proved to be extremely popular over its production span with over 3,500 locomotives being sold new to ATSF, BC Rail, BNSF, CN, C\u0026amp;amp;NW, NS (including 100 spartan cab equipped versions, nicknamed “Top Hats”), QNS\u0026amp;amp;L, SP, and UP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNS was an important customer with over 1,000 Dash-9s on the roster. They preferred customized models in the form of 100 spartan-cab equipped, 4,000hp C40-9s (nicknamed “Top Hats”) and numerous examples of safety cab-equipped versions rated at 4,000hp, and designated as C40-9Ws. All C40-9\/Ws would eventually be uprated to 4,400hp with their designations changed accordingly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the years, the Dash-9s could be found in a variety of assignments. Santa Fe’s C44-9Ws were delivered in the famed red and silver “Superfleet” scheme and could be found hurtling across the southwest with hot piggyback trailer and container trains in tow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSouthern Pacific’s units were some of the first new six-axle power on the beleaguered railroad’s roster in more than a decade. They were pressed into a variety of assignments ranging from hot intermodal trains to coal and iron ore drags.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChicago \u0026amp;amp; North Western’s units made their debut in flashy “lightning stripe” livery and handled numerous assignments during their brief tenure before being absorbed by Union Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dash-9 series remained in production until the early 2000s when it was superseded by GE’s “Evolution Series” ES40\/44-series models. Age has begun to catch up with the earliest C44-9W and related models so some railroads are storing and\/or rebuilding these veteran units. NS’s oldest units, the spartan-cab C40-9s, are being rebuilt with the latest GE safety cab for increased crew comfort and safety plus AC-traction for increased performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally built in the early 1990s, some of BNSF’s former Santa Fe fleet are also in the process of being rebuilt with AC-traction to extend their service lives and improve their performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt over a long timeframe, and proving to be a solid, upgradeable platform, the C44-9W family of locomotives including rebuilds is sure to remain a fixture on today’s railroads for the foreseeable future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOTE: Road number may vary from image shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eNOTE: NOS (New Old Stock) \/ USED items are as-is and not returnable. 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