{"product_id":"scaletrains-operator-10981-n-scale-ge-et44c4-tier-4-diesel-southern-belle-kcs-5014-with-dcc","title":"ScaleTrains Operator 10981 N Scale GE ET44C4 Tier 4 Diesel \"Southern Belle\" KCS 5014 with DCC","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScaleTrains Operator 10981 N Scale GE ET44C4 Tier 4 Diesel \"Southern Belle\" KCS 5014 with DCC\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduced in 2012, General Electric’s Tier 4 GEVo Series represents the latest in diesel-electric locomotive technology. The GE Tier 4 GEVo is designed to meet increasingly stringent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions regulations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe EPA “Tier” emissions standards are a series, or Tiers, of allowable emissions levels based upon a locomotives’ date of manufacture. The highest and most stringent tier level, Tier 4, sets maximum allowable NOx and hydrocarbon emissions levels for locomotives built for domestic use 2015 onward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile similar in appearance to previous GE GEVo designs, the Tier 4 models featured a longer frame compared to their predecessors. This allows for a larger radiator “cab” (GE refers to the various sections of the long hood as “cabs”), and a “hump” over the engine cab for advanced exhaust treatment equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInitially, a boxy housing filled the entire roofline on the blue-painted field test\/demonstrator units. Due to changes in treatment equipment and clearance issues, the “hump” would decrease in size and shape into a boxy compartment around the exhaust on initial production units. This culminated in an angled compartment surrounding the exhaust manifold on the latest production versions (2016+).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite boxier engine cab rooflines and a radically styled radiator cab, the basic Tier 4 design shares a family appearance with GE safety cab-equipped units going back to the DASH-9s of the 1990s. It even includes the same 12-cylinder GEVo-12 series prime mover and 4,400hp as its predecessor model.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tier 4 units have proven to be popular with the major railroads including BNSF Railway, Canadian National, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific. While GE has settled on a basic carbody design to keep production costs down, there are notable variations and detail differences due to customer specifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith many units built for railroads across the US and in Canada, the Tier 4 GEVo can be seen operating nationwide in a variety of assignments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe HO Scale Tier 4 GEVo is made under trademark license from General Electric Transportation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFEATURES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra: 2019 to present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral different road numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront deck-mounted operating LED ditch lights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectional LED headlights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted and LED lighted number boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTread plate on walkways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFactory-applied air tanks, fuel tank mounted electronic bell, brake wheel and exhaust stack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModeler-applied trainline hoses, 3-hose MU clusters, and uncoupling levers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNathan AirChime K5HLR2 horn mounted on engine cab roof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCab interior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurately profiled frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5,300 gallon fuel tank with external waste retention tank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGE Hi-Ad trucks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody mounted semi-scale E Type 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\u003ePrinting and lettering legible under magnification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates on Code 55, and 80 rail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDurable packaging safely stores model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimum Radius: 9 ¾”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommended Radius: 11”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDCC equipped locomotives also feature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eESU LokPilot Micro DCC “motor only” decoder with Next18 connector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOTE: Road number may vary from picture shown.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ScaleTrains","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43975670595797,"sku":"SXT10981","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0520\/1972\/4454\/products\/scaletrains-operator-10981-n-scale-ge-et44c4-tier-4-diesel-southern-belle-kcs-5014-with-dcc.jpg?v=1675177277","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterosehobbies.com\/products\/scaletrains-operator-10981-n-scale-ge-et44c4-tier-4-diesel-southern-belle-kcs-5014-with-dcc","provider":"White Rose Hobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}