{"product_id":"scaletrains-rivet-counter-38534-n-scale-ge-dash-9-40c-norfolk-southern-ns-8831","title":"ScaleTrains Rivet Counter 38534 N Scale GE Dash 9-40C Norfolk Southern NS 8831","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScaleTrains Rivet Counter 38534 N Scale GE Dash 9-40C Norfolk Southern NS 8831\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral Electric wrestled the title of top domestic locomotive builder from EMD during the late 1980s with their Dash-8 series. 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;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 conductor’s 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 BC Rail, BNSF, Canadian National, C\u0026amp;NW, Norfolk Southern, QNS\u0026amp;L, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorfolk Southern 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accordingly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dash-9 series remained in production until the early 2000s when it was superseded by GE’s “Evolution Series” ES40\/44-series models.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, have been 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\u003eThe GE DASH 9 Series (built from 1991 to 2004) replaced the earlier DASH 8 series and featured numerous electronic improvements that enhanced overall performance and reliability. With these enhancements, the DASH 9 series was well-liked by the railroads and as a result, quickly became one of the most common locomotive types in the United States. Most are still in service today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Rivet Counter series DASH-9 continues to set new standards for railroad, road number and era-specific features, factory-applied detail parts, lighting effects, and sound in N Scale. All Rivet Counter series N Scale locomotives are available DC\/DCC ready with Next18 connector or factory equipped with ESU-LokSound 5 Micro DCC and sound decoder with cube-type speaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFEATURES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew road numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra: 1995 – early 2000’s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNS series 8764 - 8888, built 1-4\/95\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNS Road numbers 8801 and 8872\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e‘As-built’ appearance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully-assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple road numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGE spartan cab with rooftop A\/C unit, cab-face condensation drain line, and late flat-top low hood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront LED-illuminated headlight with lenses on number board housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating LED-illuminated front and rear deck-mounted alternating ditch lights*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted and LED-illuminated number boards*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFactory-applied detail parts: wire grab irons, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, 3-hose MU clusters with silver gladhands, MU cable, uncoupling levers, windshield wipers, mirrors, sunshades, brake wheel, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTall snowplow with open doors and grab irons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSemi-scale Type E knuckle couplers – Micro-Trains® compatible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody mounted coupler box – accepts Micro-Trains® 1015\/1016 type couplers without modification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4-step stepwells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalkway with front and rear anticlimbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGE “nub” pattern walkway tread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed cab interior with floor, rear wall, seats, and desktop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTinted cab side windows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoof top mounted Dayton-Phoenix 2807000 HVAC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual Motorola ASP-16 “Firecracker” antennas mounted on clean air cab roof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly curved engine cab profile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLost-wax brass Nathan AirChime K5LAR24 horn mounted on engine cab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly flanged exhaust stack housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Bathtub” exhaust silencer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLate radiator door grilles in alternating heights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-mounted rear sandfiller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly lifting lugs on ends of radiator wings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear LED-illuminated vertical headlight with lenses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurately profiled frame with separately applied plumbing and traction motor cabling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGE Hi-Ad trucks with separately applied brake cylinders and air plumbing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparate air tanks with upper mounting brackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5,000-gallon fuel tank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFuel tank mounted steel bell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle fuel fills per side\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\u003ePackaging safely stores model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimum Radius: 9 ¾”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommended Radius: 11”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDC\/DCC ready locomotives also feature:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates on DC layouts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDCC ready with Next18 connector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003e* Lighting features operate when using an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating using DCC\u003cbr\u003e** Class lights illuminate in white color only in DC operation. 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