ScaleTrains Rivet Counter N SXT38531 DCC/ESU LokSound 5 Equipped GE DASH 9-40C Locomotive Norfolk Southern 'Horsehead' NS #8828

Description

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ScaleTrains Rivet Counter N SXT38531 DCC/ESU LokSound 5 Equipped GE DASH 9-40C Locomotive

Norfolk Southern 'Horsehead' NS #8828

Road Number Specific ScaleTrains

New road numbers
Era: 1995 – early 2000’s
NS series 8764 - 8888, built 1-4/95

• Fully-assembled
• Multiple road numbers
• GE spartan cab with rooftop A/C unit, cab-face condensation drain line, and late flat-top low hood
• Front LED-illuminated headlight with lenses on number board housing
• Operating LED-illuminated front and rear deck-mounted alternating ditch lights*
• Printed and LED-illuminated number boards*
• Factory-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
• Tall snowplow with open doors and grab irons
• Semi-scale Type E knuckle couplers – Micro-Trains compatible
• Body mounted coupler box – accepts Micro-Trains 1015/1016 type couplers without modification
• 4-step stepwells
• Walkway with front and rear anticlimbers
• GE ‘nub’ pattern walkway tread
• Detailed cab interior with floor, rear wall, seats, and desktop
• Tinted cab side windows
• Roof top mounted Dayton-Phoenix 2807000 HVAC
• Dual Motorola ASP-16 ‘Firecracker’ antennas mounted on clean air cab roof
• Early curved engine cab profile
• Lost-wax brass Nathan AirChime K5LAR24 horn mounted on engine cab
• Early flanged exhaust stack housing
• ‘Bathtub’ exhaust silencer
• Late radiator door grilles in alternating heights
• High-mounted rear sandfiller
• Early lifting lugs on ends of radiator wings
• Rear LED-illuminated vertical headlight with lenses
• Accurately profiled frame with separately applied plumbing and traction motor cabling
• GE Hi-Ad trucks with separately applied brake cylinders and air plumbing
• Separate air tanks with upper mounting brackets
• 5,000-gallon fuel tank
• Fuel tank mounted steel bell
• Single fuel fills per side
• Motor with 5-pole skew wound armature
• Dual flywheels
• All-wheel drive
• All-wheel electrical pick-up
• Printing and lettering legible under magnification
• Operates on Code 55 and 80 rail
• Packaging safely stores model
• Minimum Radius: 9 ¾”
• Recommended Radius: 11”

DCC & sound equipped locomotives also feature

• ESU-LokSound 5 Micro DCC & sound decoder with ‘Full Throttle’
• Cube-type speaker
• Accurate FDL-16 prime mover and auxiliary sounds, horn, bell, and more
• Operates on both DC and DCC layouts***

DC/DCC ready locomotives also feature

• Operates on DC layouts***
• DCC ready with Next18 connector

* Lighting features operate when using an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating using DCC
** Class lights illuminate in white color only in DC operation. Access and changing colors requires an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating using DCC

***Lombard Hobbies Recommendation - As modelers ourselves we highly recommend ONLY running DCC on DCC systems and DC on DC systems, regardless of 'Dual-Mode' capability. This gives optimum performance and safeguards the unit from possible damage from running on a different system than originally intended and from any inexperienced operator errors. 

The 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.

PROTOTYPE HISTORY

The 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.

Thanks 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.

The 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&NW, Norfolk Southern, QNS&L, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific.

Built 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.

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