AC4400CW CSX #77 locomotive

Prototype Information: GE delivered the first AC4400CW locomotive in 1994 as their response to EMD’s successful SD70MAC. Almost a decade later, it has become one of the most successful locomotives in the history of North American railroading, operating from East to West and Canada to Mexico.

Model Information: The Kato AC4400CW includes Cab, Headlight, Inverter Cabinet, and Number Board details accurate for each prototype roadname. The models are equipped with directional headlights, illuminated walkway-mounted ditch lights, and lighted Number Boards. They also feature Kato Magnetic Knuckle Couplers, a powerful five-pole motor with dual brass flywheels, and a DCC-Friendly mechanism for easy installation of a DCC decoder.

The DCC-Friendly mechanism allows for the easy drop-in of a DCC decoder. The models also feature directional headlights with illuminated ditch lights and number boards, a powerful five-pole motor with all wheel electrical pickup and blackened wheels. The appropriate number board placement for the prototypical model is also included. Additionally, the models are drop in DCC compatible with the Train Control Systems K1D4.

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