Rivet Counter HypoTypical HO Scale GE ET44C4, BNSF/Heritage I

Road Number Specific ScaleTrains

• New paint scheme
• Era: 2017-present: built 2017
• HypoTypical™ BNSF Heritage 1 Scheme
• Fully-assembled
• Multiple road numbers
• Prototype BNSF ET44s do not have ground lights
• Operating LED front, rear, and side walkway lights*
• Operating LED front deck mounted ditch lights
• Printed and LED lighted number boards*
• Semi-scale coupler buffers equipped with durable metal semi-scale standard Type E knuckle couplers
• Multiple unit (MU) cable with attachment chain
• See-through round-hole stepwell steps
• Walkway with front anticlimber
• GE “nub” pattern walkway tread
• Sand box clean out door with knuckle buster latch
• Narrow profile end handrails
• Front nose headlight
• Nose door with window
• Cab without barrel bolt latches on subbase doors
• Detailed cab interior with separate floor, rear wall, seats, and control stand
• In cab grade crossing camera mounted on right side
• Tinted cab side windows
• Tall mirror mounted in front of sliding cab side windows on both sides; additional small mirror on right side
• Cab roof JEM Communications PTC antenna farm
• See-through dynamic brake exhaust
• Left side dynamic brake cab: X panel front and dual blower dynamic brake with flush exhaust
• Etched metal see-through dynamic brake intake grilles with blower motors visible inside
• Right side dynamic brake cab: X panel door, small grille, door with grille, and door with grille
• Early production engine cab (long hood) with square exhaust compartment roofline
• Lost wax brass cast Nathan AirChime K5HLR2 horn mounted on engine cab roof 
• Separate exhaust stack
• 40 individually applied etched metal see-through radiator intake and exhaust grilles on sides and top of radiator compartment
• Standard production radiator door grilles
• Raised center brake wheel
• Accurately profiled frame with separately applied plumbing and traction motor cabling
• “C4” A-1-A trucks with idler center axle
  • Prototype equipped with a weight management system for optimum adhesion control
  • Separately applied details include additional truck side frame cylinders, air piping, cam details, and control boxes mounted on sidesills
• AEI tag mounted on right sidesill
• 5,300 gallon fuel tank with external waste retention tank
• Dual fuel fills per side
• Factory-applied wire grab irons, snowplow with grab irons, spare knuckles, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, 3-hose MU clusters with silver gladhands, uncoupling levers, windshield wipers, mirrors, sunshades, air dryer, air tanks, fuel tank mounted electronic bell, and more
• Motor with 5-pole skew wound armature
• Dual flywheels
• All-wheel drive
• All-wheel electrical pick-up
• Directional LED-illuminated headlights
• Printing and lettering legible under magnification
• Operates on Code 70, 83, and 100 rail
• Packaging safely stores model
• Minimum Radius: 18”
• Recommended Radius: 22"

DCC & sound equipped locomotives also feature:

• ESU-LokSound 5 DCC and Sound decoder
• Two (2) cube-type speakers
• Accurate GEVO-12 prime mover and auxiliary sounds, horn, bell, and more
• ESU-designed PowerPack with two (2) super capacitors***
• Operates on both DC and DCC layouts

DCC & sound ready locomotives also feature:

• Operates on DC layouts
• DCC ready with 21-pin connector

* Lighting features operate when using an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating using DCC

** In DC operation, both front ditch lights illuminate; rear ditch lights (if equipped) do not illuminate

*** Compatible with appropriately programmed ESU decoders while operating using DCC