DCC ready $279.95, full amount plus taxes and shipping will be invoiced when product arrives at The Train Exchange.
All DCC Ready locomotives can be upgraded to DCC or DCC/Sound in store for the cost of parts only. Please direct inquiries to sales@thetrainexchange.ca.
Canadian Pacific’s fleet of 438 AC4400CWs were the highest-numbered units on the roster. Canadian Pacific had the third-largest group of these
machines, and used them in all types of service. As of 2022, most have since entered into the AC44CWM program and been rebuilt into the 8100-
8280 series. #9500 is decorated with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police artwork on the cab sides. “The Musical Ride” is an organization that
supports front-line police operations in Canada. For more info, visit https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/musical-ride
ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:
AC4400CW SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
NEM connector
measurements, photographs, and more
flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain
SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
Introduced by GE in 1993 and built until 2004, when it was replaced
by the Evolution Series Tier II compliant model, the AC4400CW is a
staple of modern railroading. 2,834 examples were built with many
still plying the rails in their as-delivered configurations or as rebuilt
variations. Many Class 1, regional, and foreign railroads purchased the
AC4400CWs. Ownership spanned the North American Continent and
with their long lives, have seen numerous paint scheme variations and
ownership changes through the years. The AC4400CW went through
a large number of changes during its production. Some are easily
noticeable; early units being delivered with GE’s Hi-Adhesion Trucks,
while later units that had the option for newly developed GE Steerable
Truck. Other details are smaller and takes a careful eye to see; the
addition of a door stop, how the step wells are reinforced, or the number
and positioning of panels and doors.
Athearn has captured all these details thorough research and precision
tooling to reproduce dozens of variations. The newly tooled Genesis
AC4400CW takes its reign as the new flagship model for Athearn.