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LokPilot 5 DCC Micro File
For Locos with Flashing Ditch Lights
Equipped with ESU "FULL THROTTLE" features!
MUST use LokProgrammer Version 5.0.0 or newer
Having wrested the title of top domestic locomotive builder from EMD in the late 80s with their Dash-8 series, General Electric was poised to shakeup the locomotive world yet again. Entering the 1990s, GE would once again totally revamp their locomotive lineup, once again based upon customer feedback and experience learned from previous models, and improvements in technology. A single C44-9W demonstrator unit, numbered 8601, made its debut in 1993 (and later became C&NW 8601). The C44-9W would prove to be extremely popular over its production span, with numerous examples being sold new to ATSF, BC Rail, BNSF, CN, C&NW, QNS&L, SP, and UP. NS was also an important customer, although 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 (though these and the C40-9s could, and eventually would, be uprated to 4,400hp, with their designations changed accordingly).
Over the years, the Dash-9s could be found in a variety of assignments. Santa Fe’s fleet were delivered in the famed red and silver “Superfleet” scheme and could be found hurtling across the southwest with hot trailer and container trains in tow. Southern Pacific’s units were some of the first new six-axle power on the beleaguered railroad’s roster in over a decade, and were pressed into a variety of assignments, ranging from hot intermodal trains, to coal and iron ore drags. Chicago & North Western’s units made their debut in flashy “lightning stripe” livery and handled numerous assignments during their brief tenure as C&NW locomotives, before being absorbed by Union Pacific.
The Dash-9 series remained in production until the early 2000s, when it was superseded by GE’s “Evolution Series” ES40/44-series models. As of this writing, age has begun to catch up with the earliest C44-9W and related models, with some railroads storing and/or contemplating rebuild programs for these veteran units. NS’s oldest units, the spartan-cab C40-9s, are being rebuilt with the latest GE safety cab for increased crew comfort and safety, and AC-traction for increased performance. Some of BNSF’s former ATSF fleet, originally built in the early 1990s, are also in the process of being rebuilt with AC-traction to extend their service lives and improve their performance. Built over a long timeframe, and proving to be a solid, upgradeable platform, the C44-9W family of models is sure to remain a fixture on today’s railroads for the foreseeable future.
ScaleTrains.com GE N Scale
LokPilot 5 DCC Micro File
For Locos with Flashing Ditch Lights
Equipped with ESU "FULL THROTTLE" features!
MUST use LokProgrammer Version 5.0.0 or newer
Having wrested the title of top domestic locomotive builder from EMD in the late 80s with their Dash-8 series, General Electric was poised to shakeup the locomotive world yet again. Entering the 1990s, GE would once again totally revamp their locomotive lineup, once again based upon customer feedback and experience learned from previous models, and improvements in technology. A single C44-9W demonstrator unit, numbered 8601, made its debut in 1993 (and later became C&NW 8601). The C44-9W would prove to be extremely popular over its production span, with numerous examples being sold new to ATSF, BC Rail, BNSF, CN, C&NW, QNS&L, SP, and UP. NS was also an important customer, although 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 (though these and the C40-9s could, and eventually would, be uprated to 4,400hp, with their designations changed accordingly).
Over the years, the Dash-9s could be found in a variety of assignments. Santa Fe’s fleet were delivered in the famed red and silver “Superfleet” scheme and could be found hurtling across the southwest with hot trailer and container trains in tow. Southern Pacific’s units were some of the first new six-axle power on the beleaguered railroad’s roster in over a decade, and were pressed into a variety of assignments, ranging from hot intermodal trains, to coal and iron ore drags. Chicago & North Western’s units made their debut in flashy “lightning stripe” livery and handled numerous assignments during their brief tenure as C&NW locomotives, before being absorbed by Union Pacific.
The Dash-9 series remained in production until the early 2000s, when it was superseded by GE’s “Evolution Series” ES40/44-series models. As of this writing, age has begun to catch up with the earliest C44-9W and related models, with some railroads storing and/or contemplating rebuild programs for these veteran units. NS’s oldest units, the spartan-cab C40-9s, are being rebuilt with the latest GE safety cab for increased crew comfort and safety, and AC-traction for increased performance. Some of BNSF’s former ATSF fleet, originally built in the early 1990s, are also in the process of being rebuilt with AC-traction to extend their service lives and improve their performance. Built over a long timeframe, and proving to be a solid, upgradeable platform, the C44-9W family of models is sure to remain a fixture on today’s railroads for the foreseeable future.
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