Rivet Counter HypoTypical HO Scale GE ET44AC, Norfolk Southern/Thoroughbred

Introduced in 2012, General Electric’s ET44 GEVO Series represents the latest in diesel-electric locomotive technology. Nearly every Class I railroad in the United States and Canada roster the GE Tier 4 GEVO.

Our Rivet Counter series model renders the numerous variations of engine cab rooflines, antennas, dynamic brakes, trucks, and more. We’ve also incorporated LED lighting effects including front, rear, and side walkway lights; ground lights (when applicable); printed and lighted number boards; and ditch lights. Learn more by clicking the “Product Details” tab below.

Run: 8

Announced: Jan 4, 2024

Arrived: Oct 24, 2024

DCC & Sound Equipped Retail: $356.99 DC/DCC Ready Retail: $231.99

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Item Number	Road Number	Control & Sound Options	Our Price	Availability	Quantity
SXT40513	3601	DCC & Sound Equipped	$284.99	Sold Out	Notify Me If Available × *Please enter your email address to receive notification if stock becomes available. Inventory will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. This field is required Please enter a valid E-mail Submit
SXT40514	3601	DC/DCC Ready	$184.99	Sold Out	Notify Me If Available × *Please enter your email address to receive notification if stock becomes available. Inventory will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. This field is required Please enter a valid E-mail Submit
SXT40515	3629	DCC & Sound Equipped	$284.99	Sold Out	Notify Me If Available × *Please enter your email address to receive notification if stock becomes available. Inventory will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. This field is required Please enter a valid E-mail Submit
SXT40516	3629	DC/DCC Ready	$184.99	Sold Out	Notify Me If Available × *Please enter your email address to receive notification if stock becomes available. Inventory will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. This field is required Please enter a valid E-mail Submit
SXT40517	3649	DCC & Sound Equipped	$284.99	Sold Out	Notify Me If Available × *Please enter your email address to receive notification if stock becomes available. Inventory will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. This field is required Please enter a valid E-mail Submit
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PRODUCT DETAILS

Road Number Specific ScaleTrains

New paint scheme
Era: 2017-present: built 2017
HypoTypical™ Norfolk Southern Thoroughbred Scheme
Fully-assembled
Multiple road numbers
Operating LED ground lights on both sides of locomotive*
Operating LED front, rear, and side walkway lights*
Operating LED front and rear deck mounted alternating ditch lights**
Printed and LED lighted number boards*
LSL (Locomotive Speed Limiter) indicator lights on cab sides (non-operating)
Sill-mounted brake stick holder
Semi-scale coupler buffers equipped with durable metal semi-scale standard Type E knuckle couplers
Multiple unit (MU) cable with attachment chain
Battery charging receptacles on front and rear pilots
ECP brake equipment box and cable details on front and rear pilot faces
See-through round-hole stepwell steps
Walkway with front and rear anticlimber
GE “nub” pattern walkway tread
Sand box clean out door with knuckle buster latch and hinge
Wide profile end handrails
Front high (cab) mounted headlight
Extra nose front grab iron on engineer’s side of cab
Nose door without window
Cab with 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: tri blower dynamic brake with flush exhaust
Etched metal see-through dynamic brake intake grilles with blower motors visible inside
Right side dynamic brake cab: door with grille, door with grille, small grille, and door with grille
Current production engine cab (long hood) with angled 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
Flat stamped brake wheel
Accurately profiled frame with separately applied plumbing and traction motor cabling
GE Hi-Ad trucks with separately applied brake cylinders, air plumbing, and rotating bearing caps
AEI tag mounted on right sidesill
5,300 gallon fuel tank with external waste retention tank
Dual fuel fills per side with rear fill “blanked”
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

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PROTOTYPE HISTORY

Introduced in 2012, General Electric’s ET44 GEVO Series represents the latest in diesel-electric locomotive technology. The GE Tier 4 GEVO is designed to meet stringent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions regulations. The EPA “Tier” emissions standards are a series, or Tiers, of allowable emissions levels based upon a locomotives’ date of manufacture. The highest and most stringent tier level, Tier 4, sets maximum allowable NOx and hydrocarbon emissions levels for locomotives built for use in the United States from 2015 onward.

While similar in appearance to previous GE ES44 GEVO designs, the Tier 4 models featured a longer frame compared to their predecessors. This allows for a larger radiator “cab” (GE refers to the various sections of the long hood as “cabs”), and a “hump” over the engine cab for advanced exhaust treatment equipment.Initially, a boxy housing filled the entire roofline on the blue-painted field test/demonstrator units.

Due to changes in treatment equipment and clearance issues, the “hump” would decrease in size and shape into a boxy compartment around the exhaust on initial production units. This culminated in an angled compartment surrounding the exhaust manifold on locomotives produced since 2016. Despite boxier engine cab rooflines and a radically styled radiator cab, the basic Tier 4 design shares a family appearance with GE safety cab-equipped units going back to the DASH-9s of the 1990s. It even includes the same 12-cylinder GEVo-12 series prime mover and 4,400hp as its predecessor model.

In February of 2019, Wabtec purchased General Electric’s Transportation Division. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wabtec Corporation is a provider of equipment, operating systems, and services for freight and passenger rail systems all over the world. The company produces locomotives for customers both domestically and abroad, including the ET44 GEVO locomotives which are built in Wabtec’s plants in Fort Worth, Texas and Erie, Pennsylvania.

The Tier 4 units have proven to be popular with nearly all major U.S. and Canadian railroads. While GE has settled on a basic carbody design to keep production costs down, there are notable variations and detail differences due to customer specifications including antennas, dynamic brakes, trucks, and more. With over 1,000 units built, the ET44 is a common site on North American Class I Railroads.

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