Rivet Counter N Scale GE ET44AC, CPKC/America250

Introduced in 2012, GE's ET44 Series represents the latest in diesel locomotive technology. The “Tier 4 GEVO” was designed to meet stringent EPA emissions regulations. While similar in appearance to previous ES44 designs, the ET44 features a longer frame and a larger radiator section. The ET44 has proven to be a popular locomotive with over 1,000 units built for US and Canadian Class I Railroad companies.

Like its full-scale counterpart, our N Scale model is also evolutionary by combining smooth operating performance with unparalleled railroad, road number, and era specific™ details. We’ve also included industry-leading LED lighting features such as directional headlights, front and rear ditch lights (per the prototype), illuminated number boards, and UDE lights for Canadian National.

Run: 7

Announced: Aug 28, 2026

Estimated Time of Arrival: September 2027

Preorder Guarantee Date: Apr 26, 2027

DCC & Sound Equipped Retail: $339.99 DC/DCC Ready Retail: $204.99

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7-NRCET44-250-1

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Grouped product items
Item Number	Road Number	Control & Sound Options	Our Price	Availability	ETA Date
SXT43855	1776	DCC & Sound Equipped	$288.99	Preorder Preorder by 04/26/2027	September 2027
SXT43856	1776	DC/DCC Ready	$179.99	Preorder Preorder by 04/26/2027	September 2027
SXT43857	250	DCC & Sound Equipped	$288.99	Preorder Preorder by 04/26/2027	September 2027
SXT43858	250	DC/DCC Ready	$179.99	Preorder Preorder by 04/26/2027	September 2027
SXT43859	776	DCC & Sound Equipped	$288.99	Preorder Preorder by 04/26/2027	September 2027
SXT43860	776	DC/DCC Ready	$179.99	Preorder Preorder by 04/26/2027	September 2027
SXT43861	704	DCC & Sound Equipped	$288.99	Preorder Preorder by 04/26/2027	September 2027
SXT43862	704	DC/DCC Ready	$179.99	Preorder Preorder by 04/26/2027	September 2027
SXT43863	7626	DCC & Sound Equipped	$288.99	Preorder Preorder by 04/26/2027	September 2027
SXT43864	7626	DC/DCC Ready	$179.99	Preorder Preorder by 04/26/2027	September 2027

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Road Number Specific ScaleTrains

Era: 2025 to present
Series 7450 to 7619; built 4/25 to present
CPKC 7615-7619 were renumbered respectively as KCS 1776, KCS 250, KCS 776, KCS 704, and KCS 7626, and painted in a red, white, and blue scheme to celebrate the 250th birthday of America
Fully-assembled
Multiple road numbers
Operating LED front and rear deck-mounted LED ditch lights*
Printed and LED-lighted number boards
Body-mounted knuckle couplers; Micro-Trains® compatible, molded in a dingy gray/brown color to represent the color of couplers in service
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
Detailed cab interior with floor, rear wall, seats, and control stand
Tinted cab side windows
Cab roof JEM Communications PTC antenna farm with dual conduit between front and rear cabinets
Left side dynamic brake cab: tri-blower dynamic brake with flush exhaust
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
Accurately profiled frame with separately applied plumbing and cabling
GE Hi-Ad trucks with separately applied brake cylinders and air plumbing
5,300-gallon fuel tank with external waste retention tank
Dual fuel fills per side, rear is Spillx fuel fill
Factory-applied wire grab irons, snowplow, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, 3-hose MU clusters with silver gladhands, MU cable, uncoupling levers, windshield wipers, mirrors, sunshades, air tanks, fuel tank-mounted electronic bell, brake wheel, exhaust stack, and more
Motor with 5-pole skew wound armature
Dual flywheels
All-wheel drive
All-wheel electrical pick-up
Directional LED headlights
Printing and lettering legible under magnification
Operates on Code 55 and 80 rail
Durable packaging safely stores the model
Minimum Radius: 9 ¾”
Recommended Radius: 11”

DCC & sound-equipped locomotives also feature:

ESU-LokSound 5 Nano DCC & sound decoder with “Full Throttle”
Cube-type speaker
Accurate GEVO-12 prime mover and auxiliary sounds, horn, bell, and more
Operates on both DC and DCC layouts

DCC & sound-ready locomotives also feature:

Operates on DC layouts
DCC ready with E24 connector

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

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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 of allowable emissions levels based on a locomotive’s date of manufacture. The highest and most stringent tier level, Tier 4, sets the 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 4,400 hp 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 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 sight on North American Class I Railroads.

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