Intermountain 497109-01 - HO ET44 Tier 4 - DCC Equipped - CN/Veterans #3015

HO ET44 Tier 4 - DCC Equipped - CN/Veterans #3015 Road number 3015 has square exhaust Road number 3233 has angled exhaust The Officially Licensed GE ET44 -Tier 4 GEVO- from InterMountain continues our tradition of excellence in this series of modern, GE-built locomotives. This all-new model features finely molded parts, railroad specific details, prototype based color representation with laser sharp painting and printing inlcuding the numerous miniature labels accurately represented. Our all-new Tier 4 drive is smooth, heavy (approx. 1.6 lbs), and powerful with an all new larger motor. OPERATING LED LIGHTING INCLUDES: -Front headlight, -Correct scale sized front ditch lights, -Number Boards, -Rear headlight, -Front & Rear Walkway Lights, -Correct scale sized rear ditch lights (road name specific), -Correct scale sized front & rear RED DPU lights on Canadian National units. OTHER DETAILS INCLUDE: -Spinning bearing caps on both ends of all 6 axles on the trucks, -Accurate GE style traction motor detail on 3rd and 4th axles, -Wheel flange lubricator detail, -Accurate dark cab side window tint, -See through etched metal grilles on the radiator cab roof, dynamic brake area, and body (body grilles have accurate corrugations), -Real brake chain, - Real tow chain (road name specific), -Separate underframe piping detail, -LSL lights (CSX & NS), -Etched metal walkway steps (road name specific), -Accurate PTC Antenna Arrays on cab roof (road name and number specific), -Accurate Nathan Airchime K5HL Horn, -Road name specific front/rear handrails, -Formed wire nose to walkway handrail, -Rear rock pilot on CN units, -See-through etched metal walkway panels on CN units. All of this along with numerous etched metal and wire details. -Sound locomotives released in 2021 are factory equipped with ESU LokSound 5 DCC sound decoders featuring accurately recorded Tier 4 GEVO sounds played through dual -sugar-cube- type speakers. -Sound locomotives released prior to 2021 are factory equipped with ESU LokSound Select sound decoders featuring accurately recorded Tier 4 GEVO sounds played through dual -sugar-cube- type speakers. -Non-sound locomotives released in 2021 are factory equipped with ESU LokPilot 5 DCC decoders. -Non-sound locomotives released prior to 2021 are factory equipped with ESU LokPilot V4.0 non-sound decoders. -DC only customers may reserve models with a dealer as -DC only-. Note that some lighting functions may not operate correctly or at all when a locomotive is converted to DC only. DC only locomotives are non-sound only. The first release of this model showcased the -as-delivered- version with the -square exhaust- for all roads except Norfolk Southern which never received any units with the square exhaust. The second release features the GE modified -angled exhaust- version for all roads except Navajo Mine Railroad which received the -square exhaust- for their two units.