KAT1767045S, Kato USA - GE AC4400CW Low Numberboards - Sound and DCC - N scale

Kansas City Southern de Mexico #4554 (gray, red, yellow). This detailed Kato N Scale GE AC4400CW is based on diesels which first entered service in 1994 as GE's answer to EMD's successful SD70MAC. Within 10 years the AC4400CW had become one of the most successful locomotives in the history of North American railroading. The AC4400CW is operated by railroads from East to West and Canada to Mexico. The Kato AC4400CW features roadname-appropriate cab, headlight placement, inverter cabinet and numberboard details. The models have directional headlights and lighted walkway-mounted ditch lights, as well as lighted numberboards. The models feature Kato magnetic knuckle couplers, a five-pole motor with dual brass flywheels for smooth operation, blackened metal wheels and all-wheel electrical pickup. This AC4400CW has a factory-installed sound and DCC decoder for use on DCC layouts. This GE AC4400CW is one of many Kato N Scale locomotives.