Kato 176-7217 N Scale Canadian Pacific AC4400CW Diesel Locomotive #9781

Prototype Information:
In 1994, GE delivered the first AC4400CW locomotive, their answer to EMD’s successful SD70MAC. Nearly 10 years later, the AC4400CW has 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.

Model Information:
The Kato AC4400CW features Cab, Headlight, Inverter Cabinet, and Number Board details accurate for each prototype roadname. Models have directional headlights and lighted walkway-mounted ditch lights, as well as lighted Number Boards. The models feature Kato Magnetic Knuckle Couplers, our five-pole motor with dual brass flywheels for smooth operation, and a DCC-Friendly mechanism for easy drop-in of a DCC decoder.

Model Features:

DCC friendly mechanism

Directional headlights with illuminated ditchlights and numberboards

Powerful five pole motor with all wheel electrical pickup and blackened wheels

Appropriate Numberboard placement for the prototypical model

Drop in DCC compatible with the Train Control Systems K1D4.

Note: Pictures may be of another Road Number.