20-5745-1 CONRAIL E44 ELECTRIC #4415-OCommissioned by the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad in the early 1960s, the E 44s were designed to usher in a new age of high speed, heavy duty electric freight and passenger service. With 4,400 horsepower at their command, these formidable locomotives easily outclassed their predecessors, becoming the dominant motive power under the PRR's extensive catenary system. What made them truly revolutionary was their use of then modern ignitron rectifiers,

Includes alternate doors and windows

DCC-compatible

The trailing four axle truck helped support the large firebox that was needed to keep the massive engine fed

This includes MRC 1300-series power packs which have known issues with our decoders

Based on a typical tilt-up or tip-up concrete structure

and eliminating loose or shifting parts falling out of the airbrush

This turnout features Electrofrog power routing and nickel silver rails

This multi-level trailer also features an unattached picnic table

This Lackawanna Fairbanks Morse TrainMaster Diesel Locomotive Features:

They went on to produce 5

Although its roll was shortly replaced by the Tiger I and the Panther

thousands of these venerable locomotives continue to serve today