PREORDER Intermountain HO 497117-03 GE Tier 4 GEVO Famous Image Collector Series, Virginian & Ohio #4461 | 224.96

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.

Some model railroads are so believable it s easy to become immersed in what could be. Allen McClelland s approach of the layout operation extending beyond the basement was revolutionary for the time. It paved the way for modelers to envision the V&O as a part of a larger network of railroads and possibly interchanging with their layout too. The decades progressed, the motive power transitioned through steam into diesel and eventually into the 2nd generation diesel era, with the V&O being part of the Appalachian Lines. Paying tribute to Allen McClelland and his legacy, InterMountain is offering an ET44AC Tier 4 GEVO heritage unit. This locomotive, numbered #1934 is Allen s birth year and represents a 1960 s era first generation diesel for the V&O complete with original coonskin logo. The Appalachian Lines, being part of the national railroad system, would most likely also pool power across the system with Tony Koester s Allegheny Midland and Steve King s Virginia Midland. Considering modern railroad trends with pool and lease power, it is entirely possible that V&O locomotives would be seen running though on a coal train or as a leased DPU on your layout.

MODEL FEATURES:
Fully-assembled and ready-to-run
DCC-equipped features Lok Pilot DCC decoder installed on a plug-and-play technology with 21-pin connector motherboard
Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
Accurately-painted and printed paint schemes
Coupler cutbar
MU hoses
Trainline hose
See through cab windows
Full cab interior
Walkway tread
Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance
Windshield wipers
Lift rings
Wire grab irons
Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes, and retention tanks
Metal knuckle couplers – Kadee compatible
Driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, for trouble free operation
All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
Wheels with InterMountain RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
Animated spinning roller bearing caps
Bidirectional LED constant lighting
Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power