ScaleTrains Rivet Counter (HO) GE C45AH, Union Pacific 2727 /Building America - DCC/Sound
ScaleTrains Rivet Counter HO Scale
GE C45AH, Union Pacific/Building Americac
SXT40431: # 2727
Introduced in 2012, General Electric’s ET44 GEVO Series represents the latest in diesel-electric locomotive technology—nearly every Class I railroad in the United States and Canada roster the GE Tier 4 GEVO.
The Rivet Counter series model renders numerous variations of engine cab rooflines, antennas, dynamic brakes, trucks, and more. We’ve also incorporated LED lighting effects including front, rear, and side walkway lights; ground lights (when applicable); printed and lighted number boards; and ditch lights. Learn more by clicking the “Product Details” tab below.
In the event of a warranty issue, we will assist with your claim to respective manufacturer.
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Road Number Specific ScaleTrains
- New road numbers
- Era: 2016 to present
- Series 2670 to 2739;, built 7-9/2016
- Road numbers 2704 and 2727
- Fully-assembled
- Multiple road numbers
- LED-illuminated ground lights on both sides of locomotive*
- LED-illuminated front, rear, and side walkway lights*
- LED-illuminated front deck mounted ditch lights
- Printed and LED-illuminated number boards*
- Semi-scale coupler buffers equipped with durable metal semi-scale standard Type E knuckle couplers
- Multiple unit (MU) cable without attachment chain; wireworm holding brackets mounted under front anticlimber; and rear fixed drop step
- Battery charging receptacles on front and rear pilots
- See-through round-hole stepwell steps
- Walkway with front anticlimber
- GE “nub” pattern walkway tread
- Sand box clean out door with handle and rotating hinge
- Narrow profile end handrails
- Front nose headlight
- Nose door without window
- Cab with barrel bolt latches on subbase doors
- Detailed cab interior with separate floor, rear wall, seats, and control stand
- In cab grade crossing camera mounted on left side
- Tinted cab side windows
- Tall mirror mounted in front of sliding cab side windows on both sides; additional small mirror on right side
- Cab roof JEM Communications PTC antenna farm with single medium and two small Sinclair antennas on front cabinet and two medium and one small Sinclair antenna on rear cabinet
- See-through dynamic brake exhaust
- Left side dynamic brake cab: tri blower dynamic brake with flush exhaust
- Etched metal see-through dynamic brake intake grilles with blower motors visible inside
- Right side dynamic brake cab: door with grille, door with grille, small grille, and door with grille
- Current production engine cab (long hood) with angled exhaust compartment roofline
- Lost wax brass cast Nathan AirChime K5HLR2 horn mounted on engine cab roof
- Separate exhaust stack
- 40 individually applied etched metal see-through radiator intake and exhaust grilles on sides and top of radiator compartment
- Standard production radiator door grilles
- Raised center brake wheel
- Accurately profiled frame with separately applied plumbing and traction motor cabling
- GE Hi-Ad trucks with separately applied brake cylinders, air plumbing, and rotating bearing caps
- Rust-color painted wheelsets
- AEI tag mounted on bracket below the right sidesill
- 5,300 gallon fuel tank with external waste retention tank
- Dual fuel fills per side with rear fill “blanked”
- Factory-applied wire grab irons, snowplow with grab irons, spare knuckles, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, 3-hose MU clusters with silver gladhands, uncoupling levers, windshield wipers, mirrors, sunshades, air dryer, air tanks, fuel tank mounted electronic bell, and more
- Motor with 5-pole skew wound armature
- Dual flywheels
- All-wheel drive
- All-wheel electrical pick-up
- Directional LED-illuminated headlights
- Printing and lettering legible under magnification
- Operates on Code 70, 83, and 100 rail
- Packaging safely stores the model
- Minimum Radius: 18”
- Recommended Radius: 22"
DCC & sound equipped locomotives also feature:
- ESU-LokSound 5 DCC and Sound decoder
- Two (2) cube-type speakers
- Accurate GEVO-12 prime mover and auxiliary sounds, horn, bell, and more
- ESU-designed PowerPack with two (2) supercapacitors***
- Operates on both DC and DCC layouts
DCC & sound ready locomotives also feature:
- Operates on DC layouts
- DCC ready with 21-pin connector
* Lighting features operate when using an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating using DCC
** In DC operation, both front ditch lights illuminate; rear ditch lights (if equipped) do not illuminate
*** Compatible with appropriately programmed ESU decoders while operating using DCC
