InterMountain GE Tier 4 GEVO ET44 Virginian & Ohio #1934, V&O, Heritage Allen McClelland, DCC, LokSound, HO Scale

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