This Kato GE ES44AC is based on units in service from coast to coast since 2003. This diesel locomotive features a five-pole motor with dual flywheels, directional LED headlights, highly detailed body, great decoration and Kato knuckle couplers. It comes equipped with a factory-installed dual-mode sound and DCC decoder for operation on DCC layouts.

The model will also run on DC systems, but cannot be operated in the same consist with non-DCC diesels. This GE ES44AC will be at home on the head end of your railroad's 2000s and later freight consists. Features of this model include a powerful five-pole motor with dual flywheels, all-wheel electrical pickup, heavy die cast metal chassis, fine decoration, directional LED headlights and Kato magnetic knuckle couplers.