The GE DASH 9 Series (built from 1991 to 2004) replaced the earlier DASH 8 series and featured numerous electronic improvements that enhanced overall performance and reliability. With these enhancements, the DASH 9 series was well-liked by the railroads and as a result, quickly became one of the most common locomotive types in the United States. Most are still in service today.
The ScaleTrains Rivet Counter series DASH-9 continues to set new standards for railroad, road number and era-specific features, factory-applied detail parts, lighting effects, and sound in N Scale.
Features:
ESU-LokSound 5 Micro DCC & sound decoder with “Full Throttle”
Cube-type speaker
Accurate FDL-16 prime mover and auxiliary sounds, horn, bell, and more
Operates on both DC and DCC layouts
Operating LED-illuminated front deck-mounted ditch lights*
Printed and LED-illuminated number boards*
Factory-applied detail parts: wire grab irons, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, 3-hose MU clusters with silver gladhands, MU cable, uncoupling levers, windshield wipers, mirrors, sunshades, brake wheel, and more
Tall snowplow with open doors and grab irons
Semi-scale Type E knuckle couplers – Micro-Trains® compatible
Body mounted coupler box – accepts Micro-Trains® 1015/1016 type couplers without modification
5-step stepwells
Walkway with front anticlimber
GE “nub” pattern walkway tread
Narrow profile end handrails
Nose door without window
Front LED-illuminated headlight with lenses on low short hood
GE safety cab with three (3) side windows
Detailed cab interior with floor, rear wall, seats, and desktop
Tinted cab side windows
Large Sinclair “ice skate” communications antenna, small Sinclair “ice skate” End of Train (EOT) telemetry antenna, “wedge” antenna, and GPS dome
Motive Equipment Inc. (MEI) ME7000 HVAC Unit
Early (curved) engine cab profile
Early flanged exhaust stack housing
“Bathtub” exhaust silencer
Early radiator door grille pattern (all the same height)
Low-mounted rear sandfiller
Early lifting lugs on ends of radiator wings
Rear LED-illuminated vertical headlight with lenses
Accurately profiled frame with separately applied plumbing and cabling
GE Hi-Ad trucks with separately applied brake cylinders and air plumbing
Separate air tanks with upper mounting brackets
Fuel tank mounted steel bell
5,000 gallon fuel tank
Dual fuel fills per side with rear fill “blanked”
Motor with 5-pole skew wound armature
Dual flywheels
All-wheel drive
All-wheel electrical pick-up
Printing and lettering legible under magnification
