20-5745-1 CONRAIL E44 ELECTRIC #4415-O QuickBooks (2) Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors

(2) Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors

* Classic American design from the 1880s on

's industry-leading Proto-Speed speed control system

• Includes Tamiya accessories (from Item 35223)

Great for cities and trainyards Represents 192 scale feet (58

20-5745-1 CONRAIL E44 ELECTRIC #4415-O QuickBooks (2) Precision Flywheel-Equipped MotorsCommissioned by the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad in the early 1960s, the E 44s were designed to usher in a new age of high speed, heavy duty electric freight and passenger service. With 4,400 horsepower at their command, these formidable locomotives easily outclassed their predecessors, becoming the dominant motive power under the PRR's extensive catenary system. What made them truly revolutionary was their use of then modern ignitron rectifiers,