GE ES44AC

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The Evolution Series is a line of diesel locomotives built by GE Transportation Systems (now owned by Wabtec), initially designed to meet the U.S. EPA’s Tier 2 locomotive emissions standards that took effect in 2005. The first pre-production units were built in 2003. Evolution Series locomotives are equipped with either AC or DC traction motors, depending on the customer’s preference. All are powered by the GE GEVO engine.

The ES44AC was General Electric’s successor to its very popular AC4400CW model of the 1990s, which sold nearly 3,000 examples between 1994 and 2004.

With more stringent standards under Tier II emissions set to take effect on January 1, 2005, GE realized it needed a new engine. The company no longer felt the FDL could do so without seriously sacrificing performance and efficiency.

Following hundreds of millions of dollars in research and development, GE unveiled its new GEVO prime mover in March, 2002 when testbed #2005 rolled out of Erie.

This engine was a 12-cylinder power plant that could still produce the same 4,400 horsepower as its predecessor. In addition, GE engineers had designed the GEVO to meet future emissions standards, notably Tier III (January 1, 2012) and Tier IV (January 1, 2015).

By the 2000s, GE was the industry standard in locomotive production. The company had surpassed EMD long ago, thanks largely through its efforts of employing technology to lower operational costs and improve locomotive efficiency.

[source – Wikipedia & american-rails.com]

Comes with 13 skins inluding 2 fictional as a tribute and just a small funny thing.
Have 2 LODs and reversed unit which cost much cheaper since it’s only for roleplaying purposes.

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• Production: 2003 – nowdays (in game – 1993. Did it this way to allow more players to enjoy this engine);
• Manufacturer: GE Transportation, USA;
• Engine: GEVO-12 (12 cylinder), 3236 kW;
• Top Speed: 113 kph;
• 24 m long, 3.4 m wide, 5.2 m high;

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