August 21, 2024 - M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing the 2024 Premier O Scale ES44 Diesel Locomotive this Winter. Each of these offerings will be available in limited quantities and is expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in January 2025.

Two locomotives will be released as part of the shared tooling arrangement with the Atlas Model Railroad Company. You can learn more about that arrangement by going HERE.

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These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

ABOUT THE PREMIER O SCALE ES44 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE

With a wave of consolidation behind it, North American railroading is once again a good business to be in. Freight traffic is booming. Locomotive orders are coming in at a record pace from the Big Seven roads that dominate rail transportation on the continent: Union Pacific, BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Canadian National, and Canadian Pacific. And the two remaining diesel builders are locked in a battle to become the locomotive supplier for the 21st century. Caterpillar®-owned EMD, no longer a division of General Motors, is represented by the AC-traction-motored SD70ACe and its DC-traction sibling, the SD70M-2. General Electric’s standard bearers are the EVOs, the Evolution Series ES44AC and ES44DC.

At the heart of the Evolution Series is a brand new prime mover, the four-cycle, 12-cylinder GEVO-12. While producing the same 4400 horsepower as its 16-cylinder FDL-series predecessor, the GEVO-12 uses less fuel and spits out 40% fewer emissions. GE claims the EVOs are "the most fuel-efficient, most environmentally friendly diesel locomotives in history." Everything about these locomotives has been examined, questioned, and rethought, generating 25 new U.S. patents in the process. And every Big Seven railroad has ponied up to buy them, with the BNSF currently rostering the largest EVO fleet.

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M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing the 2024 Premier O Scale Presidential Election Series Locomotives this Fall. Each of these offerings will promote both major party candidates and is expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in December 2024.

Two locomotives will be released, including a Premier ES44 Diesel as part of the shared tooling arrangement with the Atlas Model Railroad Company. The ES44 will also feature a complementing Premier 50' PS-1 Box Car. The ES44 and PS-1 Box Car are both decorated in the Republican candidate's graphics.

A Premier AC6000 Diesel is the second locomotive model and will sport the colors of the Democratic candidate. Both locomotives feature Proto-Sound 3.0 and will include snippets of candidate speeches from the campaign trail.

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These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.